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Household chores

unaveragejaneunaveragejane member
in June 2012 Moms
Just curious if anyone has any tips on getting household chores done while the kids are awake. I have only made dinner once this week b/c I can't keep DS occupied while I cook, and I'm WAY behind on laundry b/c I can't keep him out of the shoes when we are in the laundry room.
             

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  • alizabethannealizabethanne member
    I dole out DDs favourite snack. That buys me enough time to at least get things started. Bless you Gerber yogurt melts!!
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  • stepper1725stepper1725 member

    If I'm cooking in the kitchen, I let DD play with some plastic containers, measuring cups, wooden spoons, etc. She also has a little plastic shoebox size box with a lid. I'll put some little toys in it and hand it to her. She has fun trying to take of the lid, then taking out each toy & putting them back in...It keeps her busy!

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  • kpearse99kpearse99 member

    Parker loves baby Einstein and will play in his jumper and watch it while I get things done.  I keep talking to him through it too, so maybe that helps but he's fascinated with the puppets.

    if I'm doing stuff in the kitchen, I'll put the baby gate up to keep in him there with me, and he's content to open and close the cabinets while I do what I need to do. 

    He likes to take the clothes out of the laundry basket for me, so sometimes I can fold while he "helps".

    and I can always default to putting him in his high chair and giving him some snacks to munch on! 

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  • joleinejoleine member
    crockpot meals are a must these days.  My 3 year old has swim lessons 3 days a week at 5:10, so we don't get home until a bit after 6 those nights.  Laundry mostly gets done during naptime or I put her in the crib with some toys (our laundry room is 10 feet from her bedroom) - the rest of the house cleaning? Yeah, that happens late at night :( 
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  • dragossoul84dragossoul84 member
    I started ordering reheat able meals from schwans for dinner because I have had no time to cook. I get the kitchen done while he is in the kitchen with me and we have a play pen that I put him in to clean the bathroom. I'm killer behind on the wash and my bedroom is a wreck
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  • mamayo26mamayo26 member

    We put DS in the jumper/exersaucer if he has to stay out of the kitchen (i.e. using the oven), but other than that I give him bowls and wooden spoons to play with or he has a lot of toys in the living room.

    I'll also open the front door so he can look outside through the storm door. He doesn't really pay too uch attention to the TV other than sports.

    i usually just let him crawl around and move him as needed. We have babyproofed to the point he won't get seriously hurt, but most of the stuff he gets into now is more of an annoyance to me than anything that he will get hurt with.

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  • SweetHurricaneSweetHurricane member
    The whole bottom floor of our house is baby proofed. I do laundry upstairs while the kids play together downstairs. Same for cooking, unless they're being really clingy... then I put them in their high chairs with some cheerios until I can get them real food.
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