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Home management is a life skill that is often overlooked. Here you will learn things like how to make a budget, how to clean your home and your clothes, and how to repair things just to name a few.

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Down With Resolutions and Up With Goals

Are you tired of falling short on your New Year's resolutions? It's time to switch things up and focus on setting achievable goals. In this

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Thoughts on Creative Burnout

If you're feeling creatively burnt out, you're not alone. I recently found myself in a similar place, feeling overwhelmed and unable to...

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Clean Your Entire Home With These All-Natural Supplies

This last weekend I was inspired to air out the rugs and do a deep clean of the floors in our home. I took each rug outside, shook it out...

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How To Clean A Blender // Video

Today's post is a quick and easy way to clean your blender. Blender blades can be tough (and dangerous) to clean, so I wanted to share a...

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Welcome Back, The Modern Domestique

You may have noticed that the blog, and the podcast for that matter, have been very quiet lately. I'm not too sure exactly how it...

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How To Cook, Part 2: Supplies

Welcome to Part 2 of the "How To Cook" series! If you missed the first post, you can find it here. This second post is all about the...

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TMD Podcast, S1 E7: Season One Recap

In preparation for Season Two, this episode is a special collection of highlights from Season One! The highlights are in chronological...

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TMD Podcast, S1 E5: The Evolution Of Home Economics (An Interview With My Mom!)

"This episode is a conversation with The Mother Domestique, AKA my mom. With a master's degree in Home Economics, a catering business,...

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Guest Post: How to Dry Clean at Home

Today my sister is back with another guest post! If you have missed her posts in the past, you can find her easy steak taco recipe here,...

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The Modern Domestique Podcast, S1 E1: "Meet The Modern Domestique"

"In this pilot episode of The Modern Domestique Podcast, future guest Nancy Allawos Thompson interviews Stacey Keating, founder of The...

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A Tale Of Real-Life Whack-A-Mole & Sustainability

Last week, I took Buster to an off-leash trail not far from our house. Usually, he does really great off-leash: He comes when called and...

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DIY Dish Soap (Without Having To Actually Make Any Soap)

As some of you may know, I am always looking for ways to cut back on expenses around the house. Every little bit I can save can actually...

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How To Fold A Fitted Sheet

A while ago, I was watching a Netflix series called "Grace and Frankie". It's a pretty funny show, and in one of the scenes Grace is...

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How To Remove A Grease Stain

One of my favorite things about warmer weather is that I can ride my bicycle to and from work. One of the drawbacks to that, though, is...

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How To Resize A Shrunken Sweater

One of my favorite things to wear when it's cold outside is a baby pink cashmere vintage sweater dress. I still remember the first time I...

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Spring Cleaning: Bathroom & Laundry Room

Next up in the Spring Cleaning Series is the Bathroom and Laundry Room. Much like cleaning the kitchen, there isn't too much to...

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Spring Cleaning: Kitchen

Let's start with the kitchen because, well, why not? There's usually not a lot of things to go-through compared to the other rooms, so I...

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Spring Cleaning: Supply List

Welcome to the second installment of the spring cleaning series! If you missed the introductory post with the history of spring cleaning...

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Spring Cleaning: An Introduction

Spring! The sun is out, there are leaves sprouting on the trees, and it's finally warm enough to open the windows of the house and get...

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The First Post - A Few Words on Home Economics

Welcome to my first post! I've been wanting to start a blog for a while now, but I couldn't narrow down what I wanted to blog about....