tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post472003209180339819..comments2024-03-20T02:17:35.429-05:00Comments on Giftie Etcetera: Countdown Cleaning For Kids (And Child-like Adults)Giftie Etceterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353862141419399333noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-69119037558330640972016-03-29T23:42:44.334-05:002016-03-29T23:42:44.334-05:00Great ideas! It's so smart to make it into a ...Great ideas! It's so smart to make it into a game for kids and they want to help when they're little so not putting out that flame would be great! I know I need some kind of motivation and often do the just 10 things idea and often that gets me going! Thanks for linking up with Funtastic Friday!Sherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201230046522105088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-88462786109442605982014-03-14T10:33:31.205-05:002014-03-14T10:33:31.205-05:00I use a timer to motivate me.I use a timer to motivate me.yezeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474206963830365458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-66415895913685566822014-02-28T18:45:48.580-06:002014-02-28T18:45:48.580-06:00Are you sure that we are not twins separated at bi...Are you sure that we are not twins separated at birth? My kids and my husband are the same way with such things as cleaning. To help them "get it" and for my own sanity, I have lists to give them step-by-step tasks that comprise "clean the bedroom" or whatever.<br /><br />My Mom did this for her four kids and it actually made it much easier for us to know exactly what she wanted. When I married and moved into our first apartment I already knew what had to be done, so I took a moment and wrote a list and taped the lists into a notebook binder.<br /><br />I had no idea that doing so meant that I was using a planner. It was just easier to keep track of what needed to be done and when.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com