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Help! My House Cleaning Service Sucks

Nonnahs — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:52:38 +0000

When I first moved to my new neighborhood I tried a corporate cleaning service because I didn’t yet have a local recommendation. One young woman came into our house alone. I don’t know if she was nervous, but I usually am when I meet new people, especially to work for them. She didn’t know my […]

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Division of Labor and Caramel Sauce

Nonnahs — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:32:36 +0000

This morning I opened my pantry to find the caramel sauce sitting upright beside an empty jam jar. A flicker of recognition passed through my brain because this discovery confirmed my long-held belief about couples fighting over household division of labor. My belief is based on different people’s predisposition to notice visual details. In other […]

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Captain America does my laundry: 5 tips for your Honey Do List

Nonnahs — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:22:51 +0000

Living with another adult in no way entitles you to control how they spend their free time. Sad, but true. It would be ridiculous to think we could tell a roommate what to do on Sunday morning and yet, when it’s our spouse, the urge definitely creeps in. Presumably, the two of you have a […]

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Kids and laundry are a match made in heaven!

Nonnahs — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 18:30:07 +0000

The best thing I ever delegated to my kids was their own laundry. Never have I ever been reading a book or laughing at instagram videos and thought. “Shucks! I wish I could do the kids’ laundry for them again! This free-time I have now is really a drag.” Never. And while any time is […]

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Chores for kids pt 5: 8 Great tips for parents

Nonnahs — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 01:19:40 +0000

I warned you in the beginning of this series on chores: all kids are different and you will have to do some finagling to find the right system for your child. And that right system may change in a year. Still, it’s important to remember to stick to it. Remember when your baby was really […]

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Chores for kids pt. 4: Teaching time management

Nonnahs — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:18:07 +0000

After a couple of weeks of a new chore regimen, expect some push back from everyone. Left to its own devices, the tendency of any system is to descend into chaos. -KJ Dell’Antonia in her article on turning chores into habits. People who are procrastinators by nature are never going to be that excited about […]

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Chores for kids pt. 3: The subtle arts of persuasion and bribery

Nonnahs — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 05:38:28 +0000

Looking around the kitchen I see a big, fat mess! And it’s my turn to clean it up tonight. I don’t even know where to start. There’s a sink full of dirty dishes, splattered oil all over the stove, crumbs on the floor. The dishwasher hasn’t been emptied because of a schedule mix-up. Oh, it’s […]

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Chores for kids pt. 2: Why continuity is more important than clean

Nonnahs — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 21:26:19 +0000

How can I have chores for my kids when they go back and forth to my ex’s house all the time? My friend Lucia is one of those ladies who looks polished and arrives places on time, with well-behaved children and snacks. She has things together and it shows. So, it’s not surprising there would be some […]

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Chores for kids pt. 1: How to answer “BUT MOM! WHYYYY?!”

Nonnahs — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 04:15:20 +0000

Spring is on it’s way and change is in the air. What better way to spice things up at home than to add some chores to your children’s days? This 5-part blog series will help you start assigning chores for kids if you haven’t already and help you up your chore game if you have. Where do […]

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8 Helpful hints to involve your children in large organizing projects

Nonnahs — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 02:31:13 +0000

Teaching your kids the importance of household work and how they can contribute to the family through chores is an important part of parenting. Chores offer every parent the opportunity to help kids master the types of tasks they’ll have to perform as adults. They also develop beneficial habits such as hard work, personal responsibility […]

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