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Well, I'm off to a good start today. I've:
- added things to my lists for each room
- decluttered the living room
- rearranged the living room furniture
- did 2 loads of dishes
- scrubbed out and polished the kitchen sink
- wiped out the bathroom sink
- made our bed
- put away a load of laundry, started another load in the washer
- cleared the office floor enough to vacuum it
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Ikea has a swing that hangs from the ceiling. You could get that for his room.
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The book Home Comforts is always inspiring to me. I'll sometimes check it out from the library for a couple weeks to get motivated again. Another thing I'll do when I need motivation to clean is rent the series "How Clean is Your House?" from Netflix.
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I'm on the third book of the Twilight series right now, Eclipse.
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I'd show some gratitude, even if it's not what you're feeling. She's more likely to help out in the future if she feels like you appreciate what she's doing.
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I think that remorse is something they grow into, as they start to understand other people's feelings.
how can I help him see that he needs to accept the punishmentThinking more about it, being punished may be what's keeping remorse at bay. Instead of making him think about what he did and how it affects people, punishment turns his feelings to you and how he's mad.
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Have you encountered any substantial inconveniences by not having credit cards? Renting cars? Making hotel reservations? Getting major loans (mortgage)? Do you have a debit card with a credit card symbol on it?
TIA!
I haven't had any of the problems you mentioned and I don't have a credit card. I have a Visa debit card through our bank that is linked to our checking account and that works for everything.
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Considering Mrs. Duggars age and the amount of dc she has given birth to, do you think she will be able to get pregnant again?
Yup.
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Thanks, I'll check that. Anything else?
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I need to change my vote. I've recently gone from Don't own but have considered to Own it and glad I do.
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We are on Primary Math 3 with ds1 and use all of the extra books that go with it.
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Thanks for posting this thread. I have the same sort of situation. My now eight year old read all the Harry Potter books when he was seven and just finished the Eragon series. Now he's asking to read the Twilight books and I have the issue where content at that reading level for popular books isn't appropriate for him.
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Congratulations!
Any advice for those of us that aren't there yet? What worked well for you guys?
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During our two weeks off here, I'm hoping to get the house decluttered and scrubbed so that it's more manageable for me next year.
Here are the rooms I want to get done:
Living Room
Dining Room
Kitchen
Mud/computer Room
Playroom
Our Bedroom
Bathroom
Office
Kid Bedroom #1
Kid Bedroom #2
Upstairs Living Room/Playroom
Basement
Does anyone have any chore/winter cleaning/decluttering tips or things to-do that I should remember?
I'm also thinking of using the "Motivatedmoms" list to keep things in order after the big cleanup. Does anyone have experience with that?
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I can't say I've ever gotten burned out homeschooling. This is our fourth year and I'm still totally into it. But I do get worn down sometime. Between having four kids, homeschooling, working from home and going to college, I balance a lot.
I've declared the next two weeks no-school, mom's cleaning/planning/break time.
Another thing I do is have a mother's helper who I can call when I need someone to play with the kids, help me clean, etc.
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I'm using the ABC series with dd right now and I love it. The books were cheap. They're cute. She likes doing them and will ask to do it. For her, it has the right balance of learning new things and review. She loves doing with cutting and pasting (books D and F seem to have a ton of it).
We also have the ETC books and I'm with the other poster who said that they're completely different. I think it's good to use both, as long as you don't end up doing too much.
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Here are the rooms I want to get done:
Living Room
Dining Room
Kitchen
Mud/computer Room
Playroom
Our Bedroom
Bathroom
Office
Kid Bedroom #1
Kid Bedroom #2
Upstairs Living Room/Playroom
Basement
Does anyone have any chore/winter cleaning/decluttering tips or things to-do that I should remember?
I'm also thinking of using the "Motivatedmoms" list to keep things in order after the big cleanup. Does anyone have experience with that?
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Congratulations Duggars!!! I love their show, but we don't have cable, so I have to go to my mom's to watch it.
has anyone heard Mrs. Duggar talk about whether she struggles with bladder control/stress incontinence after having so many kids?After 2 kids I have my own "poise pad" troubles. With 18, I'd positively be sitting in a puddle and stealing my own babe's dipes!
I don't know about her, but I have 4 children and don't have issues with it.
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I'd cancel it. If you've been making payments on time, etc and they raise your rate, they're not a company to do business with.
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What kinds of dating guidelines have you talked about?
My kids are young, but I'm trying to get them on board with the time with family and chaperoned dates plan.
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I'm using this weekend to make up all my to-do lists for the weeks off. I don't actually start cleaning or lesson planning until Monday.
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I'd buy the Legos. I'll be getting some for my ds1.
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I'm 24 and I love to see things written out. I'm also aiming to be the last person on earth without a cell phone.
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I've started my cleaning lists. It's a legal pad with a page labeled for each room. That way I can put a list on each page.
I told ds1 that I'll pay him .50/15 minutes to play with the baby so I can clean and I'm also going to try to get my mother's helper scheduled for a few hours each week.
Winter cleaning
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Posted · Edited by phathui5
Here's my list for each room do far (hoping to get it done over the next two weeks):
Living Room
Done - declutter living room
Done - sweep around wood stove
- vacuum furniture
- mop living room
- dust furniture & windowsils
- vacuum curtains
- weed out shoes that kids don't wear
- straighten end table drawers
Done - clean out under coffee table
- move couches & vacuum underneath
- dust fan
Dining Room
- organize school shelves
- declutter & organize cabinet
- scrub down dining room table and chairs
- mop dining room
Done - clean dining room windows
- clean out under changing table
- wipe down woodwork
- dust fan
Kitchen
- empty china cabinet, clean shelves & glass, put dishes back
- move book boxes out of kitchen
- organize kitchen drawers
Done - sort through junk drawer
- organize spice rack
- clean out under the sink
- sort out cabinet under stove
- scrub down stovetop
Done - empty sink & scrub out
- throw away old foodstuffs
- empty fridge and clean the inside
- wipe down cabinet fronts
- mop kitchen
- clean kitchen windows
Playroom
Done - throw away broken toys
Done - put toys back where they go
- weed out toys to take to Goodwill
- clean windows & mirror
- shake out carpet
- sweep playroom
- mop playroom
- clean out closet
- wipe down woodwork
- dust windowsils
Bedroom
Done - clear off floor
- wash sheets
- organize dresser drawers
- clear top of dresser
- straighten up shelves
- straighten up closet
- clean windows
- dust fan
- wipe down woodwork
- vacuum carpet
- wash curtains
Bathroom
Done - organize bathroom closet
Done - empty trash
Done - scrub tub
- clean toilet
Done- mop floor
- paint bathroom a less ugly color
Office
- declutter office
- empty out closet
- straighen up bookshelves
Done - move white bookshelf upstairs
- vacuum carpet
- clean windows
- wash curtains
Kids' Rooms
- help kids clean their rooms
Basement
- take lots of stuff to Goodwill and the dump