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Posted: 01 October 2005 at 8:24am | IP Logged

Having spent the last month NAGGING my boys to do their bedrooms, we finally had something to work with!  Ds2 wanted to go to a sale with daddy, and ds1 wanted to spend the night at grandma's house!  So I told them they wouldn't go anywhere they wanted til it was done!

They were up til 10pm last night finishing off, and having had some of the bins get collected yesterday, We now have 5 times the amount!  That is how much rubbish they had in total in their rooms!  I can see the carpet in the rooms, and if you look behind the door in ds2's bedroom, you can actually see he has an ottoman to put his toys in!  I really must re-cover it for him, as it was pink for my daughter! and he has asked for a while, but there was no point while you couldn't see it!  So now I will cover it as it can be seen!

I was so impressed, when I went to bed last night as I can walk through their rooms without breaking my neck!  Not that I go in very often, but they have been told if it ever gets to the point that I can't walk through it, I will bin everything, not just the rubbish!  Maybe I ought to try and guess how long they will stay tidy!

Posted: 01 October 2005 at 11:02am | IP Logged

Brill vic.

i'm sure they will be much happier in a nice tided room too.

lets just hope they keep on top of it!!!

yup p i gotta say i remember those days when my mum used to nag me too.

Posted: 06 November 2005 at 2:29pm | IP Logged

vicki is there room still clean or will you have to carry out the punishment and bag it up??

HelenC

Posted: 06 November 2005 at 3:39pm | IP Logged

well done vix

i had to laugh at this cos my mates and i were talking about how we were 'trained' by our parents to make them cups of tea, mix them a cocktail etc!

lol

im filled with dread knowing that with 2 boys my work will be cut out for me during the teen years im sure

Posted: 06 November 2005 at 4:05pm | IP Logged

In my room, DP and I still have a few unpacked boxes of "non mumsy clothes" (nice tops to out with)  nothing I would wear in the house. And David has a few boxes of his football memorabilia and silly computer consols.  God knows what else is in there!  

When I tidy our room I always to manage to get a black bin full!  Goodness knows where it comes from.  Its mostly papers and stuff!!! 

I like the rooms looking tidy, but when Travis is older Ill set a tidy day!  Just to make sure it's nice! 

Posted: 06 November 2005 at 4:08pm | IP Logged

OK its a month on and I REALLY want to know what it looks like now?

And did you cover the ottoman?

Posted: 06 November 2005 at 4:42pm | IP Logged

Well as expected after a  month it's gone back to bad!  Although I have to admit ds1's room is a whole lot worse ds2!  Dd, has still done practically nothing to hers!  But then she at least helps with Fred on a daily basis bless her!

As for the ottomon, we didn't get it covered as the only material he would have there wasn't enough of!, so we've decided I will get it done in time for CHristmas, or get him something else instead!  Now I just have to find some material that he likes, that isn't gonna cost the earth!

As for me! I just want to level the house and start again!  I'm tired and my kids hate me today! lol