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: 03-02-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 8:18pm
It would not matter to me if the price was lower if it was not as effective. If they are not as effective, I would be buying them more often.
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Registered: 01-15-2006
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 8:18pm
hobby describes coupon"ing" well ;)..i like the game of it, if i have a coupon for febreeze and there's an in store sale on top of it, i like to see what i end up getting it for, things like that, LOL..but i don't count on coupons to stay within some grocery budget if making ends meet is what that's supposed to mean.

 

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 8:19pm
Really? Because it's dated July 29, 2010.

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Registered: 03-02-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 8:20pm
I rarely make tomato sauce as I am not happy with how I make it. The jars are 2 lbs. each and I can get 2 meals out of one jar. We have spaghetti once a week.
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Registered: 08-22-2009
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 8:20pm

I agree.

I can tell a difference which is why whenever I buy meat I put what I plan to use within 2 days in the frig. But anything not being used in 2 days goes into the freezer.

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Registered: 07-09-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 8:21pm

When I come out with a $50 savings from store #1 and three more stores to go that I have calculated great savings I'm just lovin' it ha

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Registered: 07-09-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 8:22pm

Big discussion with girlfriend last week


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Registered: 01-15-2006
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 8:23pm
we were spoiled with one city's grocery store we used to live...i used to buy ground beef in 3-5 LB bulk pkgs ( you saved more that way ) then i would take it to the butcher in the back who would divide it up into individual one LB pkgs for me because that's how i cooked it, but still for the one bulk rate..i don't find that service so much anymore, bummer.

 

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Registered: 12-07-2003
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 8:23pm
I heard about that. I'm not sure if we have anything that's a better alternative around here though. Know anything about Dollar General?
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Registered: 04-16-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 8:24pm

We have big refr. in our kitchen, another one plus a deep freezer in the garage. Convenient!


So do we.

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