< Comments on: Various: Cold, Kitty Litter, etc. http://pastoralfarms.us/2005/08/11/various-cold-kitty-litter-etc/ A Weblog Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:30:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tamara (AK) http://pastoralfarms.us/2005/08/11/various-cold-kitty-litter-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1672 Tamara (AK) Wed, 24 Aug 2005 02:14:51 +0000 http://www.pastoralfarms.us/archives/2005/08/11/various-cold-kitty-litter-etc/#comment-1672 LOL We are so alike in so many things - from our house to dealing with "stuff" and having children clean it up. Subfloor here too (as I've said before) and I sweep things into piles and have the children pick through them too (before it gets swept into the dustpan and on to the trash). :-D Before my shop vac broke though, I would pick up things and stick them into my deep apron pockets...then have the children empty my pockets and put things away! LOL Those stray lego pieces *sure are* annoying... :roll: I totally cleared out my pantry last week/weekend, cleaned it top to bottom and was *very* selective of what I put back in it...it's now pleasant to *look* at and into...important for visual/spatials huh?! ;-) I was thinking how lined baskets would make it look even more nicer! Well, great minds you know... ;-) I also got a good laugh over the walking passed things on the floor because "it's not mine"! Ugh! Happens too often here also. I'm definitely an *organized stacker*! My dh doesn't understand it...he sees a mess but *I* know where everything is. ;-) (He forgets that he's often the same way out in his garage.) Actually, now that we have more than the "normal" amount of children, I've found I've been able to train myself as well as them and I'm becoming more of a "neaty" all the time and "messes" are more and more bothersome. I really want "a place for everything", etc. You are right - having the tools and *space* to do so sure makes a big difference for us naturally messies. <blockquote>It’s like this for me: I may be the mother and housekeeper and all that, but I can’t pick up and sweep every little thing in every single room all by myself every day and just constantly upkeep everything else as well. All my children contribute to the mess, they have arms and legs and energy enough to help. It’s not like I ask them to do much. No, just don’t make a mess, and if you do, clean it up. See paper on the floor, it’s not yours, so what, pick up that paper and throw it away.</blockquote> Amen and amen!! LOL <blockquote>So it’s the hardest part when messy marries messier, and have three messiest children. What’s a plain messy to do with messier and messiests in the house with her! So it’s been my desire to pare down. Get rid of stuff. But even doing that, things pile up more. Add on to it that we have the house torn up. It’s just more messy than we naturally are. We have need of building things in the kitchen and dining room … and then consider all that and being sick. Who does much when they are sick? Things pile up more.</blockquote> I hear ya...this is the boat I'm in too. You could probably "read between the lines" now about my basement and boxes situation! ;-) LOL I'm just rambling on and on... Guess I'm making up for my own lack of blogging! ;-) Take care and have a good Wednesday! :-) LOL We are so alike in so many things – from our house to dealing with “stuff” and having children clean it up. Subfloor here too (as I’ve said before) and I sweep things into piles and have the children pick through them too (before it gets swept into the dustpan and on to the trash). :-D Before my shop vac broke though, I would pick up things and stick them into my deep apron pockets…then have the children empty my pockets and put things away! LOL Those stray lego pieces *sure are* annoying… :roll:

I totally cleared out my pantry last week/weekend, cleaned it top to bottom and was *very* selective of what I put back in it…it’s now pleasant to *look* at and into…important for visual/spatials huh?! ;-) I was thinking how lined baskets would make it look even more nicer! Well, great minds you know… ;-)

I also got a good laugh over the walking passed things on the floor because “it’s not mine”! Ugh! Happens too often here also.

I’m definitely an *organized stacker*! My dh doesn’t understand it…he sees a mess but *I* know where everything is. ;-) (He forgets that he’s often the same way out in his garage.) Actually, now that we have more than the “normal” amount of children, I’ve found I’ve been able to train myself as well as them and I’m becoming more of a “neaty” all the time and “messes” are more and more bothersome. I really want “a place for everything”, etc. You are right – having the tools and *space* to do so sure makes a big difference for us naturally messies.

It’s like this for me: I may be the mother and housekeeper and all that, but I can’t pick up and sweep every little thing in every single room all by myself every day and just constantly upkeep everything else as well. All my children contribute to the mess, they have arms and legs and energy enough to help. It’s not like I ask them to do much. No, just don’t make a mess, and if you do, clean it up. See paper on the floor, it’s not yours, so what, pick up that paper and throw it away.

Amen and amen!! LOL

So it’s the hardest part when messy marries messier, and have three messiest children. What’s a plain messy to do with messier and messiests in the house with her! So it’s been my desire to pare down. Get rid of stuff. But even doing that, things pile up more.

Add on to it that we have the house torn up. It’s just more messy than we naturally are. We have need of building things in the kitchen and dining room … and then consider all that and being sick. Who does much when they are sick? Things pile up more.

I hear ya…this is the boat I’m in too. You could probably “read between the lines” now about my basement and boxes situation! ;-) LOL

I’m just rambling on and on… Guess I’m making up for my own lack of blogging! ;-)

Take care and have a good Wednesday! :-)

]]> By: Kelly http://pastoralfarms.us/2005/08/11/various-cold-kitty-litter-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1668 Kelly Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:47:00 +0000 http://www.pastoralfarms.us/archives/2005/08/11/various-cold-kitty-litter-etc/#comment-1668 I've done that plenty of times, too. Also do it sometimes when I'm vacuuming. The kids know if they hear me running the vacuum they'd better pick up whatever they want to save or it'll be lost forever. Of course, the downside of this is that when you do it too often the kids don't have any example of actually caring for things. I helped my girls clean up their room so much (and by "clean up" I mean "throw out all the stuff that I think is junk") that they got to where they didn't really even try to pick up. They knew that before too long I'd come through and clean it up for them. :-( I’ve done that plenty of times, too. Also do it sometimes when I’m vacuuming. The kids know if they hear me running the vacuum they’d better pick up whatever they want to save or it’ll be lost forever. Of course, the downside of this is that when you do it too often the kids don’t have any example of actually caring for things. I helped my girls clean up their room so much (and by “clean up” I mean “throw out all the stuff that I think is junk”) that they got to where they didn’t really even try to pick up. They knew that before too long I’d come through and clean it up for them. :-(

]]> By: Marysue (Maisy) http://pastoralfarms.us/2005/08/11/various-cold-kitty-litter-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1666 Marysue (Maisy) Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:08:17 +0000 http://www.pastoralfarms.us/archives/2005/08/11/various-cold-kitty-litter-etc/#comment-1666 Yes, indeed. Sorry I didn't see your comment until today (moderation for those who haven't posted before, or are not posting as they have before.) I really do not like the floor and all the stuff that it takes to get things cleared ... so I do sweep stuff into piles, no vacuum on plywood subfloors. I am glad not to have to vacuum now. :) I don't mind sweeping, on a whole level, I just do not like all the junk in the way, so into piles I put it all, and then have the children look for stuff to save, then have one of them get the rest into the garbage. I love cloth-lined baskets. I don't HAVE any, but I love them. I think that's exactly what I need to go out and find to use on the bookshelves now, so thank you for the reminder! I know what you mean about a pile of legos compared to some scattered about with this and that mixed in ... organized mess is easier to deal with. When there is a mixed up mess my mind goes all fuzzy. So that's where I started to get over the fuzzy thing awhile ago and just swept stuff into piles and let the others get their stuff out of it. Unclaimed junk gets tossed. Works well enough. Gets the floor cleared mostly, just a pile or two to deal with then. :) Yes, indeed.

Sorry I didn’t see your comment until today (moderation for those who haven’t posted before, or are not posting as they have before.)

I really do not like the floor and all the stuff that it takes to get things cleared … so I do sweep stuff into piles, no vacuum on plywood subfloors. I am glad not to have to vacuum now. :) I don’t mind sweeping, on a whole level, I just do not like all the junk in the way, so into piles I put it all, and then have the children look for stuff to save, then have one of them get the rest into the garbage.

I love cloth-lined baskets. I don’t HAVE any, but I love them. I think that’s exactly what I need to go out and find to use on the bookshelves now, so thank you for the reminder!

I know what you mean about a pile of legos compared to some scattered about with this and that mixed in … organized mess is easier to deal with. When there is a mixed up mess my mind goes all fuzzy. So that’s where I started to get over the fuzzy thing awhile ago and just swept stuff into piles and let the others get their stuff out of it. Unclaimed junk gets tossed. Works well enough. Gets the floor cleared mostly, just a pile or two to deal with then. :)

]]> By: Kelly http://pastoralfarms.us/2005/08/11/various-cold-kitty-litter-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1663 Kelly Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:29:17 +0000 http://www.pastoralfarms.us/archives/2005/08/11/various-cold-kitty-litter-etc/#comment-1663 We only brought about half our stuff with us and we have almost twice the space we had in Texas, so it's easier to sweep and vacuum here, but I'm still having trouble finding Places for everything. I need more closets, more bookcases, more cupboards or Rumbermaids or something. Lately I've been buying cloth-lined baskets whenever I can find them at an affordable price. They a lot keeping little things contained. My worst nightmare is having to pick up the various and sundry odds and ends you find before vacuuming - two Legos, one ponytail holder, a pencil and two crayons, a paper clip, another Lego, a sock, a magic marker cap, another ponytail holder and one more Lego... You know how it goes. Picking up a pile of Legos is no problem, it's trying to deal with all those odds and ends so I can <i>accomplish</i> something that drives me crazy! We only brought about half our stuff with us and we have almost twice the space we had in Texas, so it’s easier to sweep and vacuum here, but I’m still having trouble finding Places for everything. I need more closets, more bookcases, more cupboards or Rumbermaids or something. Lately I’ve been buying cloth-lined baskets whenever I can find them at an affordable price. They a lot keeping little things contained. My worst nightmare is having to pick up the various and sundry odds and ends you find before vacuuming – two Legos, one ponytail holder, a pencil and two crayons, a paper clip, another Lego, a sock, a magic marker cap, another ponytail holder and one more Lego… You know how it goes. Picking up a pile of Legos is no problem, it’s trying to deal with all those odds and ends so I can accomplish something that drives me crazy!

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