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Recently our little Squeak made the transition from the cot to her first big girl bed. I dutifully moved the cot into our study waiting to be dismantled and either stored or passed on, but kept finding reasons not to do it. The thing is, I'm certain there will be no more babies for us. Kind of certain. OK, 99.99% certain. But every time I passed the study and saw our empty cot looking back at me forlornly (it really was) I'd procrastinate a little bit more. So in the end I decided not to take it apart at all... and turn it into a desk. As you do. It has turned out great and was extremely easy to do without modifying the cot and rendering it unusable once I get the courage to pass it on. Or use it again. Whatever. WE USED: * baby cot with a removable drop side * mdf/particle board cut to mattress size * blackboard paint Our drop side had already been removed so all I had to do was adjust the base to the highest newborn setting. I cut two sheets of thick mdf to fit snugly into the mattress base to provide a table top. I deliberately chose thick strong board to strengthen the desk should any small people climb, sit or stand on it (inevitable in this house). The boards were painted with blackboard paint to create a chalkboard table top. It was then easy to use hooks and suction hooks to create storage on the cot sides. I'd love to attach some small shelves for colouring books too. The paper storage box is made from an empty muesli box, I cut the front to make the paper accessible then primed and painted it before super gluing it to a thick piece of card for extra strength. On the left hand side we hung Bubble's whiteboard for doing her therapy homework using 3M removable hooks. The white shelves are a spice rack bought from the local Salvo shop for $5 and repainted, this is where we will store our small craft items like glue pots and beads. The girls have been having a blast with it already :-)
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I really took for granted just how much time I had to dedicate to the things I enjoyed doing. Prior to baby number four arriving, I was living in stay at home mum bliss. My oldest was at school all day and my four and two year old were content playing together in their room. I had plenty of time to get the house organized and cleaned just the way my perfectionist brain liked it. If I wanted to dedicate an entire morning to de-cluttering one room, I did. If I wanted to do all my laundry in one day, I did that too. Then baby number four arrived. Let me make it clear that I love my baby girl! She has brought so much more love into our family, and is the absolute perfect addition to complete our now family of six. However, like with my other children, my life now (for the time being) revolves around her. She dictates how much time I can dedicate to cleaning, cooking, self care. If she is fussy and doesn't want to sleep at night, then neither do I. If she wants to be cuddled all day, I am glad to cuddle her. (I usually end up cuddling her throughout the day anyways because I love my baby cuddles.) The time I now devote, willingly, to my baby had to be taken from somewhere else, and so I need a better schedule for cleaning. Something that would allow me to keep up with maintaining a clean home without it costing me hours a day. Hello Flylady. One day I was scrolling mindlessly thorough the suggested videos on YouTube when I stumbled upon Diane in Denmark's. Out of curiosity I clicked on one of her videos and began learning more about something called the Flylady. As strange as the name sounded, the program behind it started to make a lot of sense. No longer would I need to spend hours a day cleaning only to turn around it the house be a mess again. The key to success when using the Flylady program is being consistent. This way our everyday smaller tasks don't overwhelm us and become huge tasks that we don't have the time or energy to tackle. Everything about the Flylady program sounds manageable. I can do 15 minutes here and two minutes there. I can put on one load of laundry a day. Bonus - Diane in Denmark has a talent of making it sound easy, manageable and fun! She will inspire you to get off your booty and start doing something! Don't make the mistake of thinking you have to jump right in and do it all. Honestly, it is a bit much for a complete newbie like me. There are morning routines, evening routines, de-cluttering, hot spots, daily focus, zone cleaning and on and on. Thankfully, however, I just have to focus on completing the 31 baby steps and then I will be ready and, more importantly, prepared to do it all! So here I go with day one - shine your sink sounds simple enough - why this would be the first step? I think it is because it is a manageable accomplishment. something small to get your energized to keep going. plus when you go to bed with a clean sink you are going to wake up to a clean sink and that feels amazing! no one should start the day by doing yesterday's work (not even me) I also think that shining your sink in the evening is like closing the day. Now reward your hard work by snuggle in a big blanket on the couch or by having a big mug of steaming hot chocolate while you read a book. I love my clean and shiny sink - NOW NO ONE MESS IT UP! :) How I deep clean my sink 1. Remove any dishes from the sink 2. run the water and remove any food or gunk that may be in your sink 3. sprinkle baking soda and pat gently with a wet rag to make a paste 4. wet 10 minutes and then come back and wipe around the sink with a wet rag 5. rinse away the baking soda 6. dry with a clean dish cloth (don't forget the faucet) click here to watch Diane in Denmark shine her sink
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Mamas! I've got a great idea for you today!! Are you constantly trying to get your kids to help out around the house but tend to just let it go because it's just not worth the fight? This was me. I'm ashamed to say that I am not the best at laying down the law when it comes to getting my boys to do their chores. It's probably because it's almost easier to just do it myself--THE RIGHT WAY. Less arguing, less yelling, less TIME. All that aside, we've somehow managed to raise really great kids. They are kind, respectful, smart, athletic, funny and responsible. Do they love chores? NOPE. But do they love money?? YEEEESSSSSS. Lately, the boys have been asking for a lot of stuff. Enough so that I had finally had enough with all the begging (because I kept saying no) and finally decided to figure out a solid plan to help them EARN it. (If you are new here, my kiddos are almost 9 and 11.) So, here we are! This little project was completely inspired by Pinterest and the dozens of chore charts I found there but I wanted to share my version and how it's working for us. It was so simple too! I grabbed a spare bulletin board out of Mason's closet, found some push pins I already had and typed out some chores the boys could do along with what each chore was worth. After I cut the chores out (along with a small explanation of how this works that I mounted on a piece of yellow cardstock), I just tacked up the chores that needed to be done to the board. I included the corresponding money amount behind each chore. For the coins, I just used little baggies. (Yes, I had to go to the bank to get a bunch of dollar bills too! I never have cash!) Also, I just ordered these push pin/clips to try out instead of the push pins. I think they are going to be PERFECT! The best part about this chart is that there is instant gratification for the kids which keeps them invested in their tasks. They know that dollar is just waiting for them as soon as they finish! I decided to hang the board right below our weekly family calendar so they could see it easily. The white board calendar is currently on sale right now for under $10 by the way! I have several chores posted above but the board won't always be this full. For example, after Mason picked up the front and backyard (and I checked his work), he got his dollar from the board and the slip of paper went up there on the top left with all the ones not currently in use. Once the yard gets messy again...which will happen very soon I'm sure...I'll move the slip back with another dollar behind it. This plan is not without its faults of course. It's not perfect but it's a HUGE start. When I was thinking of some of our biggest issues when it comes to keeping things tidy, I couldn't seem to figure out how to make a chore that just said "quit leaving your socks, shoes, hoodies, underwear and pants laying all over the living room". I mean, how exactly do I put that on a slip of a paper and give it a monetary value? So instead, I told the boys that any time I have to get on to them for not cleaning up after themselves (including leaving dishes out, Cheez-It wrappers stuffed behind throw pillows, their clothes and towels on the bathroom floor after a shower, and baseball cards scattered across the floor) then I will take money away that they've already earned. This gives them a huge incentive to keep things picked up. And y'all. THIS IS ALL WORKING!! Mason is my little business man. He loves to make money and he isn't afraid of hard work. He's had his eye on a FitBit-type watch ever since he realized he lost his Garmin. (Grrrr....) There was no way I was going to buy him a new one considering he lost his old one and told him he could wait until his birthday in April. But he hates to wait. So when he was introduced to this Chore Chart, he was ALL ABOUT IT. For the past week, he has been coming straight home and checking the chart to see what all he can do to earn money. He's been loading and unloading the dishwasher every day, cleaning his room, cleaning out my car, vacuuming... He gets upset when I don't have anything else for him to do! Yesterday, he was at $18 (he needed $21) but unfortunately for him, it was also the day our cleaning ladies come. (They come once every other week.) So he was kind of running low on things that needed to be done once he got home from school. He ended up squeaking out another $3 worth of chores though and he forked over his $21 while I ordered his watch off of Amazon. Y'all! He was so proud as he counted out the money into my hand. I even upgraded his shipping so that it would come today instead of Friday because I was so proud of him! Matthew also decided to buy a new book with some of his money. (He chose this one that he saw at the Book Fair but was cheaper on Amazon.) When the boys turn their cash over to me when they want to buy things, it also restocks my cash supply for the chart so that works out nicely! The best part is that you really don't need much to do this project! Here are the few items you'll need. Cheap, quick and so easy! WHY I LOVE THIS I know there are people with differing opinions on paying your kids to do chores but here's why I love this. The boys are learning that you have to actually work in order to earn money to buy the things you want. They are setting goals and working towards them. They are taking pride in their work. They are learning to save up and pick and choose what to spend their money on. They are learning responsibility. And they are learning that money doesn't just appear out of nowhere when you want something. You work hard, you get paid. The end. They are also learning that there are consequences to leaving your Cheez-It wrappers hidden behind my couch cushions. ;) This has also been eye-opening when it comes to the differences in my kids' personalities. Matthew is much more laid-back when it comes to making money. He's got a little but he doesn't really care about buying much. So he's been on that slow and steady pace. He's definitely my saver. Mason, on the other hand, is my little hustler. It's one of the only things I feel like he gets from me and I love it! I told y'all about him trying to sell Craig's autographed football cards to his friends for $5! (We squashed that real quick.) He is always trying to come up with ways to make money. It's been fun to see this side of his personality come out. He's not afraid to work his butt off for his reward. And I can totally respect that. So there ya go! This board is working WONDERS in my house, girls. Yes, it's teaching the boys' responsibility and all that but it's also lightening my load SO MUCH!! They are almost 9 and 11 now and I feel like it's definitely time for them to start "manning up" and gaining more responsibility around the house. And for us, this has been the perfect way to dive on in. If you have kids you want to try this on or have littles that you want to save this for, feel free to pin the image below! I'm proud of myself for even making a graphic for this so please...feel free to pin it. haha (PS: You can follow me on Pinterest HERE.) ---------------------------------------- UPDATE: Printables now available! I'm not tech saavy when it comes to this stuff so I've done the best I can. There are blank slips you can write in your own chores too. :) WORK FOR HIRE | CHORES SET 1 | CHORES SET 2 | BLANKS I'd love to know if you plan on trying this! Let me know in the comments! And don't forget to check the Facebook Group for all the Daily Deals today!! INSTAGRAM | DAILY DEALS GROUP | FACEBOOK | PINTEREST | ETSY | LIKETOKNOWIT | SHOP THE BLOG EDIT: I thought about making a printable for the chart but I figured that not all our chores would be the same in every household and not everyone would want to give the same monetary value to each chore. But you can type out your own in a word document and then just print and cut! UPDATE: PRINTABLE NOW AVAILABLE!
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This is what I made today, along with a chart for each boy where I can cross off lost privileges and tally time outs. Anyone interested in these icons as individual jpgs? UPDATE: Thanks for your interest in the rules. Here is a link to the whole chart. Here are the individual jpgs: red talk nice, red treat, red mean words, red no treats, orange touch softly, orange be with others, orange mean touches, orange be alone, green talk it out, green be with others, green tantrums, green be alone, blue share, blue play with toys, blue take away, blue lose toys, purple lose tv, purple disobey, purple tv time, purple obey.
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Fluency is one of the foundations of a solid reading program. All of my students have fluency goals - most of which are met during guided reading groups or when reading independently - but some of the students do need more fluency practice. There are several iPad apps and activities for fluency practice that I recommend. Organizing the iPads for fluency practice First you will want to figure out how your students will be using the iPad apps and activities for fluency practice in your classroom. I would assign my students specific fluency activities that they needed to accomplish each
Age-appropriate chores for young children (and older children) are so important - with or without a chore chart! They help raise children that work hard and are not spoiled. It's the reason that we use these Printable Chore Cards because they teach kids that they have to do their chores in order to have downtime.
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