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Housekeeping- Shall We Blog It?

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I hate cleaning house.

So not my thing.

It used to be. Five kids ago. But no longer.

My passive rebellious self would rather search for site names for a housekeeping hate blog than to fold laundry or scrub the kitchen sink.

These sound like fun….

myhousewillneverbeclean.com

mychildrenlivelikepigs.com

housekeepingisnotmything.com

iwouldrathergivemycatabath.com (and we do not even have a cat)

housekeepingisevil.com

housekeepingisevilandsoaremykids.com

raiseyourhandifyourhouseisamess.com

housekeepingmakesyouugly.com

whendidibecomethemaid.com

Steal any of my ideas and I will cut you! (With that dirty knife in the sink.)

Just sayin’.

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Make Kiddy Craft Clean Up Easy

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Do your kids make a huge mess at your kitchen table when they do crafty project that involve glue, paint or play-doh?

Tell me about it!

Here is the solution- a cheap plastic throwaway table cover. You can get them at any dollar store for a buck. Walmart and Target has them comparably priced as well. Find them on clearance? Grab a few- you’ll use them, I promise. You can even save the leftover table covers from your child’s birthday party if it is still in good condition. Store it with your container of kiddy craft supplies and you are ready to go!

The cover is an inexpensive way to protect your table from the goo and gunk. And as long as the crafty project is something simple like play-doh, you just shake it off and reuse it next time.

If it is a messy craft and the cover can not be saved, just pick up the things you are going to keep and chunk the cover with mess and all. If it can not be reused- no worries since you only spent a buck!

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Bathroom Clean-up Check List

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Oh, I really like this blog I have found… Household Management 101.

This should be a class we teach at home. Or in our schools.

For boys. Because some day they will grow up to be men who will no longer pee all over the toilet seat! Or am I dreaming?

For men. Because they are not going to do it otherwise.

For girls. Well, see the reason below.

For women. Because sometimes, we just work better with a list. (Me, raising my hand as high as I can!)

The author of the blog is Taylor. Mom to three kids. She could be your neighbor. Well, she has some great lists over on her site. Go check her out!

Today one of her features is focusing on Bathroom Clean-up. Daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly.

And check list people, you can print it out and put it in a Household Notebook. I like that even better. (You can read more about a household notebook on her blog.)

I think it is a perfect place to start for your Saturday or Sunday cleaning. Or, even better, make it accessible to your children and their bathroom chore chart is essentially done.

Thanks Taylor!

This bring great simplicity to my life. Love it!

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