'House & Home' Category
Jane! Get me off this crazy thing!
Do you remember The Jetsons? (Or am I that much older than you?) Well, that quote pretty much sums up how I’ve been feeling lately. That’s how I know my life it totally OUT of balance. I’ve been pushing full force into one thing or another for days at a time and not slowing down. [...]
Camp Cleanup: Boot Camp
FlyLady has started Camp GonnaWannaFLY. My family is taking that concept and starting Camp Cleanup. Unlike the FlyLady’s concept of working in 15 minute intervals, our first week out of school is going to be boot camp! We divided our home up into five areas that need to be cleaned, wrote each on a piece of [...]
The House Fairy
As I was reading one of my emails from the FlyLady this morning, I noticed a reference to The House Fairy. As I understand it from my quick review, The House Fairy is the sister to Santa Claus and she helps motivate children to clean their rooms. The system uses videos, songs, rewards, etc. And [...]
Kids’ Chore Charts
This is not a new revolutionary concept by any means, but when was the last time you actually used a chore chart? They are an excellent idea and generally work well. The kids tend to like the stickers, points or whatever reward system gets used with them. However, the use of chore charts often get discarded once the novelty [...]
