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Sundae · 10-19-2008, 05:04 PM

Blue, that is such a good idea. Cleaners are at the bottom of the spectrum pay-wise. If you get someone to do the cheapest thing you do, your valuable time stretches so much further.

Although ideally you should encourage the kids to understand the concept of "household" and get them to start contributing. We had to, from an early age. Seems to have fostered a sense of responsibility in both my siblings. And encouraged a thrill of "getting away with it" in me. Seriously, I swapped the morning chore of emptying the waste paper bins in 3 rooms (2 minutes) for walking the dog (20-30 mins). Just because walking the dog felt like fun, and emptying the bins felt like work!

10-19-2008, 05:04 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Blue, that is such a good idea. Cleaners are at the bottom of the spectrum pay-wise. If you get someone to do the cheapest thing you do, your valuable time stretches so much further. Although ideally you should encourage the kids to understand the concept of "household" and get them to start contributing. We had to, from an early age. Seems to have fostered a sense of responsibility in both my siblings. And encouraged a thrill of "getting away with it" in me. Seriously, I swapped the morning chore of emptying the waste paper bins in 3 rooms (2 minutes) for walking the dog (20-30 mins). Just because walking the dog felt like fun, and emptying the bins felt like work! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac