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| My son helps me do housework and he loves it. He is only 18 months. |
| posted by Chelle on 02/04/2008 03:55 PM |
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| I posted this poll because I really have a problem with getting my housework done....I wanted to see what the majority is so that I can try it out... |
| posted by FirstTimeMommy on 02/05/2008 10:18 AM |
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| Well, good luck.lol I put "while my children are napping" because that's the time I seem to be running around like a chicken with its head cut off, but I actually could have used the option "all of the above". Yes, some days even "what's housework" applies! LOL |
| posted by Lisa on 02/05/2008 01:24 PM |
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| How about all of the above. I do what I can when I can. I don't think the housework will ever really be done since there is always someone making a mess. |
| posted by on 02/06/2008 03:02 PM |
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| when ever i get a chance |
| posted by Jamie on 02/10/2008 11:02 PM |
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| I really just do it whenever I have a free moment ... and by free moment I mean, only having one of my children climbing up my leg!!!! :) |
| posted by Lindsey on 02/13/2008 01:46 PM |
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| i am always doing housework, and i never seem to get done. |
| posted by mmm on 02/16/2008 11:15 PM |
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| I'm not a clean freak, but I like to vacuum and dust when it looks like a health hazard (hehe). My girls will usually help me for a little bit and then go and play on their own or together (I have a preschooler and a toddler). I find it to be a good time for them to learn to entertain themselves. |
| posted by Erin on 02/26/2008 05:45 PM |
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| Every week I give the baby over to daddy (most likely on a Friday night - since we aren't doing much anyway) for about two hours. Then I get all my cleaning done! My husband isn't allowed to bother me for anything while I'm doing this or he's finishing it all up! |
| posted by Heather on 03/08/2008 08:34 PM |
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| My two year old usually helps me. I started all three of my children out helping me at about the age of 18 months. They are 7,5 and 2 now and all three are pretty good helpers. The older two have regular chores now and get an allowance. They really do a good job. |
| posted by Kendi on 03/30/2008 05:02 PM |
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| My 2 year old loves cleaning. she says "we have some serious work to do" too funny. my 4 year old likes to clean the table, counters and cabinets with a sponge which i put aside for just him. most of the time i clean well their eating lunch. |
| posted by Jen on 04/23/2008 09:33 AM |
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| I usually manage to get a lot/most of it done while he's napping during the day. The rest of it either waits until he goes down at night or on the weekends when daddy's home to watch him. |
| posted by Taylor on 04/29/2008 11:26 PM |
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| Most of my housework gets done once Daddy gets home but you just do it when you can. If you can start some type of routine it's better but who really cares. The kids don't. So long as it's not unhealthy for them, try not to worry about "a little" mess. This coming from the woman who was married 15 years before having our first and only, who's house was always in order and gave up the maid service when we decided I'd stay home after the baby was born. They are only going to be little for a little while. Soon enough they'll be off to school and hanging out at their friends houses or in their room when you'll have to knock on the door to come in. We'll all have plenty of time to clean then. When things get too messy for me and I look like I'm stressing out about it, my 3 year old son will say " Mommy, it's not so bad, don't worry so much". A perfect way to get me to slow down, focus on him and have some fun. So, in a nut shell, lower your standards and enjoy your kids. |
| posted by Michelle on 06/13/2008 08:45 AM |
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| I put what's house work because we make it a game for the easy stuff really. We have solos in the vac hose,we have clean until the music stops. The harder stuff like to toilets and that I do on Wednesdays after they go to bed and I take the trash out (trash day is Thursday) |
| posted by Ruth on 08/13/2008 07:52 PM |
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| i do it all throughout the day. i dont like my daughter watching too much tv, ut i will throw on a baby einstein video while i scramble around getting things done. honestly my house really isnt that bad so it takes me maybe an hour. we spend the rest of the day doing things, and her naps and bedtime are ME time. sometimes she helps me. |
| posted by ERIN on 09/20/2008 09:00 PM |
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| I do some housework when the kids are in bed but I try to do it during the day so that I'm able to relax with hubby after the kids are in bed. I have 4yr, 2yr, and 2 month old and when my youngest is happy I'll set my older kids up with a game or show to occupy them so I can get something done. |
| posted by Suzie on 11/04/2008 09:08 PM |
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| I will do it throughout the day while they are playing or coloring but I usually get it done when they are napping. However, my 2 1/2 year old has been avoiding naps so sometimes she'll help me while my 1 year old is napping. :) |
| posted by Crystal on 11/24/2008 11:48 AM |
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| I try to get things done when i can.. usually i have my husband watch our son for a few hours once a week. OTherwise i try to get my needed downtime to. |
| posted by Tanya on 12/06/2008 11:15 AM |
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| I usually get it done while Jack is playing, nap time is too preciuos to my sanity although if it is a particular busy day for Jack then nap time it is. |
| posted by Haley on 12/15/2008 06:06 PM |
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| I do it while they are naping and playing, what I don't get done my husband and I finish after he gets home from work and they have gone to bed. |
| posted by Heather on 01/04/2009 02:20 PM |
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i do what i can - but honostly , with two boys 5 and 3 , its hard to keep my house picked up - so honostly i do what i can- we recenlt moved from a large house to a smaller one , so i actually like the change - less house , less mess - anyway . do not beat yourself for a unclean house - we have kids - anyone with kids will agree , its a hard job - just do the best you know that you are capable - my mo always says - so you have a messy house , but are your kids happy? are they fed? ok then -
so , from one mom another , the mess will be there tomorrow , but those babies are going to grow up and leave us!
good luck |
| posted by ashlee on 01/23/2009 11:29 AM |
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| for me it really depends on the day but I'm usually doing homework when my girls are napping........ my husband is a HUGE help when it comes to housework, also my 2 year old helps me when i'm trying to clean while she's awake |
| posted by Amy on 01/25/2009 05:06 PM |
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| Before I had my baby, I did my cleaning all on one day, so on that day, the house was spotless and shiny. Now that he's here, I have to split it up and clean just one room a day. Since we don't have a giant house, I devote one of those days to just vacuuming. I actually hated it at first, being a neat freak and all, but it really helped. Spending 20-30 minutes on one room, instead of hours on the whole house is so much easier! Plus, I can still say that I clean my house once a week! |
| posted by Andi on 02/04/2009 10:24 AM |
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I answered what's housework, because it seems like I get nothhing done!! I have an 18 mon. old that likes to help w/ laundry, but bring everything in the living room. And I babysit a 8 mon. old. Not to mention a 6 yr old & the biggest piggy of them all my husband. What's the point of cleaning, it never stays clean.
Good luck ;) |
| posted by Maria on 02/28/2009 10:35 PM |
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| some stuff gets done while the baby's sleeping, some gets done once my wife gets home and we can tag-team taking care of the baby. |
| posted by likethegum on 03/11/2009 02:37 PM |
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| None of the above. When my kids were real little, I would put them in a sling or wrap and do it whenever I felt like it, since they were snuggled close to me. Toddler aged kids LOVE to help, so I use that to my advantage and accept the help by coming up with age appropriate versions of activities I'm doing. |
| posted by Indigo Ottyr on 03/14/2009 12:40 AM |
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| I do some work while they're sleeping but really, just because they're awake doesn't mean I can't get stuff done. I hand my 2 year old a rag and we dust. The 16m old helps 'mop' the floor with her toy mop. I only wash dishes while the 2 year old is awake... she helps! |
| posted by Rachel on 12/18/2009 01:17 PM |
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| My baby is 2 months and he never lets me put him down. I get a little done during the day while he is sleeping, but he doesnt take consistant naps, so at night when he is asleep is when I can get the bulk of my house work done. The best thing I can do is try to clean up as I go along. Something as simple as putting a dish in the dishwasher right away gives me more "me time" when the baby is alseep |
| posted by Ashley on 12/20/2010 09:59 PM |
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Depends on what needs to be done. i write of list of things that need to be done for that week. and i just focus on two-three things a day. if it is dusting let let the toddler do it. if you need to wash the floors do just one floor (kitchen) at a time. so then your are not out all the hard floor surfaces at once. if you have multi bathrooms, pick one a day.
i find that it is easier if you don;t think you have to get it all done in one day. if you spread it out during the week then you wont stress yourself out that OMG i didnt get the ... done. I leave the big things like vacuum when DS goes for nap. oh yeah and laundry. i split it up between people. like i will do DS laundry one day. DH the next day. and my laundry the third day. Good luck hope this helps. |
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