Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Organizing The Little People For Summer
My kids are jumping for joy that tomorrow is their last day of school Streamyx Package1996 Wireless Streamyx must admit that I, too, am quite excited. No Streamyx Providers46981 waking up at the crack of dawn to get them to school Streamyx no more late night homework. My son Wireless Streamyx even gone so far as to create his own little summer schedule:
Week One: Sleep in, lay around the house in boxers, watch movies Streamyx Streamyx41752 drink soda until I puke
Week Two: Sleep in, lay around the house in boxers, play video games and drink soda until I puke
Week Three: Sleep in, lay around the house in boxers, play WoW and drink soda until I puke...but not next to dad's computer
Week Four: Repeat Week One
Although, it's nice to Streamyx Kota Damansara77954 that my 9-year old is taking after his ol' mum by planning out his summer it's not quite the summer I had planned for him. Since I work from the Streamyx Streamyx Webmail16027 it is IMPERATIVE that my kids are kept busy and have a space outside of my office to Streamyx Test42646 have fun, and stay busy. In order to get there, we have come up with a few simple things to keep everyone happy and hopefully keep the boredom to a minimum.
Secrets To A Successful Summer
1. Grandma is paying for cable for the summer. Not my idea of a wonderful solution, especially since I HATE having TV, but Grandma trumps Mom.
2. We have converted the 2-car garage into a TV and game room. It's nothing Streamyx Adsl290904 but we laid out a couple of rugs, put a spare TV out in the garage, hooked up the PS2, set up a board game table, and wha-la instant "kid room".
3. Every Thursday, the kids are going to Grandma's to watch old classic movies aka Mom's revenge for having cable. They are going to watch one to two classics a day and I am talking Sound of Music, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers all the wonderful movies that will slowly torture a 13 year old and 9 year old. I am LOVING it!
4. Every Saturday morning we are going to go to the bookstore and pick out one non-fiction picture book and learn Streamyx Streamyx Streamyx16721 something new. From the picture book they Streamyx research more information from online, but it needs to start from a book. To help my son with his writing, unbeknownst to my son, he is going to write 3 little reasons why he wanted the book and 3 interesting tidbits he found in the book.
5. On Wednesday, we are scheduling an afternoon play date with their friends down at the community center so they can go rock climbing.
6. I am also putting the kids to work for me. They will each have some tedious chore that I hate to do like filing, putting together client files, data entry, all that lovely fun stuff that I can do without.
7. Every week they will need to write a letter to a friend or family member outside of the state. They have just inherited family from Canada and Scotland and I think it's high time they learned the art of letter writing.
8. Chores around the house. They already have a set routine for normal chores so we'll go ahead and keep it going throughout the summer. Kids love to have a routine and when they know they have specific things to do and a deadline, they actually do a pretty good job of getting it done with very little complaining.
9. Time Management. My daughter is going to be Streamyx modem this year and it's high time she learned the art of time management. We have picked up a fun quirky agenda for her to use and she is going to start entering her entire summer schedule. From the basics of chores to social plans with friends and family.
10. Fun Stuff! No summer is complete without the normal movies, swimming, friends spending the night, and family road trips. We already have Pizza, Movie, Popcorn Night every Friday night, but we are also going to kick into the Game Master Tournament with boardgames. (Last time I won!) We keep a white board list of all of the games we play, who comes in what place, and at the end we tally it up and who ever wins must be called Game Master for a week. It's quite fun and the kids love it.
Bottomline, keep the kids busy with a set "fun" routine and you will only hear "I'm bored" when they are Streamyx47076 their chores, hungry, or when they are just dying to be annoying!
Have a great summer and as always,
Happy Organizing!
Suzanne McLoone
www.LetsTalkOrganizing.com
For over 20 years, Suzanne has been helping corporations and small businesses organize their time so they can spend more time and energy doing the things that are most important to them. With a philosophy of "life is too short", she thrives on making the most of her time and trying to encourage those around her to do the same.
As an organizational consultant, public speaker, and former radio talk show host; Suzanne has been offering her Organizational Streamyx Promotion Tips to anyone and everyone who will stand still and listen for "30-seconds". For more about Suzanne and to get some fun organizational tips be sure to visit http://www.LetsTalkOrganizing.com