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For most busy families, the chore of house cleaning and organizing the home can be daunting. As Back To School time draws near, this is a good time to get organized, clean the house and stock up on staples and supplies.FlyLady – The Queen of CleanWhen it comes to cleaning and organizing, these ladies mean business. Home-schoolers are referred to as the Homeschool World or Homeschool Community. The Quiver Full families are known as the Quiverfull Movement, the Quiverfull World or Quiverfull Community. The same applies to SAHM, (Stay-at-Home-Moms), and WAHM, (Work-at-Home-Moms).Well, now add a new word to the cultural vocabulary list. The word is FlyLady. A Flylady is a personal online coach helping others organize their homes and lives. There are many FlyLady sites, Yahoo groups, forums and blogs dedicated to the FlyLady movement. Each one will offer numerous tips to declutter, and organize everything.Managers of Their Homes: A Practical Guide to Daily Scheduling for Christian Home-school FamiliesEveryone knows who Michelle Duggar is. Duggar used the book Managers of Their Homes, when the show 19 Kids and Counting first began to air on TLC years ago (it was then called 14 Kids and Pregnant Again.)Managers of the Home by Teri Maxwell is a book and a system to help home-schoolers organize the house, schedule school work, and delegate chores.Teri teaches strategies to becoming a super organized, super mom. A home-school family is only as organized and disciplined as the Mom. It is important to be organized and set up consistent and stable routines for both the family and for school. For more information on this book and other resources Teri offers, check out the website Titus2.com.Minimalism and MinimalistHere is a term many may not be familiar with. The word is Minimalist. A Minimalist is someone who gets rid of everything they don't need. For more information, check out a blog called Zenhabits.net. the blog is devoted to sharing basic principles of living the Minimalist lifestyle, de-cluttering life and living simple.Becoming a minimalist can be a life altering decision. For some, it means not only changing external things by cleaning and organizing the home, but also may involve internal changes as well. Becoming a minimalist may change the way one thinks or perceives one's life.Home Organization TipsEveryone develops their own way of cleaning, organizing and scheduling life. Some ways work. Some don't. Find what works for a particular situation. Change and evaluate as needed. Be consistent. Set up monthly and weekly family menu plans and house cleaning routines.Eliminate clutter and simplify as much as possible.