This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

In this standalone companion to "Smart Housekeeping," Anne L. Watson presents tips on cleaning, organizing, decluttering, furnishing, maintaining, and managing your home, as you'd face those tasks around the year. Travel with Anne through the calendar as she deals with every aspect of keeping the things around you just the way you want them. New homemakers will gain skills and perspective, while even veterans will find unique tips and insights. All delivered with a wit and frankness not seen in housekeeping books since the days of Peg Bracken.

Anne's almanac also features the return of her charming family of mice. After their brief introduction in "Smart Housekeeping," LadyMouse and the rest now return to add a mouse-eye perspective and a touch of whimsy for readers' delight.

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Anne L. Watson is the author of "Smart Housekeeping," as well as a number of other popular books on home crafts and lifestyle, plus many novels and children's books. In a previous career, she was a historic preservation architecture consultant. Anne lives in Bellingham, Washington. 

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Housekeeping has gotten a bad rap. Somehow, the subject has shrunk to discussions of clutter control and cleaning, a bit like when your mom told you to pick up your room.

But that's the dull part. Necessary, of course — I wrote a book, "Smart Housekeeping," that's mostly about getting to a state of order. But housekeeping is no more about clutter control than gardening is about weeding. Yes, you have to do some of both — but why stop short of the interesting stuff?

Housekeeping isn't just housework — it's setting the stage for your whole life at home — which includes play, enjoyment, and creativity.