Real Solutions: Routines

Make a Weekly Cleaning Routine
In this post I’ll give you the weekly cleaning routine with the essentials I rely on and a template you can use to plan your own house cleaning routine.
My Real-Life, Practical Daily Routine
Small children can divert and change the best-laid plans. Instead of having a schedule that would be ignored day after day in real life, I follow a daily routine of touchstones — key elements to mark a successful day.
Routine Reminders
Common things that we use every day turn routine into ritual and make us feel at home. What objects do you use at your home to guide your day from one moment to the next?
Good Night for a Good Morning
Does your day end in a flurry of “just one more thing” before you finally quit and fall into bed?












