Friday, October 31, 2008

Our Friday Ritual




The kids just LOVE our Friday cleaning ritual. During the week, I wipe down the table, vacuum with the hand vac, and clean up spills and accidents. Every day, I also have the kids pick up the toys in the play room and any scattered throughout the house. Friday is the day for the bigger cleaning. I sanitize the toys, spray down the table and chairs (the kids wipe), they fight ovr using the hand vac, and then, I go over it with a real vacuum, and ALL of the toys and random items have to be put where they go. Then, Saturday is not so hard for me because half of the chores are done. I still have a week's worth of laundry at that point, mopping, cleaning the bathroom that they use all the time (and sanitizing, sanitizing, SANITIZING!!), washing the blankets and sheets, etc... You get the idea. I don't know why the kids enjoy this, but, hey, it works for me!!

1 comment:

Tiffany said...

I wish I could get a routine down for cleaning. I am just not organized enough. Love your blog.

Books to read:

  • Diary of a Mad Mother to Be by Laura Wolf
  • Diary of a Mad Bride by Laura Wolf
  • The Nanny Diaries by Emma Mclaughlin and Nicola Kraus
  • Love in the Driest Season by Neely Tucker
  • Restavec by Jean-Robert Cadet