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How to Keep House While Drowning [Hardcover]
How To Clean Your House [Hardcover]
Mind Over Clutter
How to Keep House While Drowning [Hardcover], How To Clean Your House [Hardcover], Mind Over Clutter 3 Books Collection
How to Keep House While Drowning [Hardcover]:
If you’re struggling to stay on top of your to-do list, you probably have a good anxiety, fatigue, depression, ADHD, or lack of support. For therapist KC Davis, the birth of her second child triggered a stress-mess cycle. The more behind she felt, the less motivated she was to start. She didn’t fold a single piece of laundry for seven months.
How To Clean Your House [Hardcover]:
Lynsey Queen of Clean, Instagrammer, businesswoman and busy mum of three, has done all of the work so you don’t have to. Featuring her make-at-home cleaning products, easy step-by-step guides and all her recommendations for toxic-free and eco-friendly products, this book is the ultimate guide to keeping on top of your house, and having fun while you do it.
Mind Over
Are you drowning in clutter? Do you dread opening your cupboards because of the mess that awaits inside? Are you ready to sort out your house for good and discover a happier, calmer you? If you’ve tried and struggled with Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up or Dana K. White’s Decluttering at the Speed of Life, Nicola Lewis can help you finally achieve the tidy, clean and healthy home you’ve always wanted.
Titles In This
How to Keep House While Drowning [Hardcover]
How To Clean Your House [Hardcover]
Mind Over Clutter
How to Keep House While Drowning [Hardcover], How To Clean Your House [Hardcover], Mind Over Clutter 3 Books Collection
How to Keep House While Drowning [Hardcover]:
If you’re struggling to stay on top of your to-do list, you probably have a good anxiety, fatigue, depression, ADHD, or lack of support. For therapist KC Davis, the birth of her second child triggered a stress-mess cycle. The more behind she felt, the less motivated she was to start. She didn’t fold a single piece of laundry for seven months.
How To Clean Your House [Hardcover]:
Lynsey Queen of Clean, Instagrammer, businesswoman and busy mum of three, has done all of the work so you don’t have to. Featuring her make-at-home cleaning products, easy step-by-step guides and all her recommendations for toxic-free and eco-friendly products, this book is the ultimate guide to keeping on top of your house, and having fun while you do it.
Mind Over
Are you drowning in clutter? Do you dread opening your cupboards because of the mess that awaits inside? Are you ready to sort out your house for good and discover a happier, calmer you? If you’ve tried and struggled with Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up or Dana K. White’s Decluttering at the Speed of Life, Nicola Lewis can help you finally achieve the tidy, clean and healthy home you’ve always wanted.
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624 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2022
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March 7, 2023
This is one of the most unique and important books on housekeeping I've read. The author KC Davis is a therapist who has seen many clients with challenges and has also had her own struggles that have given her compassion. She discusses how breaking out of cycles of shame can help us to be "good enough," avoiding the paralyzing influence of perfectionism to actually be able to achieve our goals. I loved her creative hacks and the self-compassion she preaches. If only society at large could be so gentle. This practical, real housekeeping book is a gift and I feel so much gratitude to the author for sharing her wisdom and vulnerability!
I bought it looking for help in my endless fight to keep my small house clean with children who are sometimes like little whirlwinds the moment they walk in. The book was highly recommended online -- I think on a mom's forum -- and I found it better than I expected. The author knows we would prefer to live in a clean house -- that is the goal -- but doesn't shame and instead provides practical tips. She writes: "I find that the balance between rest and work seems to work itself out pretty naturally when you practice self-kindness (p. 94)"
She helps us change how we think about ourselves and our situation so we can change our behavior and environment. It's a great book for a new mom who knows her priority is her new baby and her own health and certain things can go for a while, and also for anyone else struggling to balance what their heart tells them is important and break out of the shame/guilt for not living up to someone else's expectations of perfectionism.
This book is also important for those who may have extra challenges that make it even harder for them to keep their house clean and too often are tormented by the shame of it -- those with ADHD, neurodiversity, depression, survivors of abuse, etc. I love that she even includes awareness of those who find it's hard to brush one's teeth (she has struggled with this) or shower, and for those who struggling just to survive financially. I love: "What does help is to just let yourself move as slowly as you need to.... You may not get it all done. But you get more done than you would've if you hadn't done anything (Ch. 28)."
Her discussion on breaking us labor to ensure both partners have adequate rest is also helpful. I feel grateful I've always had a spouse who has been very involved in taking part in household tasks and doesn't criticize if our house is not clean, but I think sometimes I shame myself. I like how she wrote: "the key to ensuring fair rest in our home has much more to do with showing appreciation and giving each other the benefit of the doubt than it does with whose job it is to take out the trash. How we speak to each other, enjoy each other, and love each other in the million non-care task spheres of our lives sets a foundation of trust (p. 102)."
I bought it looking for help in my endless fight to keep my small house clean with children who are sometimes like little whirlwinds the moment they walk in. The book was highly recommended online -- I think on a mom's forum -- and I found it better than I expected. The author knows we would prefer to live in a clean house -- that is the goal -- but doesn't shame and instead provides practical tips. She writes: "I find that the balance between rest and work seems to work itself out pretty naturally when you practice self-kindness (p. 94)"
She helps us change how we think about ourselves and our situation so we can change our behavior and environment. It's a great book for a new mom who knows her priority is her new baby and her own health and certain things can go for a while, and also for anyone else struggling to balance what their heart tells them is important and break out of the shame/guilt for not living up to someone else's expectations of perfectionism.
This book is also important for those who may have extra challenges that make it even harder for them to keep their house clean and too often are tormented by the shame of it -- those with ADHD, neurodiversity, depression, survivors of abuse, etc. I love that she even includes awareness of those who find it's hard to brush one's teeth (she has struggled with this) or shower, and for those who struggling just to survive financially. I love: "What does help is to just let yourself move as slowly as you need to.... You may not get it all done. But you get more done than you would've if you hadn't done anything (Ch. 28)."
Her discussion on breaking us labor to ensure both partners have adequate rest is also helpful. I feel grateful I've always had a spouse who has been very involved in taking part in household tasks and doesn't criticize if our house is not clean, but I think sometimes I shame myself. I like how she wrote: "the key to ensuring fair rest in our home has much more to do with showing appreciation and giving each other the benefit of the doubt than it does with whose job it is to take out the trash. How we speak to each other, enjoy each other, and love each other in the million non-care task spheres of our lives sets a foundation of trust (p. 102)."
January 23, 2024
I like this book. It has some very thoughtful insights into the internal thought processes that keep a person from being successful at keeping their house clean, especially where internalized judgements paralyze.
For myself, I found the information in "Decluttering at the Speed of Life" by Dana K. White to be more practical. Dana's book got me through some very tough times. This book is more about making peace with internal thoughts, and less about actual cleaning..
For myself, I found the information in "Decluttering at the Speed of Life" by Dana K. White to be more practical. Dana's book got me through some very tough times. This book is more about making peace with internal thoughts, and less about actual cleaning..
February 5, 2024
This book has had a profound impact on my life. KC has a few key ideas that just resonate with me as a woman and especially a woman recovering from codependence! Less is more in this clear and concise story-manual!
January 3, 2025
The books were ok. They are written from a perspective of
"its ok to not be perfect" or someone struggling to keep up with life - like a pep talk. But parts seemed defensive and argumentative as if these topics obviously struck a nerve with the author. I put the book down at the F-word. There's no need for that in a book about housecare. Not my cup of tea.
"its ok to not be perfect" or someone struggling to keep up with life - like a pep talk. But parts seemed defensive and argumentative as if these topics obviously struck a nerve with the author. I put the book down at the F-word. There's no need for that in a book about housecare. Not my cup of tea.
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