What does your Saturday morning look like? Is it similar to your own childhood Saturday mornings? Mine sure isn't. I remember waking up and running downstairs so I could be the first to the television for morning cartoons. Fast forward twenty years and here I am watching my entire family (including myself) plugged into something, barely acknowledging each others existence. When did this happen?!
I could always find my mother at the kitchen table with a fresh cup of coffee and a newspaper in her hand. The television was on in the living room and cereal was abundant. Now here I am blogging away with Starbucks in hand. Logan is playing Xbox, Lukas chose to watch TV on the Wii U, and Matthew is gaming away on the laptop. If I was to repeat my previous sentence to my younger self, I might as well be speaking a foreign language. How times have changed. (This entire post is making me feel ancient)
I'm not saying that I don't enjoy my Saturdays whole-heartedly, because I love them. I just wanted to reflect on how much simpler life use to be. Cell phones we HUGE and a luxury, everyone had one gaming system (Coleco Vision), and what the hell was an IPAD?!
I wonder what Saturday morning will look like for my grandchildren. Scared yet optimistic.
J.K.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
DIY Command Centre
When it comes to running a successful household of five people you need to be organized. I've tried to simply "remember" appointments, stick post-it notes all over my house, I even use my eyeliner for morning reminders; That's proved to be costly. Being the compulsive person I am, this idea popped into my head and the supplies have been sitting in a corner for weeks. Finally here it is!
SUPPLIES
2 Magnetic Whiteboards (WalMart)
1 Roll of Washi Tape (Staples)
1 package of stickable letters (Michaels)
STEPS TO SUCCESS
1. Start by cutting strips of wash tape to reach from one side of your whiteboard to the other. You can choose to place the washi tape on your board freehand, or another way is to place "markers" on the board FIRST and then go back to tape.
...If you're a control freak like myself, this step may take a while.
3. Place your sticky letters in their appropriate spaces.
4. Mount your whiteboard/s in a high traffic area of your home (mine is the kitchen) so you'll never forget a thing!
ENJOY!
I absolutely love my calendar. The spaces are big enough to write multiple items/activities for each family member. I also like to use a magnet to mark whose day it is to have a bath!
J.K.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Bedroom Knowledge
Getting a boy to clean his room is like trying to get a man to hang up his wet towel; doesn't happen. But like the myth of a unicorn, I naïvely hang on to the hopes of my children being tidy. Ha!
My daughter's room on the other hand is spotless. Perhaps it boils down to the fact that she's 2 and her mother is a clean freak, or simply that she's perfect. I'll stick with perfect.
Do the boys who love living in a mess grow into men who do the same? How can you make sure your son turns into the kind of man who hangs up a wet towel or puts the toilet seat down?
J.K.
My daughter's room on the other hand is spotless. Perhaps it boils down to the fact that she's 2 and her mother is a clean freak, or simply that she's perfect. I'll stick with perfect.
Boys Room:
Vs.
Madison's Room
Do the boys who love living in a mess grow into men who do the same? How can you make sure your son turns into the kind of man who hangs up a wet towel or puts the toilet seat down?
J.K.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Real-life Pictionary
Since Madison's move to her "big girl bed" and getting her own bedroom, my family of five have been crammed for space in our three bedroom townhouse. We decided a trip to IKEA for a few storage items could help with the chaotic room that the boys were now sharing.
When deciding to have two boys share a room, you need to be willing to give up any hope of every having a clean, organized space ever again. I can't give my opinion on girls, but as far as boys are concerned, it's one battle you'll never win.
If you're anything like me the pending trip to IKEA was putting butterflies in your stomach. Oh the possibilities! Soon I'd be touring the showroom (kid free) picturing myself in every bedroom scheme and kitchen layout. All of a sudden it's not a few storage shelves you need, its a home renovation. Well played IKEA, well played.
Thankfully we only ended up leaving with our storage shelves... and maybe a dresser, bunk bed, and frozen yogurt. After everyone was jammed in the van beside some sort of boxed piece of furniture, we head home still naïve and hopeful...WAIT A MINUTE! now we have to put all this crap together... goodbye relaxing Saturday night. IKEA: Real-life Pictionary. "Better stop and get some beer" Matthew says. Took the words right out of my mouth.
J.K.
When deciding to have two boys share a room, you need to be willing to give up any hope of every having a clean, organized space ever again. I can't give my opinion on girls, but as far as boys are concerned, it's one battle you'll never win.
If you're anything like me the pending trip to IKEA was putting butterflies in your stomach. Oh the possibilities! Soon I'd be touring the showroom (kid free) picturing myself in every bedroom scheme and kitchen layout. All of a sudden it's not a few storage shelves you need, its a home renovation. Well played IKEA, well played.
Thankfully we only ended up leaving with our storage shelves... and maybe a dresser, bunk bed, and frozen yogurt. After everyone was jammed in the van beside some sort of boxed piece of furniture, we head home still naïve and hopeful...WAIT A MINUTE! now we have to put all this crap together... goodbye relaxing Saturday night. IKEA: Real-life Pictionary. "Better stop and get some beer" Matthew says. Took the words right out of my mouth.
J.K.
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