Articles tagged with chores
An Hour in My Kitchen
One hour. Sixty minutes. 3600 seconds. If I were to do spend just that amount of time for today, I might get through the dishes in my sink, the pots on the stove, and the piles of paper on the counter. I have often wondered how it
Deadlines
It's getting harder and harder to keep my online commitments. I'm somewhat ready to have the new beds delivered, but it's been almost a month and they've not yet called with a delivery date. Meanwhile, I've had to keep one room I normally store things in c
How to Teach Valuable Lessons With Positive Discipline
The first time I ever encountered the idea of a marble jar for discipline was in a movie I saw on TV in the 1980s. I can't for the life of me remember what the name of the move was, or even what it was about. I just remember that Patricia Neal (at least I
How To Use a Token Economy to Promote Good Behaviour
Token economies are often used in elementary classrooms and in therapeutic settings with special needs populations, particularly ABA interventions for children on the autism spectrum. They can also be used at home, to improve discipline and compliance with
Paper Plates - Captcha Challenge
I'm breaking out another #captchachallenge ... this time out I got 'paper plate'. Read my previous one here about the phrase 'learn the ropes'. Back in the day, we used paper plates a lot. That was the time when we didn't have any household help. Both my m
Cleaning up after dinner is hard
I usually get up at about 6 am and all day long there is a steady stream of household #chores to tackle. Sending #children to school and picking them up later, cleaning the house, washing dishes, cooking meals, laundry and taking care of my 2 year old as
Fitting Daily Life Puzzle Pieces Together
I got an order yesterday for a $3.88 book. To process it, I have to drive seven miles home to get it and do the paperwork and fight with the shipping software again. I was hoping if I waited to process it today, anoher order might come in so I could do mor
Rough Start Getting Back to Book Selling
I am back to book selling. I need the income from any sales I get, and I got two orders to process today. It's been so long I've almost forgotten how to do it. It's also not as easy as it used to be. I have both desktop computers over here in Paso Robles.
Today's Projects
It's amazing how even small things can seem like mountains to climb when you are recovering from surgery or an illness. There are only two things on today's “must do” list. 1. Take a shower, including washing hair, without tipping my h
My childrens new chore game chart.
I'm sick of hearing my children arguing over what housework they want to do so Ive designed them a new chore chart. I used a flat piece of wood that was at the back of a photo frame and some small blocks for dice that got from my local craft chart. First
