The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores (Berenstain Bears)7 reviews HarperEntertainment, 2005 Start a conversation with you child + Two boys' review: Uses humor to help little bears learn the value of chores + It's a good book to teach your kid + I love all of these books! + Great Book             Project: Organization5 reviews Marie Ricks Shadow Mountain, 2007 The Pep-talk We All Need + Helpful, Concise, Motivating + Did your mom only make you take the trash out? Extremely motivating, professional, and conversational, Marie's book is like going over all the things you've always wanted to do with a good friend who has suggestions for it all! Whether you feel like you've got a long way to go, or if you're already on-task with your household (and whole life!) ...             How the Queen Cleans Everything : Handy Advice for a Clean House, Cleaner Laundry, and a Year of Timely Tips15 reviews Linda Cobb Atria, 2002 Lots of cleaning info. for everyday things!! + How the Queen Cleans Everything + Book Review + So Helpful + Great for just about EVERYTHING!             Heloise from A to Z Updated1 review Heloise Perigee Trade, 1992 Lots of helpful hints This book is a good resource for uncommon (but viable) methods of cleaning while also focusing on ways to save the earth, such as using non-toxic cleaning elements (alcohol, vinegar, baking soda, etc.) rather than chemical products that can harm children and pets. This is a great guide book ...             One Thing At a Time: 100 Simple Ways to Live Clutter-Free Every Day15 reviews Cindy Glovinsky St. Martin's Griffin, 2004 Practical Advice for the REAL WORLD + clean house helper + book on decluttering your home + One Thing at a Time - book             Keeping House: The Litany of Everyday Life11 reviews Margaret Kim Peterson Jossey-Bass, 2007 Asks and answers stimulating questions about why we do what we do + Great for a book club + Something for everyone + Divine Domesticity + Refreshing             10-- Minute Housekeeping: Hundreds of Easy Tips to Clean and Straighten Every Room of Your House --- Even ...2 reviews Rose R. Kennedy Fair Winds, 2006 10 minutes goes a long way!! I really liked this little book! Right off, the author assures us that she was completely like the rest of us who have a million responsibilities and never have time to clean, who have coffee mugs piling up on their nightstand, and whose family has to steal or fight for clean socks in the morning. ...             Professional Management of Housekeeping Operations Thomas J. A. Jones Wiley, 2007 Now in its fifth edition, Professional Management of Housekeeping Operations is the essential practical introduction to the field, a complete course ranging from key principles of management to budgeting, from staff scheduling to cleaning. With expanded attention to leadership and training, budgeting and cost control, and the increasingly vital responsibility for environmentally safe cleaning, ...             Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House234 reviews Cheryl Mendelson Scribner, 2005 The Thinking Person's OCD Manual + Information Overload + Great Bridal Shower Gift + the guide you wish your mother had given             Cleaning up the Clutter: Easy Ways to Keep Your Family Organized4 reviews Emilie Barnes Harvest House Publishers, 2004 Great read for home organization. + Great ideas + An Organized book My sister gave me this book as a gift and I have really enjoyed reading it and putting into practice the clutter-cutting ideas. This has especially helped me to organize my chores into daily chunks so that the whole is not so overwhelming. Also, it has helped me create a system for mail sorting ...             Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home151 reviews Martha Stewart Clarkson Potter, 2006 Now I make my bed while still in it - save tons on cleaning products too + Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Guide + It's just basic stuff + Everything you need to know + The best!!             The House That Cleans Itself: Creative Solutions for a Clean and Orderly House in Less Time Than You Can ...11 reviews Mindy Starns Clark Harvest House Publishers, 2007 Thinking Outside the Mop & Broom + Simple Ideas - Radical Change in my housecleaning + A Process That Really Works + The Trouble With Tulip             A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder--How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly ...7 reviews Eric Abrahamson, David H. Freedman Back Bay Books, 2008 my messiness is finally in style!!!!! + A New Perspective on Mess + The Benefits of "some"mess I can't believe that my messiness has finally become a positive trait. I love it¡¡¡¡¡             The Complete Clutter Solution: Organize Your Home for Good (Good Housekeeping)3 reviews C. J. Petersen Hearst, 2005 Time to Organize! + A fine guide to eliminating clutter through creating convenient storage alternatives Things I like about this book: *there's a time clock for each project *it separates the home into sections to tackle *it doesn't just tell you how to fix it, but how to stick with it Drawbacks: *I really don't like ring binders on books             The New Messies Manual: The Procrastinator's Guide to Good Housekeeping24 reviews Sandra Felton Revell, 2000 If I Had Only Known + Great Advice Without the Tsk-Tsk + Just the Ticket for this lifelong Messie! + Living with too much clutter? Want the relief of a clutter-free life? + ALL MESSIES NEED TO BUY SANDRA FELTON'S BOOKS             Good Housekeeping The Complete Household Organizer2 reviews The Editors of Good Housekeeping Hearst, 2006 A time saver! We moved into a new home in November 2006 and at times need to call different people or need information on put appliances. It takes time to fill out the information in the book but, it saves a lot of time and business card mess to be able to open it and find the information that you need!!! I am ...             Making a Home: Housekeeping For Real Life22 reviews Better Homes and Gardens Books Better Homes and Gardens, 2001 Making a HOME that is + Well-Rounded Book!! + Paid for itself the first week! + Great Wedding Shower Gift! + Excellent!             If Mama Don't Laugh, It Ain't Funny5 reviews Lucy Adams Palm Tree Press, 2007 The most realistic book on motherhood! + If Erma Bombeck and Jeff Foxworthy came together..... + Lewis Grizzard is Grinning + Freakin hilarious! + if mama dont laugh it aint funny             Housekeeping vs. the Dirt9 reviews Nick Hornby McSweeney's, 2006 Another Fantastic Collection + Excellent essays on reading + long may he run. I'll pretty much devour anything Nick Hornby publishes, but this book filled me with a little extra "I know just what you're talking about" glee with the features on Sarah Vowell, probably my next favorite writer next to Hornby, and Jess Walter, who hails from my neck of the woods-- Spokane, WA. ...             Keeping House: The Litany of Everyday Life11 reviews Margaret Kim Peterson Jossey-Bass, 2007 Asks and answers stimulating questions about why we do what we do + Great for a book club + Something for everyone + Divine Domesticity + Refreshing