We had a great first week back to school after our Christmas break. Ashlynn went to her baking club on Monday. She came home with some delicious treats and some great new recipes. I am very happy to say that this week Ashlynn has mastered long division math problems! Jacob has been busy reading some of the books he received for Christmas. They both started chess club yesterday. They cracked up over my words of wisdom on the way there. Jacob had a good time. Ashlynn wasn't very happy that there is only one other girl. I am going to point out to her, that at least she isn't the only girl. We did get a late start to school each day this week. Isn't sleeping in sometimes a great homeschooling perk?
Today I cleaned up around here. I started thinking while I was cleaning at how much of a challenge it can be to keep the house clean. I know that there are some really talented people who have come up with some great systems (Fly Lady and Motivated Moms to name a couple) to help people stay on top of this homemaking dilemma. While I am not that talented or organized, I did think that I would share my strategy for keeping this place clean.
1.The first thing I aim for is a house that is clean enough to be healthy.That means that if there is a mess here that has the potential make us sick, that is the mess that gets my first priority.
2.The second thing I do, is only clean what is dirty. If something looks pretty clean I move on. I am too lazy to waste precious time being a perfectionist.
3.I taught Jacob and Ashlynn to pick up after themselves when they were old enough to be physically capable of doing so. This has helped so much with keeping the house clean.
4.I set aside short cleaning times a couple of times a week. Once a week I set aside a couple hours for a longer more thorough cleaning. Unless it is a mess that could effect our health, I leave all of my cleaning for those times. That way I don't feel like all I do around here is clean.
I know that I am going to miss the messes around here when Jacob and Ashlynn are grown up. Until that time comes, I am just getting by with a clean enough house.
3 comments:
Your house will still be there in a few years, the kids will all be grown up. Hold on to those moments, at least thats what I keep telling myself. LOL
I keep telling myself the same thing. I want to enjoy my time with Jacob and Ashlynn, not spend all of it cleaning.
ahh, somedays I just let it go and then suddenly I look around and the house is trashed, it's hard to balance. thanks for reminding me.
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