A Neat and Clean House vs Children

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Registered: 07-17-2007
A Neat and Clean House vs Children
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Tue, 07-27-2010 - 8:35am

For those of you who like a neat and clean house, how do you keep it that way with children?

I find that if I am tied to goal of having a neat and clean house, I become a raging shrew against my children as they proceed to undo all the neatness I have worked so hard to attain. If I made a "neat and clean house" my goal, my children would not have their messy projects that take days/weeks to complete. My children would not pick up a book (casually left out)as they walk through the family room and browse through- discovering once again the mother actually knows about a few good books. I would let them watch more tv/computer time, as they don't make things as messy when they do. I would squash their ideas if I thought it would make too much of a mess. I wouldn't let them cook/experiment in the kitchen- as it is usually more work for me to clean up after they have "cleaned up". So, how do you inspire creativity and imagination in a neat and clean house? Are you on top of them to put things away as soon as they are done even if it is temporary? Where do you put the legos?....... Have you ever allowed them to take over the living room with all of their toys arranged in a city complex (thomas the train things were the Metro, legos and blocks were the buildings....)? How long would it stay up? Would let it be up for the summer so they could add to and change tings around as they got new ideas? Or allowed them to take over half of the family room for a month+ while they build and live in a beaver lodge (using all the empty shoe and other boxes and some that weren't empty)? Even if you have to walk around it everyday to get to the kitchen? Or do you require that all toys be put away everyday?

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Registered: 04-16-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 4:18pm
I have heard people say that over and over, yet I have always found that Costco's meat is somewhat expensive.
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Registered: 04-16-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 4:22pm
I thought that these places were pretty much run the same, but maybe it's regional.
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Registered: 04-16-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 4:24pm
Dd13 and I just had a conversation about that, lol.
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Registered: 05-10-2009
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 4:24pm
I have no doubt that YOU can save significantly
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Registered: 05-10-2009
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 4:26pm
When we lived near a Costco, we found we'd save a lot on meat there.
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Registered: 07-09-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 4:27pm

Me too (while I'm watching Ellen)...this is how I do it


toothpaste,


I like name brands. Local grocery had on sale for $1 and I had 50 cent coupon that doubled so FREE


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on sale $1.50 plus

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Registered: 07-09-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 4:28pm
I buy our meat at the supermarket and don't freeze it, I use it. I don't keep fresh meats frozen as I don't personally like the taste as well (especially in things like steaks but same is true for hamburger, chicken, chops, etc imho).

Polkadots&FlipFlops

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Registered: 03-02-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 4:33pm
I guess it all depends on what you buy. The steaks are a good deal, don't think much more than a supermarket but the quality is much better in my experience. I buy veal cutlets for $13-$16 ($1 per peice) which is a much better deal than my local supermarket. Ground meat is about $2.60/lb. I get 15 lbs. of chicken cutlets for $20.
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Registered: 03-02-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 4:39pm
They advertise around here for food samplers. Their hours are usually 10 or 11-3, Saturday and Sundays and they pay $11-$12 hour. Their signs in the store say part time work.
So far we have gotten $36 back and I put that toward my bill that week.
I also can get a discount at work for a membership so I am going to look into that when my card expires.
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Registered: 03-02-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 4:42pm

batteries.....?

large package (18? can't remember) Duracell on sale for 8.99 - 1.50 coupon -1.00 store coupon = 6.49

I just got Duracell AA's at Costco, 40 count, regular 12.99, had coupon, got for 9.99.

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