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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 14, 2019 12:05:24 GMT -5
Question, especially for allergy parents. We realized late that while the candy in our valentines for Doodle's 2yo class does not contain nuts, it was made on equipment that also processes nuts. The daycare is officially a nut-free zone. We still sent them in, but put a note in the bag with the valentines. The teachers have all the names of kids with allergies. Did we do enough, or should we have made a 10pm run to CVS for different valentines? I don’t have kids with allergies, but I wouldn’t sweat it. I’d probably do something different next year, but it’s a 2yo class - the kids generally don’t get to eat it in class, and the parents can go through and pull out anything they don’t want their kids to have. Honestly, if my 2yo comes home with candy today, it’s disappearing and she won’t get it, but that’s my parenting take. She’s getting cookies at daycare at their party, and will likely get cookie cake at home, so candy will disappear. I assume other parents will do what they want with what their kids bring home, including inspecting it if their kids have allergies or other sensitivities and removing anything the kid can’t have.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 13, 2019 10:24:19 GMT -5
Also, I would venture to say that the great majority of day care providers/workers are women who are entitled to earn pay that is commensurate with the enormous responsibility and importance of caring for a child.
This isn't exactly true/accurate. Yes- I fully believe that teachers and caregivers are amazing and should be paid accordingly. However, most daycare centers pay their daycare workers peanuts. One of my extra kids worked at a daycare while in high school/college. She made minimum wage. Her co-workers that had been there longer make I think $0.50 more an hour than her. A close friend of mine has a bachelor's in early education and is certified to teach elementary school- as a pre-school teacher she is not well paid. This lines up with my experience having sent babies/toddlers to two different center daycares in two different states. Daycare workers are paid peanuts, and many of them are working second (and sometimes) third jobs to make ends meet.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 13, 2019 0:56:22 GMT -5
It’s there, so if your loans qualify, you should take advantage of it. That said, as justme noted, VERY few loans have actually qualified, despite how many were told their loans did qualify. My other question is based on your girls’ ages, do you really still have 10 years left on your loans? I wouldn’t want them hanging around that much longer, if I could help it.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 12, 2019 14:39:29 GMT -5
I think I’m back to survival mode, but I’ll keep plugging away at smaller things. I’m attempting to consign some baby/kid stuff at a big sale in a week and a half, so I’ve been getting stuff ready for that. I also brought some shoes in that are too small for M for a coworker that has a daughter about 10 months younger. I gave him some clothes she outgrew a couple of weeks ago as well.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 12, 2019 14:29:47 GMT -5
My fear/worry is that my 1st grade boy is like that. We do hold him accountable for his actions, but put him in a group of other kids, he is a wild child. It’s like he forgets that he still needs to make good choices and think about things. 🤦♀️ Would he think about them better after he grabbed someone and they pushed back? I don't want violence. But I can't see excusing one half of it and expecting others to be ok with it... I know it is hard. But just because one can control themselves and doesn't get rowdy doesn't mean they should have to just deal with it because someone else gets excited and acts out. If you don't want someone to touch you, you shouldn't have to be the one to compromise because someone can't keep his hands to himself.. I know i'm not saying this well, and i am not saying you are ok with it happening. Like i said, i've been filling in a classroom where legitimate lord of the flies references might apply and so i'm sensitive at the moment, but it just is not fair to other kids to have to take that and not respond or get angry or push back because others 'didn't mean to' invade their private body/space. I get your point. And thankfully, C generally keeps his hands to himself, so for him it’s just more being loud/not listening/acting like a banshee. He does tend to grab his sister to give her a hug whether she wants one or not, and I’m all over that every time. We don’t touch or grab people without permission. He needs to ask. There are consequences like her pushing you or not wanting to play with you. We reinforce that the only thing C can control is C, so regardless of what someone else did, C needs to focus on C.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 12, 2019 10:21:19 GMT -5
I get more irritated with the kids' parents than the children themselves. Children only learn proper behavior when somebody teaches it to them. My granddaughter will be 5yo this spring. She's the child I've said was different since she was a baby. She does not tolerate other children disrespecting her boundaries. For example, there's a little boy that's at her other grandmother's house sometimes. He's a little older than her and does some strange things and seems to have some behavioral issues. My granddaughter doesn't like playing with him. Months ago she told him she didn't want to play with him. He got in her face, she told him not to touch her. A few minutes later, he came back and grabbed her, trying to get her to play I guess, and she hauled off and punched him and told him "I SAID don't touch me!". That's how it was told to me and I can totally see her doing that. She's a sweet girl, but very much her own person. It's hard sometimes knowing when to step in as your little ones are learning how to interact with other children and the other ones aren't as nice as your child is. And I think that in general, we tend to teach our girls to always play nice and not cause trouble, which is a problem if the message they get is that they shouldn't stand up for themselves. I'm sure little Carlie will be fine. Her Mom will teach her to be gentle and kind and her Daddy will teach her to treat people well, but don't take no shit! So someone assaulted your daughter and she stood up for herself. I'm actually good with this. But then i spent the end of last week in a room being run wild by 5 1st-2nd boys i don't trust at all and who are not being held responsible for their behavior. So i'm biased. (To be fair they haven't been violent, but i know that at least one incident happened while i was out of the room where one of them had to apologize to one of the girls... but honestly they are so impulsive and manic its a matter of time.) My fear/worry is that my 1st grade boy is like that. We do hold him accountable for his actions, but put him in a group of other kids, he is a wild child. It’s like he forgets that he still needs to make good choices and think about things. 🤦♀️
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 12, 2019 10:20:01 GMT -5
Yikes, muttley!! Hope everything goes smoothly on your travels and you make it home today!
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 11, 2019 15:26:19 GMT -5
I am (somewhat irrationally) annoyed that parent-teacher conferences were postponed for our school district last Wednesday evening and Thursday day, and then they announced yesterday via email and social media that they are cancelling them and not having any makeup times for them. I get that teachers and the school buildings themselves already have other things scheduled, and they don’t want to cancel any school days to make up conferences. I’m more annoyed that I don’t think they really needed to cancel them - no students or buses were involved as reasons to cancel, the roads weren’t that bad (especially because the conferences didn’t start until lunchtime on Thursday), and getting the conference info via a folder home and/or email isn’t the same.
I emailed C’s teacher to see if we could meet on Thursday after school since I’ll be there anyway for the Valentine’s Day Party, and was told she’s sending home the info today, academically he is very strong, and the only behavior thing she was going to talk with us about is him making good choices, which leaves to him being off task or talking during instruction. If I still have questions, we can meet Thursday after school. Yes, I’m still going to have questions - I can talk about making good choices and listening in class until I’m blue in the face, but he’s not going to listen to me. So I’d like her input on how to help him with that. Because frankly, that’s an issue at home as well. Argh. And to be clear, I’m not annoyed at his teacher - just annoyed at the situation in general.
ETA: and clearly, this is a first world problem
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 10, 2019 0:59:48 GMT -5
Glad you’re out of the hospital and working on healing and recuperating, Chloe!
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 10, 2019 0:58:13 GMT -5
Ugh! What is going to happen if my personal item is larger than the size allowed? My work backpack is 2 inches too wide. I can take the height (an inch too tall, but I can't do anything about th e width and I don't have a narrower backpack in the house? My guess is that as long as the backpack fits under the seat, they don’t care.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 9, 2019 14:33:38 GMT -5
I feel like we’re over scheduled, but that it’s more a function of DH and I both being full-time working adults with careers that are sometimes busy at the same time. My kiddos are 6-1/2 (first grader) and almost 2-1/2.
Both kids do swim lessons year round and have since each was around 6 months old. Learning to swim is nonnegotiable for me. We will likely give DS a break from swimming lessons this summer as he knows the 4 strokes and corresponding kicks, and is working on refining his skills, so we will just make sure to get him plenty of time in the water at the neighborhood pool.
DS started City Rec soccer at 4, and is doing a for-profit indoor league for the first time this winter. He’ll be in a different non-city rec outdoor league for the first time this spring, but several of his elementary school friends are playing on the same team, so we opted to switch as well. Cost at this age is about the same as city rec, so we’ll see how it goes.
He’s also playing basketball for the first time, so that overlapped the second half of the season with indoor soccer. We’ll see if he wants to play next year - if he does, we’ll figure it out because at his age, I want him to try different things.
Baseball is happening again this spring - he’s played the last two years, and this year will be the first time in a non-City rec league. It’s technically a non-profit, but prices start drastically increasing after 2nd or 3rd grade, so if he doesn’t like it, we’ll stop or switch back to a neighboring town’s city rec league. He managed to get on a team with kids from his elementary school, which didn’t happen on the city rec league, so I’m happy that he’ll already have friends on the team and we know some of the parents.
At 2, DD only does swim. I’ll probably try to wait until closer to 4 before we add other activities, but we’ll see.
I do want both kids to take piano lessons, but right now, I’m having trouble finding a teacher who will take students DS’s age and that is relatively close.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 9, 2019 14:05:39 GMT -5
You should be okay with the quarter zip to not remove it. The full zip jacket you will have to remove. Also, your shoes will need to come off.
Definitely bring an empty water bottle to fill last security. I’d also bring hand sanitizer because winter, plane and germs.
Nearly anything goes snack wise as long as its not a liquid or semi-liquid. Chips, fruit, nuts, sandwich, cheese stick, whatever floats your boat.
Enjoy! I love that when I fly without my kiddos, I get to read and do what I want while sitting on a plane!
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 7, 2019 16:42:50 GMT -5
Fair enough, Rae. I’m not sure who is picking them up, but the most economical option is probably going to be buying new Cosco Scenera seats (I think they’re about $40-45 each) and having them shipped to the house of the person picking them up. Then they can show up at the airport with the seats, she can install them if the person picking them up can’t, and away they go. The seats don’t have tons of bells and whistles, but they’re safe and we have one that C used and now M uses for travel and it’s perfect for that so we don’t have to lug the heavier everyday seat.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 7, 2019 12:24:09 GMT -5
We used a local company when we went to Disneyland for a stroller. Just Google The city or airport and baby gear rental as most companies I am aware of are local.
That said - take it with a grain of salt, but if her kiddos have seats on the airplane, I’d bring the car seats and install them on the plane for the kids to sit in. Rental car seats are a mixed bag in terms of type and history, and she’ll be much more efficient and confident installing a car seat she’s used to and knows well than one she’s never seen before.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 7, 2019 0:16:32 GMT -5
Thanks to freezing rain, most (all?) schools in the area are closed tomorrow. Our school district already didn’t have school scheduled for tomorrow or Friday due to parent teacher conferences, but now Y-Care is also closed because they are closing all schools in the district and rescheduling conferences that were to be tomorrow. So, DH is staying home with C while I go to work...assuming I can get there safely. If the roads are fine, I’ll take M to daycare, but if not, we’ll all just stay home.
Also, lightning and thunder in early February is just weird.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 5, 2019 14:20:33 GMT -5
Insurance - I need to switch, I just haven't pulled the trigger. Which is especially egregious since I've actually gotten a quote from a new provider.
Name brands - we buy a lot of generic, but there are certain items we stick to name brand (hello, Cheerios!).
House - it's well within our budget, but definitely larger than we need. That said, I love my kids' school and our neighborhood, so we're not moving anytime soon.
Dining out - depends on the week, but it's at least weekly, and sometimes up to 3x/week.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 5, 2019 14:01:25 GMT -5
beth, do you have a Dillard's in your area? They usually have great dress options, or Macy's. Gap can have some dressier ones as well.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 5, 2019 13:58:06 GMT -5
Rae, any chance it’s anxiety? Something I read recently talked about anxiety in children manifesting as stomachaches. I think that’s the cause of some of C’s stomachaches, but I can’t for sure confirm that.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 3, 2019 8:00:36 GMT -5
Thank you! But I have one I got from AllRecipes.com years ago - it's amazing and also in the crock pot. I have a feeling we might be talking about the same recipe. We totally are. Mine is also from allrecipes lol. One of you needs to post a link to this recipe... 😉
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 2, 2019 23:24:56 GMT -5
We're not there yet re: the accumulated nest egg, but I have a feeling mine will be not hiring a cleaning person or service to come in at least every 3 or 4 weeks (or not hiring one sooner). DH doesn't want one as he doesn't see the point of paying someone to do something he can do, so my response is that he can do it then. I've got enough stuff on my plate as a mom of 2 and working full-time, not to mention nearly all of the emotional labor of raising 2 kids and running our household, plus all of our family obligation stuff. To his credit, he does most of it (I do nearly all laundry, but he does dishes, vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms, etc), but it also drives me batty that some things don't happen as often as I would like, or that there is other stuff we could be doing instead of some of these things.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 2, 2019 23:15:39 GMT -5
We're almost back up to our 12/1 401k balances, but nowhere near 10/01 numbers. But yay for heading back up!
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 2, 2019 23:05:55 GMT -5
DH and I won't be receiving an inheritance, but our kids should based on our current 401ks, savings, etc. I don't want them planning on it as who knows what will be left if we need long-term care or end up with substantial medical bills later in life. Our kids are 6 and 2 now, so have no knowledge of our financial situation other than they have a place to sleep, food to eat, and more crap than they know what to do with.
One of my bosses is expecting a sizable inheritance, and it does shape their current and future planning, though I'm not sure he knew about it until the last 5-8 years or so (he's early 40s). His grandparents were farmers in the midwest, and when grandma died a few years ago (not sure when his grandpa died, but it was before that), his mom and aunt (only heirs), gave him, his sister and cousin small shares in the farm property. Property values have gone up substantially since grandparents bought the land decades ago, so it's worth millions (not sure how many, but I think in the 5-10 range). He's doing fine on his own - he's a shareholder in the company we work for (limited ownership group - must be invited in), his wife stays at home, they have 3 kids from late elementary through middle school, and they don't have expensive tastes, but he has made the comment that he doesn't stress over retirement savings due to the expected inheritance. He saves at least 9% (maybe more, but I do know he saves enough to get our full company match based on comments over the years), but they are also choosing to do some travel and experiences now with their kids. My guess is that his wife will also inherit as her mom is married to someone well off and he is estranged from his only son. So they factor it in, but they're also still making fairly wise choices with their own money.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 2, 2019 22:58:32 GMT -5
I think if an inheritance is left to the children and they are generally responsible, good people, there's a good chance the grandchildren will benefit from it also, even if they are adults. My intent is that an inheritance will help DS and DDIL have a comfortable retirement. I'm hoping that I'll be able to fully pay for their kids; educations but darn them, they're expecting a 3rd in late June. Congrats - that's so exciting! Good thing they got bigger house!
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 2, 2019 22:52:19 GMT -5
*poof* to the long version
Short version is my BIL is a douchebag, and stepping out on my sister. She’s heartbroken and trying to figure out how to help their two daughters through this as well.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 2, 2019 22:40:16 GMT -5
Hugs, drama.
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Post by tcu2003 on Jan 31, 2019 21:39:11 GMT -5
I studied abroad one summer in Seville, Spain. It was a small center, and there were maybe 100 kids in that summer session there. About 15 or so were from my university. Shortly before I left, my dad was chatting with someone in my hometown about me and my upcoming trip. She mentions that her niece is also going to study abroad in the same country. No big deal, it’s a big country. Well, I get to Spain, meet a girl in one of my classes, and after we start talking, we figure out that she is the niece of the lady my dad knows. Small world because her cousin graduated high school with me, and her dad graduated with my dad (I grew up in the same small town my dad did, but this girl grew up in our state Capitol about 3 hours away). And both of us were going to out of state colleges - she was in Utah and I was in Texas.
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Post by tcu2003 on Jan 31, 2019 20:40:02 GMT -5
We’ve done taco bar the last couple of years, and chili and soup before that. This year we’re doing apps. We are doing the ham and Swiss sliders on King’s Hawaiian Rolls and something similar with roast beef and provolone. We will also have meatballs and little smokies, a cheese tray, and a veggie tray. Friends are bringing chips and queso, dessert, and I’m not sure what else.
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Post by tcu2003 on Jan 31, 2019 14:50:33 GMT -5
Peter Walsh’s 31 Days to Get Organized Challenge:
Day 1 -Set up a donation bin. And, everyone in your house finds 5 items to place in the bin.
Day 2 - Shoes. Gather all of your shoes up from your closet. If they have dust on them, don’t fit, etc, put them in your donate bin. Only keep shoes you love, wear, and that fit you well.
Day 3 - Home Safety. Being organized is not just about closets and files, it's also about ensuring the best life for you and your family. The New Year is a great time to check smoke detectors in your home. Make this your 10 minute challenge for the day and make your family a little safer in the process!
Day 4 - This year’s challenge Mantra is “No more later” aka stop procrastinating. Today's challenge is to contact someone, preferably by phone, that you’ve been putting off. It could be a friend, family member, for more coworker, etc, but do it today!
Day 5 - The Junk Drawer.
Day 6 - Holiday Decorations. The holidays are over and it's time for the decorations to come down.
Day 7 - Bathroom cabinets! Pick one bathroom cabinet, and get rid of anything too old, expired or you don’t use, and put everything away in its proper space.
Day 8 - Plastic Food Storage Containers.
Day 9 - Hanging Clothes. In his video, he says that anything that has dust on it needs to go.
Day 10 - the mail. If you have mail pretty much all over your house then today's the day we're going to get that sorted out.
Day 11 - under the sink.
Day 12 - Clear out old magazines, catalogs, flyers, etc.
Day 13 - Gift wrap
Day 14 - space underneath your bed
Day 15 - Getting the fridge & freezer organized.
Day 16 - "The Lower Third Technique"! (For those notmwatchint the videos on Facebook, it’s basically to take a stack or pile of clothing and focus on the bottom 1/3 of the stack, as you’ll likely find you can donate most of that part of the pile).
Day 17 - Bills & Receipts.
Day 18 - back in the kitchen dealing with the cupboard that holds your cups and mugs.
Day 19 - Today I challenge you to tackle just one small area of your garage... it's all about just getting started!
Day 20 - has us back in the kitchen with a challenge about keeping flat surfaces clear.
Day 21 - Books (Don't start screaming yet)! This is always an emotional topic! I love books too but if your books are never going to be read and are covered in dust, perhaps today's the day to deal with them.
Day 22 - Linen Cupboard. Towels, sheets, blankets and more!
Day 23 - all about your "unmentionables"... and your socks too! Let's go where no other organizer will go... ten minutes and you'll be amazed at the result!
Day 24 - cleaning products.
Day 25 - that drawer (or container) in your kitchen where you keep your kitchen utensils.
Day 26 - all about cookbooks and recipes and cooking magazines.
Day 27 - Take out your phone and clear out the stuff that makes it harder for you to use your phone as efficiently as possible!
Day 28 - has us dealing with that one storage space that pretty much everyone has neglected. It might be that cabinet in the kitchen, or cupboard in the garage, or shelf in the basement.
Day 29 - kitchen pantry
Day 30 - home office again... the dreaded paperwork, the stuff that just seems to collect. So, today's challenge has you starting small with just a drawer or two. Take 10 minutes to get that area organized and see if it doesn't help you feel some motivation to get maybe a little bit more done too!
Day 31 of #31Days2GetOrganized - Congratulations! Amazing job - you've made it to the 31st day of decluttering and organizing! I hope it's helped. Of course, there's no way we could do it all - so today, let me know what I missed. And, hit that area too! #FreeDay #ItsAllTooMuch #LetItGo
#31Days2GetOrganized
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Post by tcu2003 on Jan 30, 2019 13:33:25 GMT -5
Peter Walsh’s 31 Days to Get Organized Challenge:
Day 1 -Set up a donation bin. And, everyone in your house finds 5 items to place in the bin.
Day 2 - Shoes. Gather all of your shoes up from your closet. If they have dust on them, don’t fit, etc, put them in your donate bin. Only keep shoes you love, wear, and that fit you well.
Day 3 - Home Safety. Being organized is not just about closets and files, it's also about ensuring the best life for you and your family. The New Year is a great time to check smoke detectors in your home. Make this your 10 minute challenge for the day and make your family a little safer in the process!
Day 4 - This year’s challenge Mantra is “No more later” aka stop procrastinating. Today's challenge is to contact someone, preferably by phone, that you’ve been putting off. It could be a friend, family member, for more coworker, etc, but do it today!
Day 5 - The Junk Drawer.
Day 6 - Holiday Decorations. The holidays are over and it's time for the decorations to come down.
Day 7 - Bathroom cabinets! Pick one bathroom cabinet, and get rid of anything too old, expired or you don’t use, and put everything away in its proper space.
Day 8 - Plastic Food Storage Containers.
Day 9 - Hanging Clothes. In his video, he says that anything that has dust on it needs to go.
Day 10 - the mail. If you have mail pretty much all over your house then today's the day we're going to get that sorted out.
Day 11 - under the sink.
Day 12 - Clear out old magazines, catalogs, flyers, etc.
Day 13 - Gift wrap
Day 14 - space underneath your bed
Day 15 - Getting the fridge & freezer organized.
Day 16 - "The Lower Third Technique"! (For those notmwatchint the videos on Facebook, it’s basically to take a stack or pile of clothing and focus on the bottom 1/3 of the stack, as you’ll likely find you can donate most of that part of the pile).
Day 17 - Bills & Receipts.
Day 18 - back in the kitchen dealing with the cupboard that holds your cups and mugs.
Day 19 - Today I challenge you to tackle just one small area of your garage... it's all about just getting started!
Day 20 - has us back in the kitchen with a challenge about keeping flat surfaces clear.
Day 21 - Books (Don't start screaming yet)! This is always an emotional topic! I love books too but if your books are never going to be read and are covered in dust, perhaps today's the day to deal with them.
Day 22 - Linen Cupboard. Towels, sheets, blankets and more!
Day 23 - all about your "unmentionables"... and your socks too! Let's go where no other organizer will go... ten minutes and you'll be amazed at the result!
Day 24 - cleaning products.
Day 25 - that drawer (or container) in your kitchen where you keep your kitchen utensils.
Day 26 - all about cookbooks and recipes and cooking magazines.
Day 27 - Take out your phone and clear out the stuff that makes it harder for you to use your phone as efficiently as possible!
Day 28 - has us dealing with that one storage space that pretty much everyone has neglected. It might be that cabinet in the kitchen, or cupboard in the garage, or shelf in the basement.
Day 29 - kitchen pantry
Day 30 of #31Days2GetOrganized is about your home office again... the dreaded paperwork, the stuff that just seems to collect. So, today's challenge has you starting small with just a drawer or two. Take 10 minutes to get that area organized and see if it doesn't help you feel some motivation to get maybe a little bit more done too! #HomeOffice #ItsAllTooMuch #LetItGo
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tcu2003
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Post by tcu2003 on Jan 29, 2019 14:12:17 GMT -5
I definitely need to do the pantry challenge. We’re hosting a super bowl party on Sunday, so maybe DH and I can tackle it on Saturday.
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