Hiring just the right housekeeper can be life-altering for the busy family. Now this may seem to be a little over-the-top, but I am serious. Think about your life-whether single, a couple or a family-you have no time. No time to keep your home as organized or clean as you would like. No time to do the smaller tidying jobs that would make a huge difference.
“I am still learning about my home. If you can’t do it yourself, find good service people and treat them well.” — Terry (mom to our Human Resources Coordinator, Louisa), sharing her apartment therapy mom wisdom.
Raise your hand if you grew up with a mom (or another parental figure) constantly reminding you to clean your room. Often, our earliest memories of figuring out how to tidy up and take care of our homes are with our moms—they taught us how to do laundry, how to do the dishes, and how to make our beds. So it should come as no surprise that when we asked our moms for their best homekeeping advice, they came back with some great tips.
Most agreed on a few major themes: it’s important to make sure everything has a home, that you put things back when you take them out, and that your home is an inviting, relaxing place to come home to—and invite others to.
🟦 Apartment Therapy Mom Wisdom: Taking Care of Your Home
Taking care of a home goes beyond just chores — it’s about creating routines, habits, and a space that feels peaceful. Many of us learned valuable home care wisdom from our moms. Whether it was wiping down the counters after dinner, opening windows to air out a room, or setting a cleaning rhythm for the week, those little habits make a big difference over time.
🟨 Practical Routines That Make Life Easier
One practical strategy is to divide tasks into daily, weekly, and monthly categories. For example, making the bed and doing dishes daily, vacuuming and laundry weekly, and deep cleaning areas like the oven or windows once a month. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel — there are great home maintenance checklists available online that you can follow or adapt.
Even if your schedule is packed, you can still make time for quick wins. Spend just 10 minutes tidying up a room or putting things back in place — you’ll feel more in control instantly. Keep supplies in convenient spots so you don’t waste time looking for them when something spills or needs wiping.
🟨 Simple Habits That Help Reduce Stress
Another key aspect is mental clarity. A tidy space can help reduce stress, especially after a long day. Try incorporating small habits like opening windows in the morning. Lighting a candle or keeping a clear surface in the kitchen can also help.
These subtle practices, when repeated, create a home environment that feels good to live in — and that’s the heart of the apartment therapy mom mindset: thoughtful, intentional care rooted in real life experience.
🟨 When to Ask for Help: You Don’t Have to Do It All
And if things ever feel overwhelming, you don’t have to do it all alone. Explore our services and pricing options to see how we can support your routine. Let us take some of the load off your shoulders.
Simple home care habits, passed down through generations, can truly make a house feel like home — and that’s the legacy many moms have quietly gifted to us.
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