Hnts For Homemakers 7 TMD Pal Makng The Mostof Your Ktchen Experence (NAPSA)—For a busy mom, days can be flled wth packng lunches, carpoolng and mantanng famly schedules. Fndng tme to brng the whole famly together n one place can be dauntng. Accordng to a new survey, the ktchen s often the place famles happly come together. When asked what they most lke about ther ktchen, 52 percent of women sad that t serves as a socal gatherng place for frends and famly. “For ths reason, t s mportant to make the most of your ktchen experence,” advses Lauren Groveman, authorof “The I Love to Cook Book” and host of PBS’ “Home Cookng wth Lauren Groveman.” The survey, conducted by Opnon Research Corporaton and commssoned by Joy’ dshwashng lqud, polled 1,000 women, ages 18 andolder. These women offered three tps to brng more joy to the ktchen: 1) Personalze your ktchen 2) Involve the entre famly and 3) Clean as you cook. Make Your Ktchen Your Own A smple way many women make cookng and cleanng more pleasant s by personalzng ther ktchen. Forty-nne percent of respondents sad fresh-cut flowers can lven up the ktchen, whle 46 percent say they feature ther chldren’s artwork to add a personal touch. A beautful bowl of assorted ctrus frut on ther ktchen counter does the trck for 27 percent. Fllng the room wth a favorte scent s another opton. “Fnd somethng that adds to your own ktchen experence,” recommends Groveman. “It can be as smple as fllng the room wth Celebrty chef Lauren Groveman says that one wayto personalze a ktchens tofll t wth a favorte scent. famly pctures. Or—for the 75 percent of women who often wash ther dshes by hand—usng a dshwashng lqud such as Joy, that contans natural ctrus extracts, can offer a refreshng scent to boost your mood.” Share the Experence Nearly half of the women (48 percent) thnk the best way to make the ktchen more fun s to nvolve the entre famly—from preppng to cookng to cleanng up—by gvng each famly membera role. If everyone lends a hand, they wll gan a greater apprecaton for cookng and cleanng andthe qualty tme spentn the ktchen. Hurry Up and Clean Up! Twenty-four percent volunteered that cleanng as you go helps wth the sometmesdffcult task. Also, accordng to 14 percent of respondents, makng cleanup a famly affar cuts down on tme. For more tps on how to make your ktchen more enjoyable or for a copy of a free brochure, vst www.joydroppy.com.
