tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439435.post110752057310603660..comments2024-03-08T01:07:51.656-05:00Comments on KhadijaTeri: Cleaning the houseKhadijaTerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01279047119702679252noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439435.post-1107575862060514992005-02-04T22:57:00.000-05:002005-02-04T22:57:00.000-05:00our house is always a huge mess...we have so many ...our house is always a huge mess...we have so many (10)people living here, it's pretty hard to keep clean... right now we have a couple of guidelines for everyone who is over 10, which means everyone except owen who is 7... they are taught how to wash their own clothes once a week (even the boys!), they have to do dishes once a week... each of them has one room they have to clean once a week (ie. the living room or bathroom) - we don't rotate as its a pain to keep track - but I will switch them to another room every 4 months or so to be fair... the oldest has more responsibility than say the 14 year old... and owen, my 7 year old does recycling, feeding the pets, putting out garbage, and helping pick up garbage in the rec room (cause he puts it there!)... yes they grumble... but I try to say "hey, this is OUR house, and I need your help" - then I reward with going out for dinner once a week (or renting a movie)another lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775244053121117432noreply@blogger.com