I cleaned the bathroom today. Sometimes, when the house is a total wreck, I take ONE ROOM, even the smallest and get that on order. It helps to feel like I got the one thing done.<\/p>\n
So I was cleaning the bathroom. Veronica noticed. “What are you doing Mommy?”<\/p>\n
“Cleaning.”<\/p>\n
“Can I clean too?”<\/p>\n
hm.<\/p>\n
“Ok. Here take this cloth and clean off the sink.”<\/p>\n
She set to work and I started cleaning the tub.<\/p>\n
“Mommy, this is hard. it’s very dirty.”<\/p>\n
“Yes it is. That’s why we have to clean it.”<\/p>\n
She kept at it and declared herself done.<\/p>\n
“What else can I clean?:<\/p>\n
“Clean the front of the sink too.”<\/p>\n
And so it continued. We cleaned all of the bathroom, and even got on our hands and knees together to mop the floor.<\/p>\n
She really was a super star. Several of her cleaning jobs I didn’t even have to do over at all! FAR better than I expected.<\/p>\n
“You are a good helper, Bunny. You did a really good job.”<\/p>\n
“Can we clean the bathroom again, Mommy?”<\/p>\n
Capital idea! “Yes we can.”<\/p>\n
“Will you draw a toilet on the calendar to show it?”<\/p>\n
She has a month calendar in her room, and for special holidays or events, we will draw a picture to represent it and give her something to look forward to. A drawing of a present to show an upcoming birthday party is a common one.<\/p>\n
She liked cleaning the bathroom together so much, she wants to look forward to it on the calendar?<\/p>\n
“Yes, I will.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I cleaned the bathroom today. Sometimes, when the house is a total wreck, I take ONE ROOM, even the smallest and get that on order. It helps to feel like I got the one thing done. So I was cleaning … Continue reading