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Hello, all! I hope you're having an awesome day. Today, we have a sick child home again. In school, the viruses are spreading like wildfire already. There have been many great homeopathic remedy posts written by Stephanie, over at Keeper of the Home. So, I think I'll have to go back to those posts I've bookmarked. You should check out her site. I'm sure you will love it as much as I do.
On another note, A few weeks ago I added a new feature to my blog called "Coupon Database". As the shopper of our household, this has been a great tool for me. It has saved me tons of time and money. Just the other day, I got lots of free items by using coupons from the Coupon Database and comparing them with what's on sale. So, feel free to utilize this feature and email me if you have any questions.
How have you been saving this week?
Henry, has been showing interest in taking care of his responsibilities. This is a HUGE step for him. So when he said to me, "Mommy, I put my shoes away, I made my bed, and I cleaned my room. What are my other chores?" I had to think about that for a moment. We really haven't been following a chart lately. The old one was outdated and needed some revising. That was when I realized I needed new chore chart that could be easily changed, as the children grew older. I started brainstorming with what I have at home and came up with this:
At first, I wrote out each one then I realized, Henry, wouldn't be able to read his chores...yet. So, I quickly found some images on Clipart and placed them over the handwritten Post-its with some glue dots. After, Henry, learns to read these words I can easily remove the pictures.
I used these simple supplies:
Since, my kids will be switching chores every Saturday, I decided to safely keep the extra's on the back of the sheet.
Though not easy with a family of five, I try to live a minimal lifestyle. With that said, I am not crazy about sticking anything on my fridge but this is a must for, Henry. And the lovely calendar was a Christmas gift made by, Bella.
So, my little lovelies have been quite interested in receiving an allowance. This is something we've tried to offer in the past but never followed through. We're thinking of giving them the allowance they so desperately want, at the end of each week...if they complete their chores. I'm hoping we can use this opportunity to teach them how to save, invest and be charitable. My biggest struggle with this is figuring how much is enough. I thought about giving them a dollar per years of age. My kids are 9, almost 8 and 5. But doesn't $5 a week seem like too much for a five year old?
Do you offer your children an allowance and how much is enough?
Everyone can use a kitchen shortcut every now and then. Recently, I came across one of the fastest ways to freeze and retrieve ground beef. This is one of my favorite tips that came from the awesome magazine, Real Simple. It's especially handy when buying a large quantity of ground beef.
You'll need:
Place ground beef in freezer bag then flatten it out.
Make sure you flip it over and repeat the creases. Lay it flat in the freezer and let it do it's cold magic. When you're ready to use it just take it out of the freezer and bend the creases back and forth.
Open the bag and pull out however many pieces you'll be needing.
This is quite Convenient when making a quick dinner like spaghetti bolognese:
And they make great burgers if you don't mind them being square.
Do you have a kitchen shortcut?
When the children are finally done with school and ready for picnics and swimming, I don't want to have to worry about what needs to get done; so I've been trying to get myself organized for it all. I really like to use Google Calendar but sometimes I feel like going back to the ones you write in.
Since I tend to get bored of traditional calendars quickly, I just create my own. Making my own allows me to truly enjoy it week by week or month by month. Sometimes I even add my favorite quotes. I was going through some files of mine from many years ago and thought you may find them handy.
Download Weekly planner 4 without chore list
Here is a free printable weekly family calendar for you. I used this type of calendar a while back but as time went on I created new ones. I hope you enjoy it
weekly family calendar (blank)
weekly family calendar (example)
There is always so much to do in a home. My hubby usually likes me to have a Honey Do List ready for him as a reminder. On his day off he can just pull it out of the Household Notebook and create his schedule for the day, based on what needs to get done. I hope this download is helpful to you. Enjoy!
Download Honey do list
I enjoy reading blogs that are about organizing.
What are some of your favorite organizing blogs?
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