"Housekeeping is the management and routine support activities of running an organized physical institution occupied or used by people, like a house, ship, hospital, or factory, such as tidying, organizing, cooking, routine maintenance, shopping, and bill payment."
Learning household chores, organization, and home maintenance.
Budgeting: The process of creating a plan to allocate income towards expenses such as bills, groceries, savings, and debt repayment.
Cleaning and Organization: The maintenance of a clean, clutter-free living space and the development of organization systems to keep household items in their proper places.
Meal Planning and Preparation: The process of planning and cooking nutritious meals for oneself or one's family, including making grocery lists, shopping for ingredients, and following recipes.
Home Maintenance and Repair: The upkeep and repair of a home's various systems and appliances, including plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and structural elements such as walls, roofs, and foundations.
Time Management: The practice of using one's time effectively and efficiently, including planning and prioritizing tasks, setting goals, and developing routines to maximize productivity.
Emergency Preparedness: The development of plans and procedures to prepare for and respond to emergencies such as natural disasters, medical emergencies, and home invasions.
Communication: The ability to effectively convey information and ideas to others, including family members, service providers, and community members.
Health and Wellness: The cultivation of physical and mental well-being through healthy habits such as exercise, healthy eating, and stress reduction.
Home Security: The prevention of theft and other crimes against one's home and family through the use of security technology, physical deterrents, and defensive strategies.
Green Living: The practice of living in an environmentally sustainable way, including reducing energy consumption, recycling, and using eco-friendly products.
"This is a more broad role than a cleaner, who is focused only on the cleaning aspect."
"The housekeeper is second in command in the house and 'except in large establishments, where there is a house steward, the housekeeper must consider herself as the immediate representative of her mistress'."
"The basic concept can be divided into domestic housekeeping, for private households, and institutional housekeeping for commercial and other institutions providing shelter or lodging."
"...hotels, resorts, inns, boarding houses, dormitories, hospitals, and prisons."
"There are related concepts in industry known as workplace housekeeping and Industrial housekeeping, which are part of occupational health and safety processes."
"...it may also refer to an office or a corporation, as well as the maintenance of computer storage systems."
"These tasks may be performed by members of the household, or by persons hired for the purpose."
"...such as tidying, organizing, cooking, routine maintenance, shopping, and bill payment."
"...where there is a house steward, the housekeeper must consider herself as the immediate representative of her mistress'."
"According to the 1861 Victorian era Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management..."
"...institutional housekeeping for commercial and other institutions providing shelter or lodging, such as hotels, resorts, inns, boarding houses, dormitories, hospitals and prisons."
"There are related concepts in industry known as workplace housekeeping and Industrial housekeeping, which are part of occupational health and safety processes."
"...tidying, organizing, cooking, routine maintenance, shopping, and bill payment."
"These tasks may be performed by... persons hired for the purpose."
"This is a more broad role than a cleaner, who is focused only on the cleaning aspect."
"Hotels, resorts, inns, boarding houses, dormitories, hospitals, and prisons."
"Housekeeping is the management and routine support activities of running an organized physical institution occupied or used by people, like a house, ship, hospital or factory..."
"Except in large establishments, where there is a house steward, the housekeeper must consider herself as the immediate representative of her mistress'."
"...which are part of occupational health and safety processes."