The topic of how to maintain cleanliness in a house with many children is SO important to me!! I plan to have a lot of kids, and I plan to read a lot of helpful material before I get there! I read the title of this book (Cleaning House, A Mom’s 12-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement) and instantaneously HAD to get my hands on it. This book turned out to be every bit as wonderful as I hoped it would be, and I have nothing but the most positive things to say about it.…
The book is written by the extremely accomplished Kay Wills Wyma, a mother of five children, who put together an experiment of sorts, where each month their family would focus on one topic of improvement. They started with a month of clutter control–keeping beds made and bedrooms clean, then progressed to cooking meals, bathrooms, laundry, home repairs, and even hospitality and manners. Here is the full 12-month list:
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I immediately formed a bond with the author (and her cute kids!) as someone who became very real and very relatable. I trusted her insight and believed her every word, convinced that following in her footsteps will reap the same results! The 272 pages flew.
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It was so completely empowering! With every new chapter and every new project, I was inwardly saying, “Yes yes yes! I want to do this too!” While I don’t have children quite old enough to assign chores and send on errands, I can start now by instilling important cleanliness values and expectations, and I feel geared up and ready for it.
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 I’ve been telling all my family and friends all about this book, and when its my turn to choose the book for my book club, I’m definitely choosing this one! The ideas, insight, humor, real-mom experience, and spelled out blueprint of a plan to follow have made this my best reference for the next upcoming years of parenting. I will be holding on to this tight!
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I have only the highest praise for this book, so imagine my delight in discovering Kay’s BLOG! (http://www.themoatblog.com/). Even yesterday’s post was a gem!
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I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.
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Pam says:
As we’re packing and getting ready for our move, I’ve found that decluttering and getting rid of junk is just as difficult for adults as it is for kids. It really is nice to be able to teach children at a young age to “let go” of things and take on monthly progression projects. Yay to books like this one!