Comments on: 6 Lazy Ways to Reduce Housework http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/09/6-lazy-ways-to-reduce-housework.html simplicity, creativity, self-sufficiency,...minivans Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:29:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mandy http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/09/6-lazy-ways-to-reduce-housework.html/comment-page-1#comment-5983 Mandy Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:22:41 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=1695#comment-5983 700 sq ft wow, was that before kids? how many kids do you have now and how big is your house? I have 3 kids and would love to find around 1500 sq ft. We have way too much now - ugh - hate it. 700 sq ft wow, was that before kids? how many kids do you have now and how big is your house? I have 3 kids and would love to find around 1500 sq ft. We have way too much now – ugh – hate it.

]]> By: Lori http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/09/6-lazy-ways-to-reduce-housework.html/comment-page-1#comment-5550 Lori Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:05:45 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=1695#comment-5550 I just found your blog today and I'm hooked!!! Your ideas are fabulous! My husband and I drastically downsized last October and moved from a 4 bedroom, 5 level backsplit in a subdivision to a small 2 bedroom house on a nice lot in a rural area. Our home now is mostly on 1 level - just the master bedroom and bath on the upper loft. And I absolutely love it!!! This is heaven!!! I have MS and not having to deal with stairs all the time makes a huge difference in my health. Where I am sitting now, in the living room, I can see every other room on this level, and yet it doesn't feel cramped. When we moved, I took 8 loads of "stuff" in my Jimmy to Goodwill. Being a bit of a pack-rat all my life, I was determined to simplify and get rid of anything we didn't need. I did a major purge and it felt so good! As things we need wear out and have to be replaced, we buy them from auctions and antique malls. It is usually cheaper than buying the same item with less quality, in a store, and older items have so much more character than the "crap" you buy now. And we are recycling at the same time! Glad I found your blog - I look forward to reading more! I just found your blog today and I’m hooked!!! Your ideas are fabulous!

My husband and I drastically downsized last October and moved from a 4 bedroom, 5 level backsplit in a subdivision to a small 2 bedroom house on a nice lot in a rural area. Our home now is mostly on 1 level – just the master bedroom and bath on the upper loft. And I absolutely love it!!! This is heaven!!! I have MS and not having to deal with stairs all the time makes a huge difference in my health. Where I am sitting now, in the living room, I can see every other room on this level, and yet it doesn’t feel cramped. When we moved, I took 8 loads of “stuff” in my Jimmy to Goodwill. Being a bit of a pack-rat all my life, I was determined to simplify and get rid of anything we didn’t need. I did a major purge and it felt so good!

As things we need wear out and have to be replaced, we buy them from auctions and antique malls. It is usually cheaper than buying the same item with less quality, in a store, and older items have so much more character than the “crap” you buy now. And we are recycling at the same time!

Glad I found your blog – I look forward to reading more!

]]> By: Ivory Soap http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/09/6-lazy-ways-to-reduce-housework.html/comment-page-1#comment-5233 Ivory Soap Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:24:37 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=1695#comment-5233 Look in OLDER neighborhoods. Ours is 1990. Our first one (700 feet) was 1940. Look in OLDER neighborhoods. Ours is 1990. Our first one (700 feet) was 1940.

]]> By: Mandy http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/09/6-lazy-ways-to-reduce-housework.html/comment-page-1#comment-4958 Mandy Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:29:42 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=1695#comment-4958 Just found your blog today, this is great. Re: point #1....I WANT a small house in the worst way. But where the heck do you find one without building it yourself??? My husband and I just got done with a ONE YEAR house search after relocating for his job. With three small children including a baby, we couldn't take on a project house. Anything that was move-in-ready was big. The less expensive newish houses were just lower quality or less fancy, but not much smaller if at all. I see these adorable small houses in magazines and I want one. I spend way too much time cleaning and its still never done and usually messy. Just found your blog today, this is great. Re: point #1….I WANT a small house in the worst way. But where the heck do you find one without building it yourself??? My husband and I just got done with a ONE YEAR house search after relocating for his job. With three small children including a baby, we couldn’t take on a project house. Anything that was move-in-ready was big. The less expensive newish houses were just lower quality or less fancy, but not much smaller if at all. I see these adorable small houses in magazines and I want one. I spend way too much time cleaning and its still never done and usually messy.

]]> By: Kimberly http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/09/6-lazy-ways-to-reduce-housework.html/comment-page-1#comment-2270 Kimberly Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:08:41 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=1695#comment-2270 @Becky LOL! Oh good, so I'm not the only one that does that. My (tiny) kitchen floor is spotless because of our dogs- they are so helpful. :D As for the Mop Shuffle, thats sounds familiar! My aprtment has maybe 60 square feet of linoleum in it all together, so a mop is more of a hindrance than a help. Scooching rags across the floor is much easier. lol. @Becky LOL! Oh good, so I’m not the only one that does that. My (tiny) kitchen floor is spotless because of our dogs- they are so helpful. :D

As for the Mop Shuffle, thats sounds familiar! My aprtment has maybe 60 square feet of linoleum in it all together, so a mop is more of a hindrance than a help. Scooching rags across the floor is much easier. lol.

]]> By: Becky http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/09/6-lazy-ways-to-reduce-housework.html/comment-page-1#comment-2256 Becky Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:49:01 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=1695#comment-2256 Having a dog is great for kitchen spills, too! ;-) Having a dog is great for kitchen spills, too! ;-)

]]> By: bigjobsboard dot com http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/09/6-lazy-ways-to-reduce-housework.html/comment-page-1#comment-2252 bigjobsboard dot com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:25:47 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=1695#comment-2252 Wow! so lazy!!! But I guess its somehow practical mean of living. I am also a housewife and mostly I do all the chores at home. My husband has no time for helping me. I wish we were like you and your husband...Thanks for the tip... Wow! so lazy!!! But I guess its somehow practical mean of living. I am also a housewife and mostly I do all the chores at home. My husband has no time for helping me. I wish we were like you and your husband…Thanks for the tip…

]]> By: Cori http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/09/6-lazy-ways-to-reduce-housework.html/comment-page-1#comment-2246 Cori Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:17:40 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=1695#comment-2246 I love the Q-tip TV buttons =) New stuff is too stressful! I love the Q-tip TV buttons =) New stuff is too stressful!

]]> By: 5 orange potatoes http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/09/6-lazy-ways-to-reduce-housework.html/comment-page-1#comment-2241 5 orange potatoes Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:30:22 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=1695#comment-2241 Oh my gosh, love how you clean your broom! Brilliant! The sleeping bag on top of the blankest is too cute. I love these tips! Lisa :) Oh my gosh, love how you clean your broom! Brilliant! The sleeping bag on top of the blankest is too cute. I love these tips!

Lisa :)

]]> By: katie http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/09/6-lazy-ways-to-reduce-housework.html/comment-page-1#comment-2240 katie Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:19:00 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=1695#comment-2240 Like the dustbuster-as-dustpan idea. When we lived in a two bedroom apartment we had a little kitchen and bathroom. I'd sweep all the dust and dirt onto the carpet outside the door and suck it up with the vacuum cleaner. Thinking I might towel-mop the kitchen floor today. One thing I found makes my cleaning routine easier is having only one floor. We're Army, so we move often. At one point we were living in a heavily modified 70s era ranch house with 6 (!) bedrooms (the rent was excellent). That was easier to clean than our current 3 bedroom (two floor) house. I have three little ones, who aren't all that stellar with stairs, so finding time to really clean the upstairs without them "helping" is tough. My husband is very helpful with them at night, but I'd rather spend time with him than upstairs scrubbing bathrooms. Oh well. Like the dustbuster-as-dustpan idea. When we lived in a two bedroom apartment we had a little kitchen and bathroom. I’d sweep all the dust and dirt onto the carpet outside the door and suck it up with the vacuum cleaner. Thinking I might towel-mop the kitchen floor today. One thing I found makes my cleaning routine easier is having only one floor. We’re Army, so we move often. At one point we were living in a heavily modified 70s era ranch house with 6 (!) bedrooms (the rent was excellent). That was easier to clean than our current 3 bedroom (two floor) house. I have three little ones, who aren’t all that stellar with stairs, so finding time to really clean the upstairs without them “helping” is tough. My husband is very helpful with them at night, but I’d rather spend time with him than upstairs scrubbing bathrooms. Oh well.

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