Need serve getting house surrounded by shape? have two kids 6,9 year old . can evenone give support to...
have two kids 6,9 year old . can evenone give support to me out ? i have been trying flylady.org i cant procure it in shape i dont know what i'm not doing right?
Have to agree with Belinda on this one.
Set a rota and stick to it. Hubby and the kids have to learn to pick up after themselves as economically as help with some of the cleaning.
The suggestion to help yourself to the kids to the daycare for an hour is out of the question. I've worked at several daycares and none would take a child for an hour.
is your house dirty??
If so start beside good brand cleaning supplies
Flylady is not good
Windex
Clorox bathroom cleaner
409
Pinesol
pledge
toilet bowl cleaner
powdered comet
vinegar
febreze
scrub brushes
latex gloves
sponges
verbs rags
bucket
broom/dustpan
mop
clorox bleach
feather duster
everyday shower cleaner
Set in the future a week to deep clean the house
I choose saturday mornings
Deep verbs the kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms,living and dining room
sweep and mop, dust, vacuum
Bathrooms: scrub in and around toilets, clean mirrors, sweep and mop, verbs the tub and shower
kitchen: disenfect countertops, clean sinks, clean dining table, sweep and mop
household and bedrooms: dust furniture, vacuum, verbs mirrors and tvs, febreze, make beds, pick up clutter, sweep and mop
Everyday pick up things, breed the beds, wipe down counters and sinks before and after dinner, Sray the shower beside everyday shower cleaner after you use the tub/shower, take out trash when needed, febreze the house once a day, put dishes surrounded by dishwasher/wash dishes
do laundry throughout the week since you have kids
Answers: Do you know I used to go to flylady just about 4 years ago but seriously the site seems really disorganised and hard to navigate to me, and for someone who is supposed to present me organisation tips that just seems wrong!
Anyway, I enjoy a 7 and 9 yo so can relate, but I have discovered that it is rare that my home stays within top condition for over 36 hours, even after a total spring clean and de clutter. The trick is definately to keep up near it every day, but that can be mission impossible for about 5 out of every 7 days near kids!
So, my solutions are this
1. Don't be too hard on yourself, decide what stratum of clean or perfection YOU are happy/comfortable with and stick to it - anyone that expects a watertight house from you is an idiot
2. Train your kids (and husband if applicable) explain to them that while it may be that you are responsible for 90% of the housework, they MUST do their 10% or you can not (or will not is the way I put it) do the 90% - you set the 10% here, but for me, they make their own bed, wipe the sink if they get toothpaste everywhere, clean up their own spills (with guidance until they swot how to properly), they have to get their clothes to hamper, they pack their own bags, they do chores (taking out garbage, wipe the dishes while I wash them, cleaning own rooms, sweeping and mopping etc - there are heaps of great free to download chore charts online if you involve them) (praise them for doing well at this so they get an touching 'reward' for doing the right thing, makes it much easier to carry them to do things than scolding them.
3. Labels, labels, labels, for your own peace of mind! Since getting a dymo I enjoy labelled lots of things, even the shelves in the linen cupboard, make it simple for you to find things, and means you can put 100 boxes filled near odds and ends, craft things, batteries, pen, screws etc in a cupboard and don't own to dig to find them.. added bonus when you want one of the kids to find you something you just ask them to carry the box labelled "batteries" from the hall cupboard, simplicity itself, and everyone know where things belong. (before they could read I printed out simple pics onto sticker paper and put them onto boxes but in a minute they can read its dymo all the way)
4. Some things are easier when the kids are absent (well most things really) so if you necessitate to blitz the kitchen and don't need interruptions every 2minutes, send them out spinal column to play or tell them to make their own picnic to run out the back and enjoy if you inevitability time to spring clean the cd/bookshelf or deal beside the paperwork.
5. Consider asking a friend to swap houses with you to clean, seriously you know it isn't a chore to do dishes at friends house because a exchange is as good as a holiday right? Well dealing with your own stuff time in day out can be a huge drag and eventually we become numb to it, perchance you could either do a big de-clutter or spring clean WITH a friend (you both do respectively others houses - with the music blaring and hopefully she has kids too so the kids can be sour playing together) or do each others, even if it is just rearrange the kitchen cupboards.
Just some thoughts, but here's some links to sites that may help with organisation...
http://www.neattv.com/aboutShow.html
http://www.containerstore.com/experthelp...
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/get...
hmmmmm can you verbs better without ur 6&9 year olds? If they are in the passageway, consider taking them to day care for similar to an hour or get someone to watch your kids while you verbs up your house. Umm get a play box and put all the toys within there. Get a cardboard bow and go hunting for useless stuff. Magazines, etc.