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I am a Mary Kay consultant as well and I LOVE flyladynet SHe is a previous consultant and understands about what they callsidetracked home executives Check ...
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- I have to two kids who are younger and a husband :. I know how things can get forgotten and misplaced. What I have done is I put a HUGE dry erase calendar on the fron...
- L., I am a MK consultant as well. I have a 8 year old who is involved with soccer, football, baseball this year. My husband is a truck driver and owns his own busin...
- Hi L., The planner is a great idea and the colored highlighters is wonderful. I also have a dry erase calendar in the kitchen. I use different colors on it and put ...
Finding a Balance - Not Enough Time!
I would recommend reading "Sidetracked Home Executives" or going to www.flylady. com. Good luck, S. 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- I always find that there is more important things in life then a perfect house, however with that said, try flylady.net website which has some wonderful ideas and help...
- J., I have the same issue. For me, it's taking 30 minutes to exercize when my kids go to bed. I also really like taking some time to relax. I recently joined a c...
- Hi J. It does it easier as they get older. for right now I would say buy a good sling and carry your son and talk to him well you do household chores. or put him in ...
New Mom of Fourth Child
... older ones Once they get home It dinner and activities they are involved ..... great organizational toolsSidetracked Home Executives is a great book I ...
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- I am a mom of 3 kids. Our youngest just turned a year. I too felt like I was drowning. My Doctor put me on some antidepressants and let me tell you i was very resis...
- I read a book called A Woman After God's Own Heart by Elizabeth George that seems to touch on a few things you mentioned. It might be worth a read. I'm assuming yo...
- Oh man...that's hard. I feel for ya. Society makes it so hard for families (especially with evening activities)to find the time to stay connected. I've heard of t...
Clutter Crazies!
I also use the box-file system from a book called Sidetracked Home Executives. It's wonderful! 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- Same problem here, girl! Slowly learning, and flylady.net is helping. I love the little 15 min. jobs she gives me, my house isn't perfectly clean, but it's a heck of...
- Hi J.- I really like menus4moms (I think that is the website-or google it!) but it gives you daily/weekly tips to keep your house clean on the surface and deep clean ...
- Hi J. - that is my life! I have boys 6 and 2.5 and I feel the same way. It's been better though since I started decluttering - the only way to do that is to get rid ...
Need Cleaning and Organizing Ideas!!!
The Side-tracked Home Executives (S.H.E.) The Messies Manual any book by Don Aslet or any number of other books! It can be fun reading these books because ...
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- Last year my children were about these ages and it was much harder for me to keep a clean home, but it has gotten easier since my youngest is a little older now. You ...
- Remember that the mess was not made in a few minutes but over a period of time and it will not be cleaned up in a few minutes -- nor will it stay "picture perfect" all...
- Hello C., Being a mom does settle down as your kids get older. There's no magic that will lighten the load but I would suggest to you that time management and using...
Getting Kids to Do Chores
Pam and Peggy(Sidetracked Home Executives) - http://www.ShesInTouch.com. Joan Carris - http://www.JoanCarrisBooks.com Helping our Children read ...
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- I think it's important for children to help out at home. My son is 3, and I already have him doing things!!! He unloads the dishwasher (minus the knives and glasses!) ...
- Alica, What I don't understand is what do you mean your kids won't do chores? Once you have said something it shouldn't be a discussion or a choice. As a child I kn...
- What I have done is made out a chore chart. I list what chores they are to do each day. At the top of the chart I have the days of the week. On the side I have the d...
Seeking Help Selling Outgrown Toys and Clothes and Clutter-busting
My favorites are Sidetracked Home Executives and Change Your Life Challenge. I read S. H. E. as a newlywed 22 years ago and I still use tips that became ...
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- Hi K. - try's Craig's List. It's free and a great way to sell things! http://losangeles.craigslist.org/ Good luck!
- Hi K. - well, here is my 2cents for what it's worth :) I think if you want to teach your boys the value of money (which is great!), then something like a garage sal...
- I just found out about Craigslist.com I know some people that have bought some stuff off there and they said it was easy. I looked at selling some stuff and that also ...
Is This a Normal Marital Relationship?
She encourages "sidetracked home executives" to get out of their CHAOS (can't have anyone over syndrome) one step at a time. I work full-time, my husband ...
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- I have dealt with a virtually identical situation - my husband has become his father (IF they don't recognize that these patterns repeat, they absolutely will repeat)....
- This is not normal. I agree with what someone else said, its not a cleaning issue. I now stay at home, but when my husband and I were both working outside the home (...
- Seems to be the norm in my household. I also have 4 children; two sets of twins. I work full time and manage our real estate portfolio with 28 rental units. I do hi...
House Cleaning
There is a great book "Side Tracked Home Executives." Get it from the library and read it. It just might change your life! I know it did mine! ...
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- i'M SURE YOU GOT BOMBARDED WITH RESPONSES ON THIS ONE!!! I am cracking up! :) This is the life of a MOm. I'm full time and aslways come straight home and clean and coo...
- Im still trying to figure that one out, I have 5 kids, ages 2, 3, 9, 12, & 33 (yeah I know, my hubby IS a big kid!) Everytime I get my house "spotless" I swear it will...
- Hi C., If you think you will get your husband to do it and he's never done it before, think again.....however, if you ask him to be the teacher for the boys, man to...
Does Anyone Else Struggle to Keep Order?
I read a book called Sidetracked Home Executives and that was helpful. One suggestion was if you haven't used it in over a year (excluding wedding dresses, ...
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- I too, have to struggle with clutter, but from what I read with all that you do, I'd cut myself some slack if I were you;-). Homeschooling and all your other activite...
- Hi A., I found fly lady a useful sight for a while. Sounds like you are a busy gal. I homeschool a 14 year old ds, have a home-based business and am happy with my h...
- Check out the book, "Clutter's Last Stand" and FlyLady online for great tips. SAHm of seven in a small house.
