Homemaking Archives - Jennifer A Douglas

Progressive Christmas Decorating: Getting your Home Decorated While Preserving Your Energy!

Jennifer Douglas — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:47:03 +0000

Progressive Christmas decorating is all about prolonging the enjoyment of making the home festive, and also preserving your energy. It has been my secret for decorating the home for Christmas for years (even before breast cancer).

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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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Monday Morning Meal Planning- Keeping the House Stocked and Ready

Jennifer Douglas — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Every Monday morning, I sit down with my iPhone and plan the meals for the week. This meal planning routine helps me keep the house stocked and ready with food, which is essential since we haven’t been eating out for the last year.

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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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Virtual School Organizing

Jennifer Douglas — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0000

When you are doing Virtual Schooling it is really important to be organized. Here are some tips to have an organized school space at home.

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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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