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: 05-10-2009
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 9:42pm
Usually just the store brand, unless I can get the really good Italian stuff on sale.
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Registered: 01-15-2006
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 9:42pm

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then there's garlic, oregeno, basil, peppers to the water, puree and paste.

 

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Registered: 03-02-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 9:43pm
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iVillage Member
Registered: 05-10-2009
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 9:43pm
That's like a sacrilege to me, when I can use freshly sauteed onion so easily with a much better result.
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Registered: 07-17-2007
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 9:44pm
Well, like I said, I e-mailed Wegmens to consider the store site. I will try with another store. It is just a little community advocacy. I don't have a plan or anything- the store would have figure it all out for themselves.
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Registered: 05-10-2009
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 9:44pm
I said the numbers weren't real. It was an example of how cheaper that don't last as long can still be a better value.
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Registered: 04-16-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 9:44pm
She very clearly siad, in her op that the numbers were not *real*, but
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Registered: 03-02-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 9:46pm
What brand is the really good Italian stuff?
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Registered: 03-02-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 9:46pm
So you can easily add that to the jarred sauce.
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Registered: 04-16-2010
Tue, 08-03-2010 - 9:47pm
Aren't you the one who loves to grocery shop?

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