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The chapters regarding grace and “kindness” to yourself helped me more than the concrete advice for dishes and laundry. Do care tasks to serve you and your family, household for the future. Rest times for all people in the family. Joy in movement.

Have your systems and routines work for you, not you for your systems or check lists. Coordinate fair REST times with spouse, although work may look different for the two. Create momentum, confidence, thru small tasks and go from there.

I’m not sure how to feel about this book. Excellent advice, and maybe I need to re-orient my thoughts on keeping house. Laundry techniques, new perspectives on failure and just living life in the season, and 5 things tidying are very helpful. Some tidbits that I cannot highlight cuz it’s a library book. Perfect is not the same as functional.