Chores

Those of you with kids can relate to this I'm sure. Getting them to do their chores has been a chore in itself. They do the chores for a little while and then....they fall off the wagon. Or I fall off the wagon remembering to remind the younger ones about their chores or hubby just does it himself. That's a whole other post! lol Anyway I was trying to think of a way to spice up the chore thing a little bit and thought it would be fun if I tried this. I thought I would write out all the chores that I want the kids to do. They are 11, 9 and soon to be 8 and I think they should be to handle all of these. You know chores like, dusting, bathrooms ( I may break this up a little so they are not having to clean the whole thing), garbage, dishes, you know the normal chore list. Ok my thought is to have all the chores written out on a card and put on the fridge. No certain order just all over. Then my thought would be the kids can pick say 3 chores, whatever they want, first come first serve, to do. They dont' have to do them all at once but I'm thinking of it more like a game, get the good ones first! Once they've done their 3 chores then they put the cards in a little pocket I'll make and then they are done. We've done the sticker thing and rotating chores but maybe this will make it a little more fun, cause who wants to do boring ole chores anyway? We'll also do an allowance to go with the chores because I think it's important for them to learn about money and how to save and good ways to spend. Nothing outrageous but enough for them. So how do you manage chores in your house?

Once a day keeps your mind more sane

Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning...does that sound familiar? Its the story of my life! Try and keep the house in order and it only takes a moment before its all messy again. But what about the clutter, or the dust bunnies or maybe the big stack of junk mail that you need to sort through? Are you a surface cleaner or a get down and get dirty cleaner. My parents are coming to visit in a few weeks and so I've made a new goal (yes another goal) to take one day at a time and really deep clean my house. I always feel so much better when I've really cleaned and I can relax and feel more comfortable when we have company over. Its super simple and super easy. The goal is to do at least one project a day, cleaning something that you wouldn't normally clean. That sounds easy enough, right? The hard part is sticking to it! Today my project will be to go through the basket on my counter that somehow ends up collecting so many unwanted items. At the end of the day if I've completed at least one or two projects, then I'm that much closer to a very clean house! So...how do you clean??

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