tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761059487689492817.post7983931728212359477..comments2023-05-12T04:15:21.382-04:00Comments on Aduladi' & Co.: Big Sigh from Home and GardenAngel at Aduladi'http://www.blogger.com/profile/13008952584983502510noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761059487689492817.post-76097471055687456212008-03-05T15:00:00.000-05:002008-03-05T15:00:00.000-05:00It is truely a season...my kids are 15,13 and 9 an...It is truely a season...my kids are 15,13 and 9 and yep there's still alot of stuff but its more contained and easier to get them to clean up. One thing we do is have a tidy chair, so that at the end of the day, I go around and put everything in the room up on one chair...that way the floor is tidy. Ever notice when the floor is tidy the house just feels cleaner? Anyway, then the kids go to the chair, claim their stuff and put it away or else its off to charity. The other thing we've done is a jubilee basket where I will collect all items around the house in a laundry basket. If the kids want it back they pay me (and its a huge fine of $1,00 per item) or they wait until Sunday to get it back free...JUBILEE! Anyway, I think homeschooling is just a different lifestyle all together because we use all the rooms of our homes every single day unlike schooled families who are never in their homes except to eat and sleep. There's really just no signs of life! For me, I'll take the mess! It really does get better my friend, I hear you, I was there too! Love the bluejay visual...I have a neighbour like that too.Samantha from Colonial Curve Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336678033407812343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761059487689492817.post-41582268143104662032008-03-05T11:01:00.000-05:002008-03-05T11:01:00.000-05:00I clean houses on the weekend. Not mine, mind you....I clean houses on the weekend. Not mine, mind you. Other people pay me to clean their floors, so mine are sorely neglected. When I leave a freshly scoured house, I wish those past hours were spent cleaning my bathrooms. That is not to be, at least, for awhile. And when my children are grown, I will miss the laughter and morning cuddles. At least, that is what I tell myself. ;) <BR/><BR/>I really appreciate Mamma D's comment. This really is a season. We are preparing the soil in our children's hearts. Pushing a plow and pulling weeds tends to make a mess. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761059487689492817.post-15706207698707702022008-03-05T09:19:00.000-05:002008-03-05T09:19:00.000-05:00Heh-heh-heh. Is it bad that I'm glad others strugg...Heh-heh-heh. Is it bad that I'm glad others struggle with this? :-0<BR/><BR/>(Ok, let's ignore that part of my depravity.)<BR/><BR/>Actually, I discovered an amazing product for fingerprints (and those things that I don't want to think about, but that look like dried boogers) on painted walls!!! It's called "Greased Lightening". I think I got it at Target. Two sprays of it with a quick wipe of one of those non-scratch sponges got my walls super clean last weekend. It is my new miracle product. It seriously works on everything. No offense to your husband, but it works a million times better than Mr. Clean. ;-)<BR/><BR/>~HeatherHeather in WIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06321777672010219081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761059487689492817.post-84852043772079448512008-03-05T06:15:00.000-05:002008-03-05T06:15:00.000-05:00It gets easier as your kids get older... Little Br...It gets easier as your kids get older... Little Brother is 7 and I am just now getting a handle on my house. I KNOW you have seen my house (or the one in Frederick) at, well, not its best.<BR/><BR/>When they get older, they don't "play" with toys so much, so there is less of their clutter around. They are better at occupying their own time, leaving you with a little more. It's the "seasons" thing. You will arrive at your clean house season... but right now you are in the "take care of me cause I am too little to take care of myself" season. Oddly enough... when they get older you <I>almost</I> wish they were still young. I miss having babies... then again, bonbon time is really great! (just kidding, lol).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761059487689492817.post-46180522337238352742008-03-04T18:45:00.000-05:002008-03-04T18:45:00.000-05:00Ditto that, Sister! College, here they come.Ditto that, Sister! College, here they come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761059487689492817.post-71378605147218346092008-03-04T17:24:00.000-05:002008-03-04T17:24:00.000-05:00Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this! ...Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this! I was on a homeschool message board last week, and the folks there were discussing whether or not they could homeschool <I>and</I> keep their house clean. It was so depressing. I didn't even participate in the discussion because everyone was talking about how they were "visitor ready" within 20 minutes on average. Ack! There were a handful of people who admitted they were more like us... "visitor ready" with notification in the hours. (Overnight visitor ready would be a lot longer.)<BR/><BR/>I am not the best housekeeper in the world, anyway. I know that. (You know that.) But even if I <I>was</I> better, I still can't imagine being "visitor ready" in less than an hour.<BR/><BR/>It's nice to have a comrade. :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249055928245806106noreply@blogger.com