Balance

[Wonderwiper]

Haha Momof4....fur ball parties!!!!

[Artsand crafts]

I vacuum everyday because I think the floor is dirty. I can see particles in the floor. I guess some are from outdoors and somtimes little pieces of food. We spend almost all morning outside and I let them get dirty (play with sand, sticks, leaves, etc). I clean them the best I can but I guess there are still particles attached to the clothes. I wouldn't prohibit them to play with all those things outside. They have so much fun.

[playfelt]

I still deal with morning naptimes most of the time so moved outside play to the end of the day. I love that they can get as dirty as they want and then it just goes home with the parents and not back into my house.

I miss my dog terribly but so don't miss the wads of hair she shed - some weeks I felt I had enough hair to make a new dog. Changed to a bagless vacuum just because of her as it was getting too expensive to keep changing them.

[Trace of Angels]

I invested in the IRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner. It's amazing. Just push start, I haven't picked up a broom in almost 2 years. It is expensive but worth every penny when I get all that time back from not having to sweep. They make one that mops too........gonna get that one next...........now if they would just invent one to do my laundry then I would be all set LOL
I too am a big crock pot fan. I prepare the night before and throw it in the fridge and just turn it on in the morning or afternoon depending on how long the recipe calls for.

[sunnydays]

I only vacuum once a week, so I do way less than many of you too! I sweep under the table and sometimes the stairs and that's about it until the weekend...unless I have a bunch of sand piles from the kids clothing (gotta love rolled up pant legs for that...LOL). I try to empty the sand out of their shoes before we come in the house and I am trying to get in the habit of unrolling pant legs as well as that always gets me when I go to chance their diapers I have learned that everything does not need to be spotless all the time. A little mess is fine as long as everything is basically clean and sanitary of course.

[torontokids]

I vacuum once a week as well (unless needed). I sweep after every snack/lunch but that's about it. Clean the daycare bathroom once a week too unless of course there is a potty mishap. Having a separate space is really nice for this. Now the rest of my house, that's another story...

Meals I am still figuring out. Mostly I have simplified things and I don't feel bad if the kids eat the same thing twice in a week or I find a way to make it different. E.g. chicken and rice and beans can be turned into quesadillas the next day or wraps.

[Skysue]

I try and get dinner prepared at quiet time too, I have been using my slow cooker a lot lately, it's nice having dinner done so clean up is a snap.

I vacuum twice a day, swiffer twice a day and wash my floors twice a day. I'm up at 6:30am to vacuum and wash my floors every morning. 1st child arrives at 7:30am, I hate dusty floors!

Daycare bathroom is cleaned daily!

[JennJubie]

I love my slow cooker, too. It's been getting a lot of use since I opened my daycare! I'm not saying I'm working like crazy during my break time, I just find what I do do leaves the rest of my night nice and open. Especially with my own son being a bit more high maintenance it's nice to have all my cleaning done right after daycare, and dinner waiting already for the family.

That's not to say I don't sit on my arse during break and do a lot of nothing some days, too I do know my limits, and if it's a hard day, or I'm extra tired, I'll leave it for later or the next day.

[playfelt]

There are advantages to all the kids being in diapers - a quick wipe of the sink and counter and that is all of the bathroom they use.

I have also found the less I clean the healthier the daycare is and boy do I love that fact.

[Skysue]

There are advantages to all the kids being in diapers - a quick wipe of the sink and counter and that is all of the bathroom they use.

I have also found the less I clean the healthier the daycare is and boy do I love that fact.

Your lucky mine are 5x 2-3 year olds who all go potty. It nice not having to change diapers but the constant bathroom mess is killing me!