Motivated Moms Chore Planner

[DeannP]

Motivated Moms is a printable chore planning system to help you have a clean and organized home and still have time for yourself! The system is a great idea for anyone that would like an easy way to help them to know what to do in their homes each day. Just consult the list, do the work, check it off for the day and enjoy your free time!

You can find the 2008 versions of the Motivated Moms planner here: http://www.motivatedmoms.com/order.html (https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?ii=50190&c=ib&aff=23958&ev=03bf627146).

There are now SIX versions of the planner, the full-sized planner with and without Bible readings scheduled, the half-sized planner with and without the Bible schedule and the new "page per day" with and without the Bible schedule. The page per day planner has the chores each on a separate page with a section for appointments, notes and a box for the daily menu plan.

You can see samples of the full-sized and half-sized planners and the new "page per day" planner on the Order page of the website.

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[ccjunkie20]

Deann, I just ordered this and I am very excited to get started. I am the most unorganized person on the planet and this is exactly what I need! I plan to put my children's names next to daily chores that I will assign them, so that they also may help out and check off as they go. What a terrific idea! Thanks!!!

Tracy

[DeannP]

Good plan about children's names next to chores. Other people have told me they do that and some get different colored highlighters for each family member and highlight chores. Others have even told me they sit down once a week and number the chores and the family rolls dice to get assigned chores to make it more fun for everyone.

I say whatever works to get everyone involved because anyone 2 and older can help around the house and be assigned regular chores! :yep:

[luvnlife]

Hi Deann,

I looked at this last year and again this year and I'd really like to use it, but I'm afraid I won't be able to stick to it daily. I used to be a very organized person. So much so, that I would get requests from friends and family about how to help them get organized. Well, life has gotten in the way of my organization and it drive me nuts. I HATE being unorganized. I work full time, have a 2 yo ds and run my own business part-time. Do you have any suggestions or have you gotten feedback from others about how those "stretched thin" scheduled folks make it work.

I'd appreciate anything you might be able to offer. Thanks.

[DeannP]

Hi, well if you just do what is on the list each day most days the housework will only take 30-60 minutes per day depending upon what's on the list that day (days with bigger jobs will take longer than 30 minutes).

I think the problem is that many folks carry over chores and then their list gets as long as their arm and they give up in frustration. If you don't get something done on the planner, it'll roll around again later and you'll be just that much further ahead and can hit it then. The only time I recommend carrying something over is if, say...you know you have an appointment on Tuesday and will be gone most of the day. So Monday you look at Tuesday's list and see that washing windows in the dining room is on for Tuesday. You might want to do that on Wednesday and plan for something on the Wednesday list to be moved to Tuesday.

I've talked to people that work outside of the home full-time and use the planner but they look over it as the week as a whole instead of each day and plan the bigger chores on their days off. So after the week is done they make sure everything is checked off for that week. That way other chores can be done 15 minutes or so before work and 15 minutes or so after work and that covers most of the regular stuff that needs to be done.

And you can get started on training your 2 yo to do chores, also. When mine was 2 he fed the cat each day and carried all the small trash cans (bedrooms/bathrooms) to the kitchen and dumped them into the kitchen can each day and put the empty cans back. Others have said their 2-3 year olds wipe down the dishwasher door or front of the stove or help fold washcloths and so on. By 5 he was making his own bed and by 10 he was cleaning his tub and toilet. It takes more time to train them at the start than it does to do it all yourself but it pays off in the end when you have a teen that knows how to do everything in the house and is capable and competent (not that they LIKE it, but they know HOW! :biggrin:).

I have my home business plus I'm an IC for two transcription companies. So now that I'm working almost full-time at home, my dh has picked up more of the chores than he used to do. He just checks the list each day and does what he can (or what I didn't do and left for him on purpose!).

There are three of us that live here so there are three of us that do chores. When I was a SAHM *only* (well, we were homeschooling, too) and didn't have to work for pay, I considered it my job to do it all. But if you are working part-time, then there's no reason why 100% of the housework should fall to you.

Oh, and just as a note though, even when I wasn't also working I wasn't their maid. They still picked up after themselves, put their dirty dishes in the sink after meals, laundry in the hamper, etc. but it was just my job to keep the house running and take care of stuff at home. I had someone ask me one time, "How do you get your son to put his clothes in the hamper??" I looked at her in confusion and said, "I trained him to do it and he knows that's where they go."

Kind of a long answer but hopefully somewhere in there is something helpful!

[JenB]

Andrea,

Start that little one now. My kids are 5 and 11 and have been doing chores for quite awhile... You won't be disappointed with Deann's product.

I use the 'get it done by the end of the week' method too. DH and I both work outside the home. He has two part time jobs that he could work at any point. I have a couple home based businesses that I keep track off and I am starting class next week... It the tool helps us with a list, and keeps me (mama bear) from getting overwhelmed.


Deann - I had to laugh - when you said they don';t have to like it..... That is what I tell mine all the time. Hello, do they think I 'like' it..

[DeannP]

Deann - I had to laugh - when you said they don';t have to like it..... That is what I tell mine all the time. Hello, do they think I 'like' it..

I knowwwwww!!! I've told mine before that I'll gladly switch chores with him! So far he hasn't taken me up on the offer! :laugh3:

One draw back to actually expecting them to work and training them on how to do things - when they are teenagers you get to listen to people say, "You're so lucky your son will do XYZ. I wish mine would!"

Um, yeah, he woke up one morning as a teenager and jumped out of bed knowing how to do chores. NOT! It took a lot of training/teaching and working side-by-side WITH him while he learned. Many times it would have been faster to do it myself but it's my job to get him to be independent and know how to do stuff.

So now at 14 he can do any housework even if it's not one of his chores (for instance, he's not required to do laundry but he knows how if I need him to start a load) and he can even cook if necessary, well, if you call mac & cheese or putting pizza rolls in the oven cooking. But I do have to say he has ground wheat and made dough and made homemade pizza before - that's now his job because he did such a good job the last few times. We haven't had homemade pizza a lot lately but when we do it's his job. He's good at it! And food really does taste better when you didn't have to cook it! :c2:

[JenB]

One draw back to actually expecting them to work and training them on how to do things - when they are teenagers you get to listen to people say, "You're so lucky your son will do XYZ. I wish mine would!"

Um, yeah, he woke up one morning as a teenager and jumped out of bed knowing how to do chores. NOT! It took a lot of training/teaching and working side-by-side WITH him while he learned. Many times it would have been faster to do it myself but it's my job to get him to be independent and know how to do stuff.


My parents actually tell me I am too hard on them. Ummm - do they really need me to re-list my chores when I was growing up.

I agree about it being faster to do it yourself...... In the beginning we were late to things so that the wee ones could do it themselves.. A small price to pay for the long term benefits. ;-)

I also wanted to say, from a couple posts up - I love the rolling the dice idea... The kids got some games for Christmas so we are trying really hard to slow down and play games at least two nights a week. Rolling the dice would be a great way to incoorperate a game while getting them excited about chores... We have been talking about allowances too. Might be a good time to incorporate FPU jr too.. Wow - I rambled my way through that!! :goofy:

[DeannP]

My parents actually tell me I am too hard on them. Ummm - do they really need me to re-list my chores when I was growing up.

My parents would NEVER say that to me because our list during the summer growing up on a farm was something like


hoe one row of corn
weed the garden
pick one bushel of peas


My son doesn't know how easy he has it with his chores being under the air conditioner!

Might be a good time to incorporate FPU jr too.

I was recently wondering about the teen version of FPU and if it's something my son might find interesting. Probably a year ago he asked me something about investing and I gave him FP to read (the original one) where Dave talks about the bowl on the table and everyone throwing in money and then stocks are bought with that. He brought it back a few minutes later and said he couldn't understand what he was talking about!

So maybe I need the teen version.

[BzyBee]

Deann - I had to laugh - when you said they don';t have to like it..... That is what I tell mine all the time. Hello, do they think I 'like' it..

Oh, don't forget the famous..."But I don't waaaaaaaant to ." Oh, did I ask what you wanted to do?? I don't think so. :pan:

I like your charts Deanne...and you are right in that young kids are very capable...and it does pay off in the end. Ours had charts when they were just 2 and 3 years old. DS still prefers to have a chart...so he can see for himself what needs to be done rather than being 'told' what to do....
DD doesn't want it in writing anymore...cuz then we have proof to show her on payday...LOL

[DeannP]

DS still prefers to have a chart...so he can see for himself what needs to be done rather than being 'told' what to do....
DD doesn't want it in writing anymore...cuz then we have proof to show her on payday...LOL

I think it's personality because I would have preferred a list/chart when I was growing up because then you do your work and are done and don't have Mom calling you all day to do this or do that!

Once my son is done with his chores for the day he's free to do what he wants unless something special or unusual comes up I need help with.

[JenB]

My parents would NEVER say that to me because our list during the summer growing up on a farm was something like


hoe one row of corn
weed the garden
pick one bushel of peas




That is what I am talking about. On the week-ends I had morning and evening chores which included watering / feeding the cows... feeding the sows and cleaning under the farrowing crates :omg: (crates to hold mama pigs to have babies) and this was the winter outside chores..... and am chores bone before 8 AM.

The summer chores included mowing a portion of the 10 acres....

My 'parents' wouldn't say it my kids 'grandparents' have. :laugh3::laugh3:

[JenB]

Oh, don't forget the famous..."But I don't waaaaaaaant to ." Oh, did I ask what you wanted to do?? I don't think so. :pan:


Or "oh my goooooooooooooooooooooooooosh"

or that awful grunt that you can barely hear, but translates into fingers down the chalkboard for me.. :nono::nono:

[DeannP]

My 'parents' wouldn't say it my kids 'grandparents' have. :laugh3::laugh3:

Ha!! My brothers-in-law will look at us when we start talking about stuff and then look at each other and say, "I don't believe them. Their Dad wouldn't have said/done what they are saying. That's not the man I knew!" LOL

Well, he mellowed over the years!

Let's not forget feeding/watering the chickens and gathering the eggs and when it came time to put chickens in the freezer my job from the time I was probably 3-4 years old was to hold them by the feet and dip them in a pot of boiling water Mom put on the picnic table (and I had to climb up on the table to reach it) in order to soften the feathers to pluck them. At least as the baby I had the CLEANER jobs! My brother had to help Dad wring the necks and cut off the heads (and he had to plow and plant and milk cows and build fence and has used a chainsaw since he was a pre-teen I think) and my sisters had the nice job of sticking their hands up in the chickens to pull out the guts! Now the idea of eating something that I cared for - with a NAME (the cows, we didn't name the pigs or chickens! LOL) is icky! I think I've turned into a city girl since I grew up.

When my brother married (I was 11) then my city-girl SIL was EXCITED about getting in hay and - wahoo - once the babies came along I very QUICKLY told her she could take my place in the hay field and I'd stay inside with the babies! She thought it was FUN! [BTW, one of those "babies" is a member of LLNOE and reads but doesn't post. :gwave:]

[DeannP]

The summer chores included mowing a portion of the 10 acres...

See, you apparently weren't as smart as me and my siblings because any time I got on the mower I hit a stump or something (I *swear* it wasn't on purpose!! Really!) and bent the blades and Daddy would have to unbend them and end up doing a lot of the mowing himself!

I remember him telling someone one time that all his children managed to bend the blades anytime we got near a mower. :angel:

[JenB]

Ha!! My brothers-in-law will look at us when we start talking about stuff and then look at each other and say, "I don't believe them. Their Dad wouldn't have said/done what they are saying. That's not the man I knew!" LOL

Well, he mellowed over the years!

Let's not forget feeding/watering the chickens and gathering the eggs and when it came time to put chickens in the freezer my job from the time I was probably 3-4 years old was to hold them by the feet and dip them in a pot of boiling water Mom put on the picnic table (and I had to climb up on the table to reach it) in order to soften the feathers to pluck them. At least as the baby I had the CLEANER jobs! My brother had to help Dad wring the necks and cut off the heads (and he had to plow and plant and milk cows and build fence and has used a chainsaw since he was a pre-teen I think) and my sisters had the nice job of sticking their hands up in the chickens to pull out the guts! Now the idea of eating something that I cared for - with a NAME (the cows, we didn't name the pigs or chickens! LOL) is icky! I think I've turned into a city girl since I grew up.

When my brother married (I was 11) then my city-girl SIL was EXCITED about getting in hay and - wahoo - once the babies came along I very QUICKLY told her she could take my place in the hay field and I'd stay inside with the babies! She thought it was FUN! [BTW, one of those "babies" is a member of LLNOE and reads but doesn't post. :gwave:]


LOL - We weren't allowed to name the animals either and we too had those dag-gone chickens too. Forgot about those darn thing!!!

[JenB]

See, you apparently weren't as smart as me and my siblings because any time I got on the mower I hit a stump or something (I *swear* it wasn't on purpose!! Really!) and bent the blades and Daddy would have to unbend them and end up doing a lot of the mowing himself!

I remember him telling someone one time that all his children managed to bend the blades anytime we got near a mower. :angel:

See, your Dad must not yell as loud as mine....... and mine would have fixed it and put my butt right back in motion.... :wtg:

[DeannP]

See, your Dad must not yell as loud as mine.

I think he just knew when he was beat. :wme: Oh, that's not to say we didn't mow - we did. But it was funny how often the blades would just get bent!

Oh, and we did name the cows and one time we were having hamburgers and Daddy mentioned a name of a bull and said he sure tasted good.

I almost gagged. LOL

ETA: I think we are WAY, WAY, WAYYYY off-topic for this thread! You think? :laugh3: I guess I better go be productive!

[JenB]

ETA: I think we are WAY, WAY, WAYYYY off-topic for this thread! You think? :laugh3: I guess I better go be productive!

:offtopic2::offtopic2::offtopic2::offtopic2:

Thanks for the stroll down memory lane...


Back to the regularly scheduled program.:debtfree:

[BzyBee DH]

Learned incompetence can also work for some men in a marriage...:biggrin:

At least, that's what I heard. I wouldn't know..:noclue:

[luvnlife]

Deann,
Thank you for that. That was helpful. My DH does help out some too, but not nearly as much as I'd like. My 2 yo doesn't have "chores" per se, but does help out. He is responsible for putting his dirty clothes in the hamper, putting his dirty dishes in the sink, cleaning up after play time, etc. He also helps with putting the groceries away and putting the clothes in the washer and then the dryer, but he does things because he wants to at this point. I'll have to keep those things up and make them requirements. He also asks for the dish cloth because he likes to wipe the table off after he has eaten to clean his "mess" as he calls it, lol.

DH works full time too so time to get it all done is an issue. I like the idea of the list not only for me, but also for DH because he needs the visual and I think the check list would serve us both well. Let's see if I can get him on board with that since he's not on board with DR.

JenB,

See above for info about the 2 yo and what he does around the house. I certainly plan to add more chores as he grow. I want him to be a responsible independent individual and as someone said (Deann, I think) they don't just wake up one day that way. It takes training, time and patience. I certainly don't want him to grow up to be like DH. He got a rude awakening when we got married. His family literally took care of him. His Mom, Aunt and sisters would cook for him and either drop it off at his house or have him pick it up. Sometimes that would take it to his house and drop it off before he got home from work so his dinner was already "done" when he got home. Needless to say he never cooked. He would drop his laundry off every Sat morning at the laundromat and he would pay to have his clothes washed, dryed and folded. He would clean when he got around to it so you can imagine what that looked like. His place wasn't junkie, everything had it's place, but it was very dusty, needless to say.

I'll probably try the 'get it done by the week' method too.
Okay, I'm going to get the planner and see how it goes.

[Tumbleweed]

I'm going to check out this planner, too...I've just started DD and DS on doing chores to get their "allowance"/commission. They are 5 and 4 so we are starting small-DD makes her bed (most days) and they are in charge of unloading the dishwasher (they just place the stuff on the counter, but it saves me a lot of bending down and luckily my china is pretty old) and then they each have to help with a few "special projects" throughout the week. Then, before I hand over the cash they have to tell me all of the things they did in the week to help out.

I still pick up most of their toys but that will change in time lol. Mostly because come bedtime I just want my peace and quiet and I want them upstairs as quickly as possible!

But I think they would benefit from the visual chart.
PS Growing up we had a chart BUT:
My brother never did his stuff and my sisiter would disregard it and do all of the inside chores quickly so I was always left with bringing in firewood and feeding the pigs ICK! Only a few of them on our hobby farm but they were stinky! Oh, BTW we had cows, one at a time, that were all named ELSIE so we would "forget" what happened to the previous ELSIE!:offtopic2:

[DeannP]

I just wanted to update and let everyone know that I've set up a coupon code for LLNOE members/readers.

The code is "LLNOE" and is good for 15% off a Motivated Moms planner through the end of April. :hdance:

[DeannP]

There seems to be a problem with the coupon code. It's not working. I'll update when I can figure out why it's not working. :-(

[DeannP]

Okay, I worked on the website today and the coupon code is now working.

So you can use the code "LLNOE" for a 15% discount your order at Motivated Moms now. The code is good through the end of April.

[northernmama]

Deann - this planner is the best!!

This is the second year I have been using it and it keeps me on track with everything.

Reminds me to do things that I would never think of doing on my own.

I will never go with out this!!

[DeannP]

Lori, I'm glad you are enjoying it (as much as anyone can ENJOY housework - LOL).

That's why it was "born" so I could get everything done without having to clean all day and without having to try to remember when to do stuff! :hum:

[maryalene]

Deann, if I buy this do I need to be ready to print it at the time of my purchase? Or is it something that you download to your computer and can print later?

[2tejas]

You don't have to print it right away, but you will want to download it to your computer within a couple of days (I'm pretty sure the download link expires in a day or two). It is a .pdf document and you can print it all at once or just print the pages you want.

Deann will correct me if I'm wrong (:bleh:), but I have it saved on my computer.

Susan :txflag:

[DeannP]

Susan is correct (and thank you Susan - I was out of town!).

You save it to your computer and then some people print it a week at a time or some print it all at once.

This year and last year I printed all at once, hole punched and put it in a three-ring binder. The year before I printed a week at a time and put it on the fridge with magnets.

[maryalene]

Thanks!

[valkatrina]

Oh poo! I missed the discount month! I really wanted to get this but had to wait for extra funds. :ooops:

That's the story of my life, a day late AND a dollar short. lol:laugh3:

[DeannP]

Someone used it the other day and it worked. So I guess the expiration date I put in with the code didn't "take"! So if you want to use it, try it and see if it's working, if not, I'll go reactivate it for anyone that wants to use the code.

[valkatrina]

oooooo thanks a bunch, I will try it when I get home tonight. I'm at work right now and don't want the planner on my work computer. :whoa:

[valkatrina]

In just down loaded the planner and was able to use the discount code. Thanks a bunch. Yay!

off to print out the list for this week.:c2:

[DeannP]

Oh, I'm glad it worked for you!

[Princessree]

I'm new to LLNOE.... I think I just got activated... .this post will test that theory! :>) LOL


Anyway... I'm trying to figure out which format would work best for me.

I'm so anal-retentive.... LOL... I would have ordered this LONG ago but I can't decide on whether I want a page a day or a page a week, or a half page a week , or Bible reading or not... or ... or... :>)
LOL

Heather

[DeannP]

but I can't decide on whether I want a page a day or a page a week, or a half page a week , or Bible reading or not... or ... or

Okay, well let's work through this a bit.

Page Per Day one is something like 370 pages (with the cover page and menu page). Do you want to print out that many pages? On the other hand, some people love that it's not overwhelming and just has the work for that one day AND that it's got the lines for appointments and a box for your meal plan and a space for notes so they don't have to have a planner AND the chore planner both.

Half-sized some people don't like how small the font is and have a hard time reading it and it seems overwhelming seeing all that on one page (two weeks worth of chores). On the other hand, it is a lot fewer pages to print out and you cut it apart and hole punch it and can carry it around in a small notebook.

The full-sized is one week per page and a better sized font, but here again some people get overwhelmed to see a whole week of chores on one page.

Also, the various sizes might make a difference to you if you want to put it in a notebook or if you want to just print out one day or week at a time and put it on the fridge. I used to put it on the fridge but the last two years have printed and hole punched it for a notebook I keep on the kitchen counter so DH and I can both work on the chores each day and just check off what we do.

Then Bible schedule or not is easy....do you already have a plan for Bible reading that you follow? If so, you probably don't need it on the planner. If you don't have a plan and want to read your Bible daily then it's nice to have a check box so you know where you left off and can read through the Bible in a year.

This is assuming you WANT to read the Bible (since you mentioned it I assumed that). Also, it's just a list of verses to read through the Bible in a year and not a Bible study....oh, and it's the books of the Protestant Bible so if you are Catholic that would make a difference to you.

Some people aren't believers and don't want the readings listed on a chore planner and some are believers but already read their Bible and don't want to confuse themselves with another plan when they already have a plan (and it would drive them crazy to not be able to check off the box if it's on there - LOL) and some are believers but read what the Spirit moves them to read and not from any particular "plan" at all.

Maybe all that can help sort it out a bit. :sillygreeting:

[Princessree]

I've been out of town and wasn't able to read that you'd responded until now.
Thank you for your input.
I have still not reached a decision (the problem lies with me, not your explanation or the product itself, LOL!!!!) but your words of wisdom will help me eliminate the mental clutter and just get to what I really want when I DO buy MM. :>)

So, thank you... very very much!

Heather

[DeannP]

I'll PM you. :-)

[kelmickra]

Just a FYI, Deann's Moms Planners are half off starting today. So if you wanted to try them but didn't want to spend the $8 you can try it out for only $4.

(Hope you don't mind me advertising for you Deann. :sillygreeting:)

[DeannP]

Just a FYI, Deann's Moms Planners are half off starting today. So if you wanted to try them but didn't want to spend the $8 you can try it out for only $4.

(Hope you don't mind me advertising for you Deann. :sillygreeting:)


Ha, I was just coming here to post that! I did want to just add one thing

If you go through the link in this thread (in the first post) to buy then Roy will get $1 per planner sold through the link so it's another way you can help support LLNOE.com.

[maryalene]

Ok, so I've been using the planner for about a month or so now and need to rave a little about it. I don't get through everything each day, but my house is so much cleaner and more organized on a constistent basis than it has ever been before. I really love having a checklist to go through and then when I finish those off, I know I can be done for the day. No more stressing or guilt that I didn't do enough!

[valkatrina]

I have the planner, only used it once or twice. :ksense:

Need to get into the habit of printing it out on Sunday. :gwi:

[DeannP]

I really love having a checklist to go through and then when I finish those off, I know I can be done for the day. No more stressing or guilt that I didn't do enough!

This is why it was "born." I wanted to be "done" each day and be able to do more fun stuff without feeling like, "I really should be doing _____." I'm glad you are enjoying it!

to get into the habit of printing it out on Sunday. :gwi:

I printed it out all at once, hole punched it and keep it in a notebook on the kitchen counter with a pen so dh and I both can check it, do stuff and check it off when it's done. I used to just print one week at a time and keep it on the fridge but I think I like the notebook better.

[Jenne in AZ]

I am loving my Daily Motivated Moms lists.

But I am not loving the printing part. I really really need the individual days though, so going to the weekly printouts is not a good option.

Do you know if there is any plan to make the pdf changeable, like so I can put in x in the squares when I have completed that item? I would love to have that option.

Thank you

Jenne in AZ

[DeannP]

Jenne, no, an editable pdf file isn't in the plans.

What some people do is buy the half-sized planner and a DayTimer type (sized) planner and hole punch the Motivated Moms and add it to the DayTimer or Franklin Covey planner. That way they have the chore planner and then a separate planner for appointments and other things but it's all in one notebook.

Or you could just buy the regular full-sized or half-sized planner and use the blank back side of the page for notes and appointments.

I'm going to attempt to do a "page per day" in the half-size for 2009 so there would be half the printing. The problem is that when I tried it for 2008 the font seemed SO SMALL. So I'll have to see how that goes for 2009.

[Jenne in AZ]

Thank you for the reply. The half size page a day calendar sounds wonderful.

Jenne

[cutenirish]

I ordered the page a day today.. i am ready to start tomorrow!!

I've printed, punched holes and put in a binder.

I liked that i could print the samples so I could see how it would look on a sheet of paper (helped me pick what I could see the best).

[cutenirish]

OMG I'M IN LOVE with this system. One day and I'm hooked.

My kitchen looks great, I washed walls, did the bathroom sink and whatever else it said (minus cleaning out the car it's DH's problem since it's "his").

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!!!! Wished I got one months ago.. watch out HOUSE here I come to CLEAN you one bite at a time.

[DeannP]

OMG I'M IN LOVE with this system. One day and I'm hooked.

Hey, that's great to hear! I'm glad you are enjoying it!

[cutenirish]

it showed i ordered via llnoe right so they get there "kickback" from ya?

[cutenirish]

On a seperate note but related to this..

DH love the man but wanted the toss him out the window tonight.

He got up earlier than usual and was in the kitchen pulling his dinner out of the crock pot.

I said to him "how does the kitchen look I cleaned it during DS's nap" he said "oh you did" UMM HELLO you can see the counters are clean and uncluttered (unlike when he went to bed at 1pm).

I told him well i did xyz.. wash walls swept kitchen and basement stairs... he said "oh okay".. whatever i didn't bother tell him what I printed out to keep things "simple, easy and in order".

But regardless I love it so far :)

[DeannP]

it showed i ordered via llnoe right so they get there "kickback" from ya?

Yup, Roy earns $1 for each planner ordered through his affiliate link.

[I replied to your email earlier today - did it get lost in cyberspace? You probably thought I was ignoring you, huh? LOL]

[cutenirish]

i didn't see your email but yahoo like to eat them at times or "hide" them and then it will appear tomorrow or some other day over the weekend.

TY for replying here I only asked since I figured ya where busy and may not have checked your email or didn't have time to reply :) TY

[catt]

I printed it out all at once, hole punched it and keep it in a notebook on the kitchen counter with a pen so dh and I both can check it, do stuff and check it off when it's done. I used to just print one week at a time and keep it on the fridge but I think I like the notebook better.

I printed it out and put it in a notebook on the counter as well. I'm not lucky enough to have DH helping me with it yet though. I say yet....I've been doing this for probably three years and he hasn't helped yet, so I'm probably out of luck. :ohyeah:

[DeannP]

I printed it out and put it in a notebook on the counter as well. I'm not lucky enough to have DH helping me with it yet though. I say yet....I've been doing this for probably three years and he hasn't helped yet, so I'm probably out of luck. :ohyeah:

Well, it helps that he lost his job and I had to work a LOT to keep us afloat while he looked for another job for 6 weeks. So he took care of 90% of the housework while I typed my fingers to the bone.

Then he got another job working ONLY 40 hours a week (he used to work about 55 on average) and so he still does probably half the housework since he says it's "cupcake" to only have to work 40 hours and since he lost a lot of income so I'm still having to work!

[DeannP]

I just wanted to let folks here know that there's a code out for $1 off - it's "GROUP" and since the planner for the remainder of the year is marked down to $4 (it runs January-December so in July each year I mark it down), this code would make it only $3.