KITCHEN TIMER
IS FIGHTING OVER THE BATHROOM PART OF YOUR MORNING ROUTINE?... IS IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET YOUR FAMILY TO PITCH IN WITH THE HOUSE CHORES?
HOW ABOUT A KITCHEN GADET TO HELP YOUR WHOLE HOUSEHOLD RUN MORE EFFICIENT.
IT'S THE KITCHEN TIMER... HOW DOES IT WORK? LET'S START WITH THE BATHROOM, SETTING 15-20 MINUTES FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER. WHEN THE TIMER BUZZES... TIMES UP. THIS MAKE IT FAIR AND SHARE, AND BECAUSE THEY'RE ON LIMITED TIME IT WILL KEEP YOUR CHILDREN FROM PROCRASINATING.
ONTO THE HOUSECLEANING. SET THE TIMER FOR 10-MINUTES AND NICELY INSIST THAT EACH CHILD AND YOUR SPOUSE PICK A ROOM AND CLEAN AS MUCH AS THEY CAN WITHIN THAT TIMEFRAME. MAKE IT A FUN GAME OF "RACE THE TIMER" FOR THE KIDS AND THEY'RE APT TO DO IT BECAUSE IT'S ONLY TEN MINUTES... MULTIPLY THAT BY 3 OR 4 PEOPLE THAT'S 30-40 MINUTES OF CLEAN UP.
OR IF YOU CLEAN ALONE, SET YOUR TIMER FOR 5 MINUTES EACH ROOM. DO AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. WHEN THE BUZZER SOUNDS, MOVE TO THE NEXT ROOM.
ALSO HELPS WITH PROCRASINATION. IF YOUR CHILD DOESN'T WANT TO START HOMEWORK OR YOU JUST CAN'T START THAT DREADED PROJECT, SET THE CLOCK WHEN IT DINGS... YOU OR THEY GO.
MANY OF THESE HELPFUL TIPS CAME FROM LEE MAHLA OF getorderlee.com
ALSO, RIGHT ON THE BACK OF MY TIMER BOX, I FOUND OTHER GREAT IDEAS FOR YOUR KITCHEN TIMER. THEY INCLUDE, EXCERCISING, SUNNING TIME, APPOINTMENT REMINDER, LONG DISTANCE PHONE CALLS.
MOST OF THESE TRICKS WERE GIVEN TO ME BY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER LEE MAHLA.
