tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post899250897844918389..comments2023-12-01T00:01:36.670-05:00Comments on A Different Drum: Must -- Get -- Organized!The dB familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15170331499885879774noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-71311713141156505222008-10-08T13:10:00.000-04:002008-10-08T13:10:00.000-04:00I'm usually really good with the menu planning unt...I'm usually really good with the menu planning until about May and then it all goes out the window because I never know what will be ready in the garden and at the Farmer's Market. When September begins, I find it hard to get back into the menu planning routine.<BR/><BR/>As for chores, my children are all blessed with a list each and we spend about an hour on Friday mornings in what I like to call diligence training. Unfortunately, I am a bit of a control freak, so I have a hard time letting them do what I can do much more quickly...The dB familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170331499885879774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-9394486978828345702008-10-08T11:15:00.000-04:002008-10-08T11:15:00.000-04:00Oh, I have never been a menu planner. I envy you!...Oh, I have never been a menu planner. I envy you! My children do one chore before breakfast in the morning... helps get us started. You seem like the organized person so I can't imagine you not having it all together!<BR/>PatriciaPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795056121641524983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-27254186896303118322008-10-02T13:12:00.000-04:002008-10-02T13:12:00.000-04:00Hi Deborah,Trust me, I'm NOT writing as one who ha...Hi Deborah,<BR/><BR/>Trust me, I'm NOT writing as one who has this "handled", but am working on it...<BR/><BR/>I'm working on changing my philosophy about housework. Instead of it being separate from homeschool, it IS part of homeschool.<BR/><BR/>One woman I know has her kids do household chores BEFORE their academic work. Another woman I know even has her kids do a small chore before they eat breakfast! Well, I guess mine unload the dishwasher and put the dishes away before breakfast :0)<BR/><BR/>The second woman has 8 kids. Her philosophy is to give the job to the youngest person who can manage it. Well, maybe you start with the oldest, and pass the job down, so everybody learns it.<BR/><BR/>I'm TRYING... but am a bit of a control-freak. I want everything done RIGHT, so it is hard to pass it off to younger hands.<BR/><BR/>We've been working on cleaning bathrooms lately. Ugh!<BR/><BR/>Julie<BR/><BR/>PS If only they were old enough to balance the checkbook!Herding Grasshoppershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668974245505544238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-3232380428777299002008-10-01T23:36:00.000-04:002008-10-01T23:36:00.000-04:00I've let menu planning slip and I really need to g...I've let menu planning slip and I really need to get it started again. I hate the pressure and stress each morning of trying to figure out what to have for that evening's dinner. And I am raising my hand and joining the club for ceiling fans that need to be dusted!flmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12781812205765728149noreply@blogger.com