Weekly Flylady Thread 31st March 2008

Sharon_1970_2

Question re childrens rooms - Just wondered what everyone else does really. I have three daughters 13, 11 and 7. It takes me an absolute age to do each room to level 3 so what does everyone else do. How do you work it into you schedule if you have more than one child?

vivw_2

Sharon_1970 wrote: »

Question re childrens rooms - Just wondered what everyone else does really. I have three daughters 13, 11 and 7. It takes me an absolute age to do each room to level 3 so what does everyone else do. How do you work it into you schedule if you have more than one child?

I suppose my first question is why do you do their rooms esp the two older ones. Mine are all grown up now but because I worked full time and my youngest had special needs [ at the age of 22 he still only has about a mental age of a two - three year old] my older children were all expected to help in the house. They kept their own rooms clean and did their own washing and ironing. Once a week they were in charge of cooking dinner - we had some interesting meals!!! I firmly believe this helped give them the practical homemaking /domestic skills they needed for when they left home.

Dustykitten

Sharon_1970 wrote: »

Question re childrens rooms - Just wondered what everyone else does really. I have three daughters 13, 11 and 7. It takes me an absolute age to do each room to level 3 so what does everyone else do. How do you work it into you schedule if you have more than one child?

My biggest problem too - I have 3 kids with a room each and they are 14, 12 and 6. I am trying a new system. I hoover all of their rooms each week (but not under beds etc) and change beds (not all on the same day) - they strip and DS1 makes his own back up then each week I am trying to wet wipe one room, change mattress protectors, pull stuff out to hoover etc basically do level 3 - the child who's turn it is has to tidy the room up for me first. It is working ok, so far

Sharon_1970_2

vivw wrote: »

I suppose my first question is why do you do their rooms esp the two older ones. Mine are all grown up now but because I worked full time and my youngest had special needs [ at the age of 22 he still only has about a mental age of a two - three year old] my older children were all expected to help in the house. They kept their own rooms clean and did their own washing and ironing. Once a week they were in charge of cooking dinner - we had some interesting meals!!! I firmly believe this helped give them the practical homemaking /domestic skills they needed for when they left home.

VivW - Oh don't get me wrong they do make their beds and tidy up generally but its not really that good if you know what I mean. Eldest has two hamsters in her room and they make a heck of a mess also she has learning difficulties so she struggles to keep on top of things. Middle one is probably about the best but the youngest is a nightmare. I can spend hours doing it in the hope that she will maintain it but it just doesn't work that way. They all do chores round the house and they are brilliant at other stuff like baking, cleaning cars, cleaning the kitchen and washing up its just their rooms that are a mess. I suppose if they did a better job it would just be a pickup for me but its getting them to keep it that way.

Sharon_1970_2

Dustykitten wrote: »

My biggest problem too - I have 3 kids with a room each and they are 14, 12 and 6. I am trying a new system. I hoover all of their rooms each week (but not under beds etc) and change beds (not all on the same day) - they strip and DS1 makes his own back up then each week I am trying to wet wipe one room, change mattress protectors, pull stuff out to hoover etc basically do level 3 - the child who's turn it is has to tidy the room up for me first. It is working ok, so far

oh good system, I think that might work for me too. They will all strip and in fact remake their own beds so I guess thats the worst part done, at least for me. I am only 5ft and with two of them having high sleepers I have a bit of a job making beds!! lol. Thanks for the suggestion

Pollybear

Afternoon all

Two loads of washing done, it's been hanging out all morning but the sun has only just come through. I hope it will dry now.

Vacuumed through downstairs. Prepped dinner. That's enough for me.....(I did all the bedrooms on Wednesday)

vivw_2

Sharon_1970 - it doesn't matter if they aren't perfect every week. Are you trying to clean everything even windows and underbeds every week? If so, its definitely too much. The animal mess obviously needs keeping under control as do any cups, plates etc that may find their way into the bedrooms but maybe you could ease up on the rest.

vivw_2

Also remember they are beginning to enter the teenage or near teenage years and for a lot of teenagers and tidiness don't go together!!!

prettypennies

:mad: RANT ALERT

OH just nipped home from work. He has really p****d me off.

I told him I have to take next weeks contribution for the bill this week as I had none left for fuel etc. and he is moaning about it. (I get paud next week so won't take any money out then)

He contributes £90 a week towards the bills, groceries etc.

I get my wage and some CTC.

Out of my account come the Mortgage, Water Rates, Council Tax, TV licence, House Insurance, Gas and Electric, Internet/TV charge and all the money for groceries, kids clothes, days out with kids, swimming etc

On top of his £90 a week, he pays for the car tax, insurance, kids music lessons.

Fair enough, if there is something big to pay out, new car, hol, he pays. But I don't think he has any concept about how much it costs to run a home and put food on the table.

Sharon_1970_2

Pigpen I cant reply to your PM as it says you have exceeded your stored messages