Homemaking Posts To Encourage You - Jennifer A Douglas

When Mastery Creates Margin: Rebuilding Routines and Rethinking Productivity After Breast Cancer

Jennifer Douglas — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:30:17 +0000

Productivity after breast cancer involves rebuilding our routines and embracing margin when we have time to rest. Do we add one more thing to our list, or do we choose to relax with the extra time we have?

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The Sunday Reset That Changed My Week

Jennifer Douglas — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000

I used to reset my week on Mondays—until I discovered the peace of a slower Sunday reset. Here’s how one small shift helped me start the week peacefully.

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My Dirty Shower Was Yelling at Me- So I Fired (Promoted) Myself and Shut It Up

Jennifer Douglas — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 23:53:05 +0000

Every time I got in the shower, it yelled at me. The scum on the tiles, the grime in the grout lines, and the water spots on the door spoke words of worthlessness. “You’re not good enough. You don’t deserve to have a clean shower. You’re a terrible housecleaner.” I would close my eyes, breathe in the rose-scented soap, and try to ignore them.

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Change the Environment: How a $6 “Red Thing” Solved a Big Problem in the Kitchen

Jennifer Douglas — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 21:43:10 +0000

How a $6 red thing in the sink solved a big problem in our kitchen. Change the environment to inspire change in others.

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Family Expertise: Who Does What in the Home?

Jennifer Douglas — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Do you ever struggle with who does what in the home? Are the jobs divided up so that the person with the most expertise is in charge of that area? When the chores are divvied up based on family expertise, the home can run more efficiently and effectively.

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Creating a Private and Comfortable Bedroom Oasis

Jennifer Douglas — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000

I have created a private and comfortable bedroom oasis in my home. The master bedroom is a special place where I can shut out the rest of the world, relax, sleep, and enjoy intimate moments with my husband.

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How To Create An Effective and Useful Nightstand

Jennifer Douglas — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

An effective and useful Nightstand can be a great tool to help us consolidate the supplies we might need right before bed or if we wake up in the middle of the night. When we have the right things at our fingertips, we can find things easily without getting out of bed or waking up our partner!

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Welcoming Home Atmosphere

Jennifer Douglas — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Would you love to have a welcoming home all the time? Doesn’t it sound like a dream to have a peaceful and picked up home? As we begin to see the light at the end of this pandemic tunnel, we can start to dream of a time when we can welcome others into our home again.

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How to Establish a Weekly Cleaning Routine

Jennifer Douglas — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000

A sustainable weekly cleaning routine can keep our homes looking clean almost all the time! That will help us be more relaxed and enjoy our homes even more. This is so important especially as we are all spending so much time at home!

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Four Kitchen Tricks For Families

Jennifer Douglas — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Learn four kitchen tricks that will help keep your kitchen clean enough throughout the day! Keep your home peaceful with a picked up kitchen!

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Tackle Your Hated Chores

Jennifer Douglas — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0000

How do we deal with chores we hate? We all have certain tasks around the home that we hate doing! Those are the homemaking items that never seem to make our daily to do list. Then, we end up getting frustrated because they are so behind.

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A Retreat from the Chaos

Jennifer Douglas — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Sometimes we need to retreat from the chaos of our days. When you’ve just about had enough, what do you do? Do you have a retreat?

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Ask For Help When You Need It!

Jennifer Douglas — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0000

How are you doing about asking for help? Do you ask your family for help when you need it? Or do you go into martyr mode and get grumpy?

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Clean Enough Homemaking: Establish Standards for a Peaceful Home

Jennifer Douglas — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0000

How do we keep our homes clean enough? Let's establish some basic homemaking standards so that we can be relaxed and happy when we are in our homes.

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