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Hooray for a shined bench!

I emptied my sink, but did not shine it.
Biked DD to school. (and faster than I have before, yay!)
Laundry... I folded some last night, but I couldn't/didn't start any this morning.

I'm thinking about getting/making a magnet that communicates the status of laundry to my family. Multiple trips to the basement because we don't have an empty laundry basket, etc. are wasting time and making us less likely to deal with it on a regular basis.

Anyone already have a system that works?

Yippee!!!!


I think it depends on the person. If you are a 'get back in bed' sort, then the laces help. I like the laces because I'm large and love the support. I literally have more energy and less resentment for 'all the stuff that I have to do around the house' when my body doesn't ache. And I have enough Overexcitable-ness that mild aches other people would ignore feel like a big deal to me. When DS was younger, I liked the idea of 'shoes I can run in if I need to' as a just in case.

I'm wondering what your 'indoor shoes' are? My thought is that if that 'professional feeling' is giving you a lift, then don't skimp - clean off a pair of nice 'outdoor' shoes and promote them to your 'indoor' go to shoes. I take parenting very seriously and maybe we'd all be better off wearing 3-piece suits when we are around our young ones, or out in the world in our 'Mommy Role.'

I've been terrified that this was going to be too hard, so I'm glad we got 2 'easy days' - but now I'm feeling impatient for more. LOL@me!

Love and More Love,
Grinity

Go Inky! I love your wisdom.

White vinegar is your best friend for hard water build up! Squirt it on and let soak while cleaning the counter tops or scrubbing the sink. Wipe & repeat until you get it all off. After that, a weekly squirt & wipe will keep it from building up. If you use the white vinegar to daily shine your sink, then it will keep the faucets sparkling. It's also great for cleaning glass.

Edited to add: white vinegar is great for all kinds of science experiments. Make Entice the kids into experimenting with dissolving calcium buildup on the sink with the vinegar!

Awesome! Great loving movement and so good for the Earth, and your DD to see mommy move.


I'm not sure which day we start looking into our Laundry Issues, but here's the link to Flylady's ideas:



Remember we are starting slow and getting our old habits in place before zooming ahead to the land of 'crash and burn.'

Oh my - laundry isn't mentioned until day 20! I think Flylady wants us to have a few more successes under our belts before we are asked to change our laundry habits. But I know that for some of us, laundry is a big, big deal. Let me know what you figure out!

Love and More Love,
Grinity

Thanks for the advice on vinegar. I read that on some other sites also. This will show what a bad home-keeper I really am: I do not have vinegar. I'm taking my lunch break to get SOS pads and vinegar! I plan to have DS7 use the vinegar as a science experiment; he will LOVE it and it will make it more fun for me!

Progress to report despite the above obstacles: just having the sink shined and announcing it to DS and DH has kept dishes from sitting in the sink...they go straight into the dishwasher. Hooray! It's working already Nan

SOS pads might scratch your fixtures if they are chrome. Try the vinegar alone, and you can use a wooden object(spoon, whatever) to help loosen the calcium without scratching the chrome.

this shows what a teriffic mom you are.
If you find a link to 'why' this works, I'd love to view it.

I'm so glad to hear this. Yippee! I can be hard to remember to share with DS and DH how much this delights you, so I'm reminding. It's ok to praise them for this behavior EVEN if you feel like they could have been doing this a long time ago, and WHY did they have to wait for you to shine the sink, etc.

Giggles,
Grinity

Thanks OHG, the SOS pads are for the stainless steel part...I will try to be careful with the chrome!

And Grinity thanks for reminding me to praise the boys (because yes they SHOULD have been doing this all along).\\

hee hee

Thanks for the Thanks - I was really sure that I was being too much of a nag there! But that is how I would have reacted, so I took a chance!

Thanks also OHG - I have some nasty buildup on the shower edgings that I've learned to 'not see.' Perhaps I will give it a try! We got a water softener, so if I can get the old stuff off, I have a chance it will stay off.

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