The Organised Mum Method: Transform your home in 30 minutes a day

This book changed the way I view housework and made my life easier. I was sceptical at first but it really does work. Before reading I was struggling and constantly thinking about all the housework I had to do. Now everything is much more organised and cleaner, I do next to no ironing and my husband gets involved. Well worth a read, highly recommended.

Brilliant read ours things into perspective, I intend on using this on a daily basis to help eradicate stressful weekends and spend quality time with my family

I like this book: it offers hope each time I try to keep up. But the tagline "transform your home in thirty minutes a day" should have an "extra" in there. Because the 30min doesn't include daily hoovering of the house, doing the dishes three times a day, a few minutes cleaning the bathroom each day, washing laundry, putting it on the line, taking it off the line, folding it and putting it away, and making beds, all of which the author claims can be done in 15mins! The not-counted daily tasks take me around one hour, maybe longer, and only if I go at it hell-for-leather. I live in a four bed, two story house and even the most superficial of hoovers takes twenty minutes. I also don't have a dishwasher, which perhaps most people do. All that said, if you can find the time and energy to squeeze another thirty minutes out of yourself after you've done the basics, then this book is exactly what you are looking for. The author is warm and likeable. The plan is practical and, time/energy allowing, do-able. I think if I was a stay at home mum I could really do this. Unfortunately as a full time worker with kids (and a husband from the dark ages) I struggle. I still think it's a great book and it's always close at hand, but mums who work full-time may find it hard to maintain.

When people said that the TOMM method was "life changing" I was usually a little sceptical about if it would ACTUALLY be for me. I tried it half heartedly on and off a few times over the last couple of years and didn't really get anywhere with it. However, since then I've become a mum for the first time and during lockdown in the UK my house became an absolute bomb site with no visitors to give me the fear to clean! I hit the point a couple of months ago where my son was becoming mobile and needed clear (and clean!) floor space to move around and I decided to really commit to the method. Well, to all those people who I rolled my eyes at for saying it was "life-changing" please accept my humblest apologies... I've now well and truly joined your ranks. Not only is my house cleaner, I'm just more organised in general as I need to be able to fit everything around my son's schedule. I've found on of the best things has been having the correct tools for the job and my two favourites are a cordless vacuum cleaner and a spray mop. Seriously worth the investment to get these, it makes the daily quick running around and jobs like cleaning the couch, high corners, stairs and car MUCH easier to do. ( I would always put off the vacuuming cause I really hated lugging out the big one!) This year I will be committing 100% to the full method as well as the organised Christmas and I can't wait!!

This. Book. Has. Changed. My. Life. I have always been one to hate house work and always needed a pick to clean - or will leave until I can’t ignore it anymore and spend hours and hours tidying and get into a foul mood because of it. This book has a friendly approach to housework and installs “the voice” in your head that encourages to to do your little bit everyday so you will never ever feel overwhelmed ever again! I highly recommend this book!!!!

This is the best book about housework that I have ever read ( and I’ve read a few). The routine is easy to follow and yields results without being overwhelming. Gemma’s book is very inspirational and includes some original ideas and quotes. Gemma shares some useful tips that will also save you time. If I had to recommend a book to a new Mum, wife or homemaker, it would definitely be this one. Well done Gemma and thank you.

A few months ago I was really negative about the TOMM method and said that I would never do it because my house would never be all clean all at the same time. But, I gave it a go, just to prove I was right, and I’m a complete convert! I now live and breathe TeamTOMM. It has given me my weekends back to spend with my family and it letting me get so much more done in my life. The book is fantastic - full of useful tips and realistic goals. Well written by a truly honest and likeable lady who’s happy to admit that running a house is hard work but that there are ways to get it sorted. Thank you Gemma and thank you TeamTOMM.

First of all, it must be said that, according to her own hype, literally thousands of women have been helped by this infallible, ground breaking method. When I got married, over 50 years ago, it was becoming increasingly common for women to continue working prior and after having children. It was also common for men to continue to behave as though they were the sole breadwinner and the lionesses' share of the chores and childcare was still the responsibility of the wife, even if, as was the case in my marriage, the wife worked longer hours. There were numerous books published about how to achieve the seemingly impossible feat of running an efficient home, working, having time to give dinner parties and massage hubby's ego. All this to be achieved without the aid of any kind of paid help. So, what has changed? Very little it seems. Hubby is very much a walk-on part in this book. He sometimes put the children to bed, he has to endure odd socks until an infallible method of sock management is implemented by wifey but he generally takes a backseat in the day to day organisation and actual cleaning of the house. It is depressing to realise that, although women have successfully built careers in the world of work, despite the barriers created by men, most, though not all, men still prefer to regard housework and childcare as 'her department'.

Loved it. Brillant and easy . Nice tips i would recommand with closed eyes. Thank you very much. You should consider translate in french.

Great self help book.

Bra tips och tricks för att hjälpa till att få en hushållsrutin att fungera för hela familjen.

He probado muchas rutinas de limpieza, tengo 5 hijos y poco tiempo para limpiar. Esta rutina me ha sido tan efectiva que la he pasado a mi agenda para tenerla presente cada semana. Ahora dedico poco tiempo a limpiar y mucho a nuestras cosas. Ojalá lo traduzcan al español.

Fantastic book, very simple to follow. Transformational! Recommend to a new mum who also found very helpful.