Keeping a household with 4 or more children running smoothly can be quite a challenge. Ten or twenty loads of laundry a week. Dishes which resemble a holiday dinner...every day. We hope that you'll be able to find helpful information here to conquer those household tasks, organize and clean more efficiently, and find more free time for you and your family.
  

~ What's New!! ~
May 2009

Living Green with a Large Family - There has been a lot of buzz about living eco-friendly. Despite what the naysayers claim, large families are actually very "green". This article contains a list of earth-friendly practices submitted by visitors to the LOK site and members of our Household forum.

~ Community ~

  • LOK Household Message Board - This forum is a place where our visitors can come together to chat about the various aspect of household life with a large family. Tips, tricks, questions, advice, recipes, and much more. There is also a monthly room challenge, where members commit to making changes to a different area of their home each month.

  • ~ Utilities ~

  • Chorechart Maker - Creating a chore chart is a great way to get kids motivated to do work around the house. We have created an easy-to-use utility that will allow you to make a chore chart quickly, including small graphics to go along with each category.

  • Calculators - We will be offering a wide variety of calculator to help you with many household task. Currently, we have 2 great calculators that help you figure out gas mileage and cost for your vehicle. More are coming soon, so check back.

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    ~ Articles & More ~

  • Living Green with a Large Family(Article Randomly Selected from Household Center)


  • Household Center - Browse dozens of our past articles, featuring topics such as keeping your house in order, projects, cleaning, hosting, and much more.


  • Seasonal Feature - From time to time we compile a list of articles that goes along with the current holiday or seasonal theme, such as 4th of July or Christmas-time.


  • ~ Contribute ~

    Would you like to share your tips and trick for keeping your household together? Would you be interested in writing an article or feature for this section? Contact us and let us know if your interested! We're always looking for articles for future updates.


    Poll
    Current Poll

    When do you begin cleaning for the holidays or other gathering?
    1 month before

      4%  1
    Couple weeks before

      11%  3
    1 week before

      11%  3
    Couple of days before

      50%  14
    1 day before

      18%  5
    Day of gathering

      4%  1
    Don't clean

      0%  0
    Other

      4%  1
    Total: 28
    Comment: I clean every day, but for guests we do a deeper cleaning... - Tammy

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    Want your home to smell nice for the holidays? You don't need expensive sprays or scented candles. Make your own potpourri. Save clippings of fruit skins when making pie and other treats. Place in small sauce pan, add a little sugar, some spices like cinnamon, cloves, etc., add a small amount of water and simmer on a very low heat. Add water periodically as needed.


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