Posts Tagged ‘chores’

Motivational Tips to Hack Your Day

Admittedly most of struggle with increasing workloads. Getting through a regular day isn't as straight forward anymore as it was maybe ten years ago. With the increased pressures we face every day, it only makes sense to find ways that help us hack our days to keep some sort of mental balance. The sooner we take back control, the more we can eventually relax and enjoy life. A definition of "hack"… Continue reading

February 15 2008 | By Monika | Tagged: chores, cleaning, cooking, dayhack, household, Lifehack, organization, Productivity | 16 comments»

Best Cleaning Tips

Real Simple has an ongoing series featuring cleaning tips called, "Best Cleaning Tips and Tricks." The series has 27 tips and they add at least a tip or two each week. The tips cover a whole range of cleaning topics and I have them listed below:

February 14 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: chores, cleaning, household, Lifestyle | no comments»

Get Your Sweetheart to Do Chores Without Nagging

Gretchen Rubin from The Happiness Project has an excellent list of tips for getting that special someone in your lives to do chores without resorting to nagging. I have a hunch, this will be a much-printed and distributed article. Here's a smattering:

Have clear assignments. I always call repairmen; the Big Man always empties the Diaper Genie.
Every once in a while, do your sweetheart’s task, for a treat. This kind

August 23 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: chores, couples, gretchin+rubin, happinessproject, motivation, relationship | no comments»