A Neat and Clean House vs Children

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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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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 6:35pm

i stock up on meats when they're on sale, we hvae a second fridge/freezer in our garage we're able to store it in.




Edited 8/3/2010 6:51 pm ET by egd3blessed

 

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 6:42pm

Costco is very close to me, but even before that one was built, the one at Arundel Mills Mall was on the way home from the train station (back when I was still taking the MARC). I like it for the gas, mostly, although tires is the other main reason I keep the membership.

There are a few main food staples I get there. I get chicken there because the way it's packed is a perfect size and it freezes well without problems of freezer burn. I also really like their chicken broth--you can buy it in 1 quart boxes, which is much more handy than in unresealable cans.

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 6:43pm
don'cha love when you go to the store for batteries then forget what size you need for the remote you needed them for? ;)

 

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 6:44pm
I refuse to go to Costco on weekends. It's HORRIBLE then. I go on Monday mornings, right after they open. I can park close, and there's probably only 100 to 200 people there. AND as you mentioned, it's before the sample people get set up. I never get food samples at Costco.

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 6:46pm
LOL, you're welcome. I think o.O is the perfect way to describe that thread :)

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 6:53pm

I'll probably be avoiding Target in the near future. It not just its donation to Tom Emmer, but the larger scale Citizens United decision.

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/target-best-buy-fire-campaign-contributions-minnesota-candidate/story?id=11270194

I like Target, it will leave a hole in my shopping experience, but I'll find alternatives.

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 6:55pm
I just recently noticed Costco has that early opening for different membership levels and stopped at the door, but the woman checking cards waved me in, "Oh, we don't bother with that except on weekends, hon!" (thank God, because I'm way too lazy to have gone home and come back later--it's bad enough waiting until 10.)

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 6:56pm
I don't know really I was guessing. I have never heard that beans & rice for a meal is not a good enough meal, before now.

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 7:02pm
I probably *could* save by using coupons, but I don't find enough of a payoff to be bothered with it all. And fortunately, I don't need it to make ends meet; it was a habit I was happy to give up.

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 7:03pm

Oh brother....


I shop at Target a fair amount.

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