MetaFilter posts tagged with Housekeeping

A People's Guide to Better Living

netbros — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:42:54 -0800

How to Get Rid of Things — a do-it-yourself guide dedicated to helping you prevent, eliminate or remove common annoyances from your life. For example: How to Get Rid of Voles. "Once you have the vole in hand, simply squeeze until you hear the pop." How to Get Rid of Love Bites — Kayan neck rings; the best defense against love bites. How to Get Rid of Goth Kids — Unlike an itchy nose when you're unable to scratch it, Goths tend to go away when ignored. How to Get Rid of Cat Urine — Sorry hippies, all the Nag Champa in India won't cover up that smell. And many more...

I have always thought that there is no more fruitful source of family discontent than a housewife’s badly-cooked dinners and untidy ways.

anastasiav — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:08:31 -0800

Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management

What Would Grandma Do?

amyms — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:59:58 -0800

Miss Abigail's Time Warp Advice. Miss Abigail dispenses wisdom from her collection of vintage advice books (published from 1822 to 1978). Topics include Minding Your Manners, Looking And Feeling Good, Around The House, Frank Talk About Petting, and much more. The advice ranges from the very useful to the hilariously quaint, with some unenlightened shockers thrown in for good measure.

Creative Housekeeping Tips for the Well-intentioned Slob

taz — Sun, 01 Jun 2003 03:21:48 -0800

Are you a reluctant slob? Are your resolutions firm but your follow-thoughs flagging? If the hallway to your personal housekeeping hell is strewn with good intentions, consider KISSing your bad habits goodbye. Cat Conner's (MeFi's frykitty) new blog-style KISS Living site is great for us fleeting-attention-span types, providing tips based on her "Keep It Short and Simple" technique. I may not know what day it is, or whether Martha spells her name "Stuart" or "Stewart", but even I can focus my energy for 10 minutes at a time.