Organized Housewife Story

My name is Jaime Price, and I started Organized Housewife in 2012 as an opportunity to share my passion for creating peaceful and ordered homes with other wives and mothers. A few blog posts quickly turned into public speaking opportunities, publications, and appointments with clients. As I have reflected on my journey of watching Organized Housewife grow into more than I ever imagined, I am realizing that God has been preparing me for Organized Housewife my whole life.

My “First” House

​My mom stayed home full-time and homeschooled my brother and me through 6th grade. My dad is an architectural engineer who became the general contractor of a mountain golf course in Colorado when I was just a toddler. Their career choices shaped my unique knowledge and experiences that have equipped me with skills to help families manage all aspects of their homes.

My mom was an incredibly organized woman that managed a household with the closest grocery store almost an hour away. Nearly every meal I ate as a child was homecooked, our house was always both tidy and clean, and we frequently hosted family dinners with 30 or more people at an average gathering. I remember helping a bit around the house, but for the most part my mom singlehandedly homeschooled 2 kids while cleaning and managing a household. My mom demonstrated that a home can be neat and tidy, even with small children and many guests, with the right strategies and skills.

Childhood Home in the Framing Stage

My father managed the development of a golf course community in the mountains of Colorado, about 2 hours from the closest city. He oversaw the construction, but also worked closely with tradesmen for a majority of his life and continues to oversee the community services portion of that development. My dad built 3 houses for our family, with the last one during my teen years. I remember talking through the details of the 3rd home he built, helping to design my room and bathroom, and watching as he constructed a scaled model before starting construction. I spent countless hours following him around as he built walls, hung drywall, did electrical and plumbing work and even built furniture to fit within the walls he had built. As I began to own my own homes, my father continued to share his skills with me. We worked together to paint walls, refinish a basement, tile a fireplace in a not-so-easy herringbone pattern, install electrical fixtures and so much more.

Make Your Own Pizza Night

For the last 17 years, I have been a busy mom, raising three children and managing my own home. My identity lies first in knowing that I am a child of God, and then in my role as a wife, mom, and business owner. After watching my parents manage and maintain homes my whole life, I have now had the hands-on experience of managing my own busy home for over 20 years. I have lived the challenges of keeping a home clean, ordered, and maintained while balancing the demands of raising a family and running a business.

Although I would never ask anyone to hire me as an electrician or plumber and I would take some training to be on a framing or drywall crew, I have a great deal of practical knowledge about how homes are constructed from start to finish. My first job at 15 was for the housekeeping crew at the golf course community my dad worked at. My next job in high school was for a residential cleaning company. These experiences and skills, along with the last 20 years of running my own household, have uniquely equipped me to help families create order in their homes, keep them clean and work with experts in various trades to properly maintain all aspects of a home.

My home is my favorite place in the whole world. I love being in my home, working in my home, and sharing my home with others. Organized Housewife has given me the amazing opportunity to share this passion for home and family with others throughout Iowa and across the country.