Comments on: 15 Minute Tasks for the Week https://www.imperfecthomemaker.com/2013/02/15-minute-tasks-for-the-week-5.html Biblical Encouragement for the Christian Homemaker Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:14:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 By: MaryEllen https://www.imperfecthomemaker.com/2013/02/15-minute-tasks-for-the-week-5.html#comment-798 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:14:24 +0000 https://www.imperfecthomemaker.com/?p=1069#comment-798 In reply to Renee.

We all have those days, Renee! Blessings to you as you take care of those precious little ones!

]]> By: Renee https://www.imperfecthomemaker.com/2013/02/15-minute-tasks-for-the-week-5.html#comment-795 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:35:49 +0000 https://www.imperfecthomemaker.com/?p=1069#comment-795 In reply to MaryEllen.

Thank you for your sweet reply, potty training 2 little goose at the same time is messy business lol, so I guess my comment might have been left in the heat of the moment in shear desperation of having to clean another poopy mess.

Am in a better mood today and the messes are not rubbing me in the wrong way as it did yesterday. I love that verse, thanks for the reminder of our precious little oxen.

Have a great weekend!

]]> By: MaryEllen https://www.imperfecthomemaker.com/2013/02/15-minute-tasks-for-the-week-5.html#comment-793 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:22:19 +0000 https://www.imperfecthomemaker.com/?p=1069#comment-793 In reply to Renee.

Renee, as a stay-at-home mom to 3 littles, I know exactly how you feel! The thing that has helped me finally get over the frustration is just to come to terms that there’s no such thing as “done”. I can’t expect to ever have things fully clean and stay that way. It’s okay. Here’s what helps me keep things as realistically clean as possible, though: I try my best to involve the kids in everything I do so that they’re not making a separate mess while I’m cleaning one up. Once we get everything cleaned together, I like to play with them and help them clean it up when we’re done. The more we’re together, the fewer messes they make. That is what I have found is the best way to keep things clean, but I will be honest and say that if someone were to drop in unexpectedly, our house will definitely not be picture-perfect. It’s okay. It’s a season of life, and we do the best we can. As the Bible says, “where no oxen are, the crib is clean.” I’d rather have a mess in my house, than no children there to make the messes.

]]> By: Renee https://www.imperfecthomemaker.com/2013/02/15-minute-tasks-for-the-week-5.html#comment-788 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:23:27 +0000 https://www.imperfecthomemaker.com/?p=1069#comment-788 I’m always skeptical when I read titles like “clean your house in 15 min” or the like… for my house the cleaning part isn’t the problem, I like to clean and I don’t really set a timer for that. But the constant picking up toys, wiping accidents and unexpected extra laundry loads gets me. See our little girls are 5, 4 and 2 and they are busy!!!! and somewhat messy.

Sure I have help them to learn to chip in and help, but they clean and pick up their messes like, well kids!!!!

it’s there any solution for keeping house clean with little one around, I mean without spending the whole day out of the home?

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