8 TIPS to be a GOOD Homemaker ( even when you're NOT GOOD at it!)

Do you ever feel like everyone else is great a being a homemaker, except you? NOT TRUE! Here's how i've learned to "HACK" homemaking!
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[starryeyed]

I found meal planning to be overwhelming. Some weeks I had tons of ideas and others I had none. But my life CHANGED when I learned to theme days. So each day of the week has a theme. Ex- mondays we do crock pot, tuesday is mexican, wednesday is carbs (pizza, pasta, rice, breakfast), thursday is pork or chicken, friday is burger/grill night, saturday we eat out and sunday is our long prep time meal or snack plates. That allows for easy spots to plug in our favorite meals, and on weeks where I miss planning, I already have a narrow category to help me figure something out. SO amazing!

[emilyfaithspirituality]

Point of View:
I was a nanny to an Instagram Influencer for a few years (who was a kind, good mother and person). Anyway, I would sometimes be around when she would take pictures for social media. The process would include hiding all the messes and getting them out of view, lol. The end result would be a perfect looking home in a photo. I think she would say this as well, but for every 'perfect home' on Instagram - there is a mess hidden just out of view! (Generally). Sending Love.

[SarahHoyle]

Haha! Totally right about "a homemaker is not a maid". The homemaker is the MANAGER- not the janitor! Excellent tip I have received and read- "never do anything for your kids that they could do themselves". Why? Because those who do not work, should not eat (except with truly extenuating circumstances like a disability). Cleaning up after yourself is just a normal part of being a decent human being and everyone should learn that before they turn 6. In my house, toys that don't get picked up, go in the bag for Goodwill and my kids know it (and no they are not perfect and I am merciful, but they are 2 and 4 and know now that picking up the toys, is NOT Momma's job.)

[szherman]

In summary:

1. Prioritize - What will make you feel successful/accomplished for the day? 2:18
2. Stop comparing ! Can’t compare your life to someone else’s life 4:05
3. Create a rhythm/flow of the day - Make a schedule/routine for yourself 6:25
4. Figure out your stuff - Don’t need to be a minimalist but needs to work, essentialist can work too. What can you reasonably manage? 7:30
5. Delegate ! Mom not a maid, kids can learn chores partners can contribute. Every job is a collaborative effort 9:35
6. Plan meals! It’s a help to have nutritious meals, can be a rotating wheel of things that everyone likes 11:35
7. Don’t sweat the small stuff - Look at the big picture, kids don’t stress so we should let go 14:35
8. You’re amazing! Obviously you watching this means you care. Also, being thankful helps 16:25

[j.d.x]

Needed to hear this today, just had my 6th baby 3 weeks ago, and my priorities right now are so different than everyone around me, feeding a baby is my main priority and that's ok!

[terezamuza]

The prayer in the end made me cry! Thank you Angela as always for making a genuine and warm video to encourage all of us moms with full hearts and full baskets of laundry. ♥ each of us is unique, each of us has a different calling and each of us is seen by our Great Father. God bless you!:-)

[phoebehope]

My tip may only apply to smaller families (we're just 4) - I don't enjoy cooking and couldn't get meal planning/prepping to work for me, so now I let the supermarket decide 😜 My toddler and I go shopping every few days and go for the discount aisle of food that needs to be eaten the next day or two and use that as the inspiration for the next couple of meals.
The challenge makes cooking more enjoyable for me and our shopping bill is CHEAP! 😄

[JuletJulet]

God bless you and your family ♡ Thanks for this video of encouragement. I'm 60 raising my Daughter's daughter. My husband and I have had her since she was one month old.
Some days I say how can I do this? But every day I continue to get up and I keep going.
You're so right about how we're all different and how we run our households according to our needs and personalities and likes.
I've raised two boys and a Daughter. Sadly we lost her to a car accident in 2020. Working through my grief and still be able to function every day I feel like a warrior some days.
We are Christians so we believe in God and his Son. So Faith exists in our home ♡ we also believe in The Return of Christ when we'll see our Daughter again.
I love your videos and I think you're a wonderful example to all of us of how to be a great Homemaker.

[justineharper]

I’ve struggled my whole life with a schedule. My oldest is 11 and my youngest is five, and I’ve FINALLY got all my kids on a semi schedule. It’s amazing how much easier life is. It sounds stupid, but I feel so proud of myself 😂
My parenting goal this year is to get my kids involved in chores more. I’ve been the maid and not the mom for too long lol

[claudiajacquet]

Encouragement that was much needed, been feeling like such a loser! Im 5 months pregnant, have zero motivation/energy, simultaneously trying to care for my 2 year old. Lord help us 🥰

[cassierittenhouse]

As a momma of 5 beautiful and precious children, also turning 40 (in about 2 months), I am sometimes so tired by the end of the day I can barely wash my face at night. I am so grateful for this video but even more for that prayer at the end! I am literally crying and thanking our Father for all those little finger smudges and dirty dishes (which I am washing watching this video). There are moments every day that I feel drained and sick of the monotony of all the tasks before me. But I truly praise God for my heavenly ordained path of being a homemaker and momma! Thank you for the advice and encouragement! 💕

[TheNavajoMama]

Hi Angie! I'm a Navajo SAHM of 5 and I just have to say how much I absolutely love your channel!!! I love your prayer at the end. I love that my Littles and I can watch your channel together ❤️ (most vlogs).
Thank you!!

[s.a]

Angie you’re the only person who I would watch a video like this from! Lol because you have such a nuanced view of everything and understand that everyone is different, you give great advice on principles of how to manage life rather than being dogmatic about methods!

Edit: also that prayer at the end was perfect. Thank you so much Angie. I really needed this today.

[Beagles]

Thank you so much for your encouraging words. I’m coming from the other side of the road, looking back after homeschooling for 30 years, raising ten children. Everything you shared rings true from my experience! I would add a couple of things:1.procrastination is not your friend. 2. Never walk out of any room without making some small improvement, even if you are picking up a scrap of paper. 3. Leave room for God. I am “allergic, ” to Algebra and Geometry… and most math, other than common sense arithmetic/accounting. Half of my adult children have ended up in STEM fields. Only God knows how that happened:) 4. Know that the keeping of your home is well worth it! God Bless You❤

[askNatasha]

I’m a year into my homemaker life after being a working woman for all of my adult life and your videos have been 1. Inspiring, 2. So so so helpful, 3. Encouraging. I felt like such a fish out of water. The last home maker in my family was my great grandmother and she passed when my grand mother was 16, so none of us really know how to make a home. We know how to work our tails off and bring home the bacon but struggled so much with making a home after the 9-5 hustle. So your videos have been amazing! Thank you! ❤

[LunaBeauty]

Thank you for this, I’m a new homemaker stay at home mother of 3. I had to quit my job after the 3rd baby was born to stay at home, it’s been hard, overwhelming, and I’m still trying to figure it out. This was very helpful and insightful.

[adriannadelacruz]

I don’t have any kids but what you said about not sweating the small stuff is really what I needed to hear!! I get so stressed out and in my head and just feel overwhelmed but in the long run it’s really not a big deal. I needed this today. Thank you ❤️

[phyllisbooth]

Great point about NOT comparing yourself to others. I am 61 and a homemaker for decades. People do not tell you about their entire lives, especially about the support they have. Some people have no support (such as free babysitting, and other family help, enough money, etc and others have a lot of support and assume that others do). One thing I learned late in life is that you have to respect yourself enough to say "no." Homemakers are frequently targeted to do all the volunteer work at church, school and community and because homemaking is often a lonely job, you frequently find yourself over volunteering and shortchanging yourself and your family. You made a lot of other great points too.

[afreenafzal]

This video was...a sigh of relief for me. Especially the meal planning bit where you said, "No one is going to die from eating the same meal on repeat." lol. Thank you for this xx

[kaseycorliss]

As a woman who loves to cook and struggles with A.D.D I really needed to hear the "simplify your meal plan" one 😅 my kitchen is definitely the hardest part of my home to keep clean, definitely working on more meal plans and less complicated meals.