Comments on: Baby Steps

By: karen

karen — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:53:37 +0000

small steps! find “more hours in my day” by emilie barnes.
she suggests breaking down chores in your house by day - Monday, sheets & towels, tues - laundry, wed - vacuum, etc. - Sounds like you will be a slave to housework, but not really. Once you break it down, the individual tasks don’t take that long.
Disinfectant wipes are the greatest invention ever. Try windex wipes for bath mirror & countertop appliances.
Start giving those precious angels in your house their own chores. It will take twice as long, it won’t be done they way you would do it, but they will learn responsibility and gain a sense of accomplishment. Get Ruthie a pair of rubber gloves & a kitchen stool & let her wash the tupperware. She’ll have a ball.

By: christa

christa — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:29:12 +0000

I can so relate to this… My mom was paying for me to have a housecleaner twice a month and I got so spoiled. But because of some financial changes in her life and since I now have one child in school full time, I let my housecleaner go…My mom told me about this book that she used to use back in the 70’s-80’s called “Sidetracked Home Executive”. I think you might enjoy it since you like organizing things…you write out all the tasks for each room on 3×5 cards and organize by things that need to be done daily, weekly, monthly, etc. Then you decide what your weekly schedule will be…its a little anal, but I’m acutally enjoying it and its easy to modify also, as the kids get older, they can have cards that they are in charge of. If you want to know more I’d be happy to share…

By: jody

jody — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:57:51 +0000

good for you!!
I definitely do not like to clean the bathroom(s). The pull-out wipes are wonderful for a quick wipe-up around the sink and toilet.
And washing the kitchen floor is another infrequent chore - it seems so futile (is that the right word?!) But it does always feel good when I’ve done it.
And I DEFINITELY never look under my kitchen sink!!! Ignorance is bliss!