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This past week, I have been re-evaluating my household routine.  I’ll be the first to admit that I am a miserable failure as a housewife.  My husband is lucky to come home to a de-cluttered living room, much less a meal on the table in a reasonably clean kitchen!

If you recall, as one of my New Year’s Resolutions, I promised myself I would make and keep a household cleaning schedule.  Have I done it so far?

…no.

I know!  I know!  I am a no-good, promise-breaking fool.  What’s worse is, I am breaking a promise I made to myself!  Atrocious!

What I have done, though, is compile a list of resources I am using to help me develop this schedule.   Order.  Routine.  If you are in need of some inspiration and/or motivation, these are wonderful places to start.

Spiritual/Biblical/Devotional Resources:

• The Clean Heart, Clean Home Challenge
• Graced and Gifted: Biblical Wisdom for Homemakers Heart by Kimberly Hahn. (Available on Amazon)
• A Mother’s Rule of Life by Holly Pierlot. (You can order her book off of her website, and also on Amazon.)

Note:  I have not read any of these yet; they were recommended to me.

• Queen of the Castle by Lynn Bowen Walker (I got my copy from Amazon)  I have read this one, and I love it!  It is set up with 52 short chapters, one per week, taking you through a year of homemaking.  Plenty of inspiration, tips, quotes, prayers and other tidbits.

Secular “programs”

• FlyLady
• Sandra Felton’s Messies Anonymous.

Both of these send an email a day (FlyLady sends more) with tips, tricks, Baby Steps, and plenty of inspiration.

Blogland Resources

• Simple Mom
• Brocante Home (blogger who is inspired by vintage housekeeping…)
• Her Southern Charm (her posts on creating a schedule were great!)
• Inspired to Action
• Home Sanctuary (recently found this one–LOVE that she makes cleaning/organizing into a contest with points!  And a monthly winner!  Is that great or what?)
• Unclutterer
• Organized Everyday
• I’m an Organizing Junkie

This barely scratches the surface of resources.  As I find more, I’ll add them here.  Hopefully these will inspire you to do something special for your home and your family today!