My daycare is taking over my house!

[loulou]

My house isn't too bad most of the time. I am so looking forward to my week off though!
We have no DCK's upstairs ever, 1 baby gate on stairs, 1 playpen and wooden toy box on main floor, basement has playroom, rec-room with 1 playpen, and the kids bathroom. I hate how I'm always finding paint on random walls and pencil crayons on my furniture though

[angelina]

oh A & B, i think you are not alone.

my daughter as my DCK, so...when are you leaving?

ops!

i too live workspace for a daycare. a 3 bedroom town home with finished basement.

with daycare space, it is the living room, dining room and basement. living room is where everyone sleep & quite time. yes, i do open and close 3 playpens everyday - now, it is 2 cots and one playpen.

every interview, i showed the parents that a toy organizer blocking the stairs. I say, upstairs is 3 bedrooms, FOR MY FAMILY. I said out loud, to myself and to my husband who complains that we got no big couch in the living room. I told him he can bring a big couch in our bedroom if he wants.

my living room is daycare, even on weekends. i give kiddie chair to my friends visiting here. LOL now, we will be eating our christmas dinner in this yellow ikea table with kiddie chair.

[cfred]

Oh, you're not alone! Ugh....I'm sooooo sick of children's things being in every line of vision! I've just moved into a townhouse and my daycare is in the living/dining combo, with playpens in all 3 bedrooms and 2 in the basement. The basement is our 'family space' for evenings and wknds but is under a very slow renovation. It's fine to sit and watch tv, but it's not lovely to look at by any stretch. I was nominated to do a Girls' Night...not sure where to put everyone. Oh well, a bottle of wine solves all problems on Girls' Night AND now, I'm torturing myself with the notion of a Caribbean camping holiday in April as I cancelled my one for next week (still weeping openly about it). If I go, will delay reno by few months. If I don't go, I may be a totally nutter in the near future.....hmmmm.... tough call.