Review

My first review is for the book that actually made me create this blog, MARTHA STEWART'S HOMEKEEPING HANDBOOK.




I love this book!


The first thing that caught my eye were six cleaning schedule charts. They are just so simple, so basic, some might even say "duh, of course that's what you do", but it's really helped me out.

The book is broken down into 7 sections:
1. Introduction
2. Room by Room
3. Throughout the House
4. Comfort and Safety
5. Moving
6. Materials Guide
7. Reference

In Room by Room, each room in the house is broken down. For example, in the kitchen section, layout basics are discussed, furniture, supplies, appliances, how to clean each, the different kinds of organizational supplies for your drawers, cabinets, etc, how to care for appliances. There is so much more, but that is the basic idea.

In Throughout the House routine cleaning and periodic maintenance are discussed. How to clean every type of surface, cleaning products, small repairs like fixing a hole in a window screen.

In Comfort and Safety, lighting, air quality, water systems, heating and cooling, pest control, emergency preparedness are discussed.




This book is definitely not a pocket sized, condensed version on homekeeping, it's about 750 pages.
I know some people might be thinking "well, I can just find this information on google" but I think it's important to have reference books on your bookshelf. You can make notes, highlight and put tabs on the most useful information.

I definitely recommend this book to anyone with a limited knowledge of homekeeping, and even to those who think that they know it all, because I can guarantee that you will find things in here that you didn't know and that will make your life easier, because that is what it is all about to me: making daily tasks easier!