#skills of housekeeper

[helpfulhomehoney]

Housekeeping is an essential profession that often goes unnoticed, yet it plays a vital role in maintaining order and cleanliness in various environments. While some may underestimate the importance of being a housekeeper, this profession offers numerous advantages that go beyond the surface. In this article, we will explore the significant benefits of being a housekeeper and shed light on the valuable contributions they make to society.

[redbean-nom]

love that nobody can function without echo in the empire era. the batch keeps losing the ship, barely manage to finish their missions, and entirely forgo strategy. and then on the other hand, rex pre-echo-joining-the-rebellion was living in an abandoned garage with one singular tiny ship. then shortly after echo joins they have a whole base with like twenty troopers and real doors and actual food and a ship actually designed for long distance travel.

[hillbillyoracle]

For those with home related New Years Resolutions:

I’ve been a disabled homemaker for 5 years now so I wanted to share the resources that have helped me take our home from complete chaos to reasonably functional and enjoyable.

If you’re not functioning...

If you’re constantly tripping over things and getting injured, eating food that makes you sick, dealing with pests in the home, and struggling to complete basic tasks like feeding, clothing, and bathing yourself, then you should start with...

KC Davis aka StruggleCare aka DomesticBlisters

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I recommend KC Davis’s stuff with a big heaping dose of “keep what works and leave what doesn’t.” She’s one of the few people I’ve seen talking about compassionate care focused on maintaining a level of personal functioning rather than maintaining a home. Her stuff has been very helpful to me during some very challenging times. 

I think her some of her best work is probably her videos on the 5 step tidying process, the ones on setting up bedside hygiene and food kits, and the ones on dealing with DOOM (Didn’t Organize Only Moved) boxes. 

That being said she has a tendency to use neurotype as a shield for not reckoning with other dynamics in a situation (gendered, narcissism, etc) when asked for advice by viewers which can lead to this “all people with neurodivergence are good” vibe which I find off putting (especially as an autistic person). I mention it because her bleh stuff was all I was coming across and I missed out on her good stuff for a while. It’s worth picking through though. 

Her book is a little better on the whole. 

If you’re functioning but still very overwhelmed...

If you can complete your daily activities of living pretty regularly but you’re still losing papers you need, rebuying items you didn’t realize you had, or looking around your home at a mess that feels impossible to clean, then check out...

Dana K White aka A Slob Comes Clean

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I love Dana K. White’s stuff. Honestly, I recommend her to every level on this list but I think she probably shines brightest in this category. 

Her 5 step decluttering process is pure fucking gold. It’s a decluttering process that doesn’t rely on feelings at all - really helpful for those with trauma or alexthymia generally. She has multiple videos explaining it and even more where you can watch her go step by step with someone over the course of an hour and make a huge dent in some very overwhelming mess. Its the process I’ve used to go through over 50 moving boxes to declutter so we could fit in this much smaller space we moved to in April. 

Her day to day cleaning advice is also excellent. Her concept of dishes math has really helped me make decisions about what chores to focus on when I’m low energy. Her 14 Days to Opening Your Front Door series is amazing if you’re having to host for a given occasion but your home is a wreck. 

If you’re not painfully overwhelmed by your stuff but there’s still a lot of friction in your home...

If your stuff doesn’t overwhelm you but your home still doesn’t feel that good to be in, you’re still not finding things when you need to or it’s taking you a long time to find them, you create homes for things but they look terrible or they never seem to stick, then you’d love...

Cassandra Aarssen aka Clutterbug

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Clutterbug types were kind of a game changer for me. It’s what really opened my eyes to why the systems that worked for me did not work for my partner. She is a Bee - lots of small categories that are all very visible - and I am a ladybug - big bucket categories that aren’t visible. When I reorganized our space according to the compromise between our types, Butterfly - big categories and very visible - all of a sudden the systems just worked so much better. There were many fewer fights sparked by things not getting put away or not being able to find things. So I really recommend her videos on the different types and examples of each. 

Quick word of warning, she does have regular videos about diet and exercise that I personally find pretty triggering to my disordered eating habits so I’m not subscribed to her and just check her channels every now and then so it’s easier to skip over videos where that might be a topic she talks about. 

Cliff Tan aka Dear Modern

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Cliff Tan’s work is the most recent of these resources that I’ve come across but holy shit I cannot recommend it enough. 

Because my parents didn’t originally intend on my partner using the room she wound up using, there’s simply not space to keep some of the furniture and items in there anywhere else. Meaning she just kind of has to keep a fair bit of junk in there. But after watching (read: binging) the Dear Modern YouTube channel and seeing him completely change spaces by moving furniture around, I redid my partners room over the course of about 2 hours and it’s a completely different room. Way more comfortable and she’s already mentioned she’s getting much better sleep. 

So I really really recommend his stuff. Sometimes what you really need isn’t new stuff but just rearranging what you already have. 

If you’re pretty content with your home but want to streamline the process of caring for it...

If your home is pretty functional but regular tidying, deep cleaning, and maintenance tasks specifically keep falling through the cracks, then you might like...

FlyLady System

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The Secret Slob - YouTube

Diane in Denmark - YouTube

There are lots of systems out there for house keeping but I’ve yet to try or see one that seems to do better than FlyLady for me. Since with my illness my energy varies wildly, I don’t necessarily do things when her system recommends but I do them according to the priority her system ascribes to them as I’m able. 

FlyLady is a notoriously convoluted website so I really recommend learning from a secondhand source. The Secret Slob and Diane in Denmark are my favorites. 

Maintenance Lists

This Old House

There a lots of maintenance lists out there and honestly finding one and doing what you can is better than nothing. I personally like the ones from This Old House because they’re broken up into annual, seasonal, monthly, and some weekly tasks - which are essentially priority categories, similar to FlyLady. I’ve linked the winter one here but there are many others to pick through depending on what you want to work on. 

Bonus: Paper Clutter

My System

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This is what I’ve arrived at after years of experimentation. It’s an amalgam of a few different ideas from different systems in one place. I keep mind on my fridge but put yours where ever you’re dumping paper anyways. If you’re in a room or live in a car/backpack - I have ideas on how to organize it for those in this post too. 

Sunday Basket

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The Minimal Mom’s Video

She’s in Her Apron Video

Need something a little more robust? The Sunday Basket is probably be best version of a paper (and other stuff) system I’ve seen. Got something that needs dealt with? Chuck it in the Sunday Basket. The creator also has videos on long term paper storage ideas if that’s something you need as well. But her videos usually run an hour long so I recommend starting with either the Minimal Mom’s video or She’s in Her Apron’s video. 

Bonus: Digital Clutter

PARA System/Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte

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Essential Video

The branding on this system can be very productivity tech wonk which is off putting to me but when I finally started hearing what was at the core of it and applying it - my digital life was changed. I’ve linked my absolute favorite video he’s done here. Ignore the bit about it being the last in the series, most of us are already using some note app and if you like it you can always go back and watch the rest. But just applying what’s in that video to your digital systems will make things easier to find. 

Hope this helps someone out there! 

[robo-dino-puppy]

horizon forbidden west | erend 32/?

[hotvintagepoll]

When does round two of voting begin??

the last of these polls ends tomorrow, I'll take a couple days to get the bracket set, so we should have polls up by Saturday.

During the pause between rounds, I'll be soliciting propaganda for those who made it to the next bracket—so during that time, anything you send in could be added to the official description to give your fave an advantage going into the next round.

For example:

Nobody submitted propaganda for either of these hot men in the original submission form, so people only had the photo I chose to go off of when voting. Since Cesar Romero made it to the next round, you can send in propaganda for him (text, videos, gifs, or photos) that fits the guidelines anytime between January 3rd (when all polls close) and noon on the 5th (when the bracket will be locked). If I like it, I'll add it onto the propaganda field so your fave gets more "powerful" each round. By the end hopefully we'll have nice full propaganda content for all the contestants :)

[ahc-au]

Does Presidad President Bishop find it difficult by juggling between work and babysitting 5 kids at the same time

For him it's a simple matter of prioritizing. Which is more important for him to lend his time to? And the answer is pretty cut-and-dry, to him. So does he find it difficult? Not at the moment. Is he doing a good job? That's a whole other question lol

--Adelram

[screechingcheesecakecheesecake]

The Gilded Spear Quest better have some continuation on it in the future I'm so pissed at how high risk no reward that quest is. Brother Jordan, my PC almost got raped like 20 times, got shot by arrows, starved into desperation 5 times (my luck was shitty ok I couldn't find food lmao), got harrassed by pirates and beastpeople with only the Robin buoy I carved as emotional support. Not To mention I had to pay Zephyr 15000 pounds for a ride (probably not required but I had too much money I just wanted to spend lol)

Don't fuck with me with that purification exam what the hell would you have done if my PC became impure at during the mission I'm going to choke you.

[thehumantrampoline]

Whenever I do the semiannual clearing away of the fucking archaeological dig of bullshit on the floor next to my bed, at the bottom there's always a layer of?? What looks like dirty sand?? And I'm like WHERE does the sand come from, who put this here, what kind of malicious house gnome

Anyway I cleaned and swept tonight and I was sitting on the edge of the bed brushing the grit off the bottoms of my feet before I went to sleep Like You Do because no house slippers we die like men and I had

a divine revelation

[every-sanji]

Woah this little project has been going on for 3 years now! A little crazy that I've managed to keep this thing running but I am nothing if not committed to the bit. Thank you to everyone who has been here since day one and everyone who has followed along more recently in this journey to post every single Sanji! Here's to three more years 🥂

[hairenya]

Y’all!! Look what I bought while I was out shopping today!!!

[helpfulhomehoney]

Housekeeping is one of the most important departments in the hotel industry. Housekeepers are responsible for keeping guest rooms clean and tidy, as well as public areas such as lobbies, restaurants, and meeting rooms. Read this presentation to know about the importance of housekeeping in hotel industry.

[femmebilly]

okay but do we think susan & max were the first time neil tried to force the ‘perfect family’ model on people??? because he doesn’t strike me as someone who’s domestic at all, and i doubt he let billy be domestic, so i feel like there had to have been at least one previous attempt

[reallydumbdannyphantomaus]

hello all! so i finally decided to bite the bullet and get a ko-fi. if y'all enjoy my content, i'd appreciate any donations you can give, but please feel no pressure. i only put it up in the first place because, living in peru now, one USD or euro goes a whole lot farther here. i'm not making money right this second but i will be soon. still, anything is appreciated

thank yall!! back to ur regularly scheduled programming

ETA: i have decided to accept payment for editing of either prose or poetry, under commissions on ko-fi. if that's something you're interested in, please check it out!

[knackfandomarchive]

Still wishing it were possible to take virtual tours of the KNACK world...

[modern-alebrije]

apparently my roommate's idea of cleaning the keurig was to run it with isopropyl alcohol

[suntara]

finished a poem i feel very proud of myself.