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Comments (8)Well, at least you have a hobby/other work to fall back on for your retirement. Hubs is a more or less a workaholic but his job is very demanding physically. He puts in for all the overtime he can handle just to build up our nest egg and to the buy the big things we want now and not have to have them later. But the problem as I see it and I think he's starting to realize now (since he was off for 2 straight weeks) is that he doesn't have enough around the house to keep him occupied. He gets bored so he eats and sleeps. He couldn't wait to get back to work so he would feel "normal" again. LOL Me, I have tons of hobbies so my early retirement hasn't affected me, though I do miss the extra money. I think the gardening club idea sounds great. I couldn't do it myself (I'm ready to be kid free for awhile) but I know the kids love it when they grow things. Our granddaughter always loved it when her class did the growing thing. Now that she's a teenager her interests lie elsewhere (boys!) so try to get them a little younger if you can. Who knows you might be helping to start the next generation of farmers and gardeners in your community....and you can teach them about your passion.....compost! Val...See MoreChores/Schedule for 11-12 year olds
Comments (11)By 13, DD was expected to do her own laundry, maintain her own room, and help with chores around the house (helping clean, setting the table, doing dishes, etc). On top of that, I was a summer school teacher. I expected (read--demanded) that she accompany me and help in my classroom. For that, I paid her a very nominal amount at the end of summer and took her out for lunch at a nice restaurant on the last day of school. It wasn't a choice--until she got a real summer job, I expected her to do something productive (helping in the summer school) with her mornings. I think too few parents expect their children to pitch it--be it with chores, yard work, volunteering in the neighborhood, etc. It's so important that we teach them to be responsible, make good decisions and give back to their community. But a schedule? It is summer. Other than the summer school being held at set hours, as long as the chores around the house got done, I didn't set out a specific schedule (might not allow her to go to the pool, if her work wasn't finished, of course)...See MoreHousehold chores, environment and savings
Comments (19)xantippe - if you are crafty, there are lots of patterns on the web for knit or crocheted swiffer covers. For me, the easier option is to felt an old sweater - toss a moth ridden/worn/stained/otherwise not suitable for Goodwill wool sweater in the hot cycle of your wahsing machine with a pair of jeans or some old towels to create friction. Once it is felted, you can just cut out a rectangle the same size as your purchased swiffers. I have a small, short haired dog. So washing the blanket she sleeps with or a few tumbleweeds on a swiffer will mean a full lint trap on the dryer, but clogging has never been a problem for me. If I were to collect a huge amount of dog hair, I'd probably try to pull most of it off and toss it in the trash before I washed it. (Officially, I vacuum my wood floor then swiffer the corners and under the couch and any other places where I am too lazy to use a vacuum attachment) Same premise as your microfiber cloths. I think my washer and dryer are up to the challenge....See MoreWhich household chore do you really hate doing?
Comments (55)OMG...and it gets worse...Fenton I hate that job trying to figure out what to cook...matter of fact I'm not fond of cooking either. I'm fairly good at **down home * cooking like comfort foods but I'm not an imaginary cook. On top of that my family is sick to death of pasta so that's removed from the list for a few months. I'm pretty good at baking but don't care to do it although I try to bake treats once a week at least and than of course there's my bread baking.....I've always baked my own bread every other day than I found a small family owned bakery that makes it and does not add the nasty stuff and preservativies 1$ a loaf ...but I'm back to baking my own 3 times a week..sometimes I wish I could just buy store bread but once the boys really wanted the store sliced bread..Wonder I think it was...I knew what would happen and it did all the boys could taste was preservitives they hated it. Thing about homemade bread is its only good for 24 hours tops..mold will grow quickly. Ok I'm off the chatterbox band wagon....for now....See More- 7 years ago
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