Housework during daycare hours

[jazmic]

Does anyone try to do housework while dcks are around? I mean things not related to running the daycare. I'm finding it hard staying on top of the housework (like laundry, cleaning the bathrooms, etc.) Then again, I'm not the neatest person to begin with. I'm just wondering how you ladies do it. I'm seeking ideas and inspiration so to speak. How do you guys do it?

[Dreamalittledream]

Unless it's nap time; I cannot accomplish anything other than throwing a load of laundry in. I'm blessed to have a wonderful hubby and kids that realize that my job at home all day is just as (more so, often!) demanding as theirs at school and work....so we share the household tasks. We've started assigning a 1/2 hour each week night to chores (with the music blasting and everyone singing or dancing) so our Saturdays are no longer bogged down by cleaning. More importantly, don't stress yourself over your house having to be immaculate...our children will never remember how clean our floors are, but they sure will treasure that we took time in our busy day and built forts with them!

[jazmic]

I hear you. It's just my dh is a bit of a clean freak. I really don't know how we ended up together sometimes! LOL. Anyways, he does help around the house but I'm just trying to do better in terms of housekeeping so I can alleviate some of the tension that arises when he comes home to a disaster. I just find it tough to do when dcks are here and the last thing I want to do on the weekends is clean!

[BlueRose]

I can sometimes get some washing folded. I can get dishes washed and even wash the kitchen floor. I can change all the garbage's and put the bags by the door. I can sweep the playroom , sometimes I have little ones helping me. but that's about it.

My husband does the washing at night. we live in a building and have to go down the hall. We do the rest of the cleaning on either sat or sun.

[Crayola kiddies]

My daycare is separate from my house so the kids are not making a mess but my house still gets to be a mess because in the evenings I'm tired and the last thing I feel like doing is house work. I do the bulk of my laundry in the evenings during the week and then do the last two loads on Sunday. I usually do the bulk of my grocery shopping on Thursday nights ad then just getting fresh fruit and bread on Sundays ... The only thing I do during nap time is food laundry or prep dinner.... I have a cleaning service come every other Friday that cleans my house and I just do a quick vacuum of my kitchen every other day ..... I am not a neat freak and it is what it is

[mlle.coccinelle]

this is one awesome perks of the ''job''
Since I have a condo, I get to do most of my cleaning while the kiddos are here! I do my dusting, cloth folding, sweeping and mopping during nap time or on weekends ( and i usually manage to do all of it during the week) and I do the dishes, food preparation for the next meal and manage to keep our place relatively clean while they are having free play or sometimes when they draw!

[mlle.coccinelle]

I mom once told me, your house is always so clean and smell so good.... How do you manage it?
I answered : This is what I do when your child is sleeping! I usually don't watch tv... or don't sit down or I know I wont get up until the children wakes up!
She thought it was hilarious!

[gcj]

I do what I can during daycare....folding laundry, vacumming, whatever I can. My daycare is all about real life! Cleaning can be educational....help find pairs of socks, etc....and of course free play nearby. I see nothing wrong with it.
Bigger jobs like bathrooms I do during naps. I find it hard to motivate myself, but I break it up over the week. So, cleaning one bathroom while their sleeping doesn't take long, then I get my break after....I do a little everyday. Mostly I feel like I just pick things up and redo the same things over and over and over and over....

[Dreamalittledream]

I mom once told me, your house is always so clean and smell so good.... How do you manage it?
I answered : This is what I do when your child is sleeping! I usually don't watch tv... or don't sit down or I know I wont get up until the children wakes up!
She thought it was hilarious!

Wow! I so tried that for the first couple of months and was exhausted! Now during naptime, other than a load of laundry and supper prep...I rest!

[jazmic]

You ladies rock! I normally rest during naptime too. Now I feel lazy.