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Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
WORKING MOMS
How on earth do you keep your house from looking like a disaster?! I'm really having a hard time with this. I'm not even a full-time working mom and my house stays dirty *most* of the time and I hate it! Do you just spend your weekends cleaning? Clean when you get home from work? Ah!
Re: WORKING MOMS
ETA: During the school year when I'm working, I pretty much do everything once G is in bed. Sometimes I have to throw a load of laundry in when I get home, but I try to save laundry for Sunday, and I still vacuum before I give him a bath and get him into bed. I'm hoping since I won't have to leave as early now I'll be able to do some things in the morning (load/unload dishwasher would be nice!) but we'll see.
I have a chore chart - kinda elementary, but it works. Each day, I make myself do something different so that the house gets cleaned, but I don't do it all on one day:
Monday - vacuum carpets
Tuesday - bathrooms
Wednesday - laundry [wash and fold]
Thursday - mop [well, use a Swiffer] floors
I also try very hard to wash dishes as I put them in the sink so they're not just sitting there. If I can't get to them, I use my lunch break to wash dishes or load the dishwasher. It helps that JJ loves to do chores with me, so I let him help me load the washer/dryer or push the vacuum around [with my help]. It's like a game to him.
I have a chore chart also. I do some type of cleaning each night. I hate cleaning on weekends. DH is really awesome at helping out too. If I am cleaning the kitchen he'll either vacuum or clean bathrooms. I'm seriously thinking about hiring a cleaning lady to come deep clean about twice a month (I did post on here asking for recs a while back).
I highly recommend a chore chart because that's what keeps me on schedule.
Great ideas ladies! Thank you!!
Boymom - I picked up the living room before y'all got there. lol. There are ALWAYS toys everywhere in there. I know you don't care but I do.
What do you mean that's the wrong side? Tastes great to me!