Reviews for The Daily Mail book of household hints and tips

The average rating for The Daily Mail book of household hints and tips based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-06-17 00:00:00 Delta Foxx I LOVE THIS BOOK! IT HAS BEEN SUCH A HELP! Housework, organizing, even cooking can become overwhelming in today's busy world. How do you get it all done? ONE DAY AT A TIME! This plan takes the creations of the world found in the Bible and sets aside different days to do different chores. Here is a sample: First Day~ Unorganized matter is organized Monday~ Organizing and cleaning Second Day~ Waters Tuesday~ Laundry, ironing and mending Third Day~ Light divided from darkness Wednesday~ Personal enlightenment, planning, reading, writing, etc. And so on through the rest of the week. Each day gives you insights into that day during the creation plus tips/solutions on what and how to do that day. One of the greatest things I LOVE about this book is the menu plan. It is always SO HARD to figure out what's for dinner. Now there is no more struggling... Monday~ organize: leftovers, meat pie, or stew Tuesday~ waters: soup Wednesday~ light/dark: fish or poultry And the rest of the week too. THIS PLAN IS SO SIMPLE! LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. IT! I REALLY DO USE IT! Funny story... When my kids were younger my son was talking to his friend through his upstairs bedroom window. The friends asked him to come out and play. My son said "I can't ~ I have to clean my room." When the friend asked "Why?" My son simple said "Because it's Monday." The friend probably never learned why you have to clean your room on Monday, but I knew and my kids knew that Monday was cleaning day :)

Review # 2 was written on 2015-10-31 00:00:00 Jonathan Scranton This book is hilarious. It's outdated, awkwardly written, the illustrations are (accidentally) comical, and the whole thing assumes that my entire life centers around keeping a neat, orderly home. The author emphasizes "guilt-free" so often I suspect she has an addictive tendency to assume guilt when she falls behind in housework, and she seldom if ever suggests you ask others to help you out (even your husband or children). Having said all of that, I feel like this book delivers what it promises. I don't like the writing, and I don't feel like I would get along well with the author, but the organization really works. I feel like my housekeeping is starting to come under control for the first time in a long time. For me, that means getting my husband's help with a lot of things, but the book really does do a good job of balancing the things that need to get done and encouraging you to move on if something ends up falling by the wayside. The writing is so far from my own personality that I'm writing comics in the margins to keep sane - but the methods work remarkably well. I don't like the writing - but it's a self-help book, and it's helped. A lot.