Comments on: The Daily 7 for a Highly Successful Household

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:37:05 +0000

Yes. I wish I had that mindset when the children were little. I wish my mother had followed that rule even more. I couldn’t even make a bed when I got married.
Fortunately my four turned into successful, self sufficient adults in spite of me. That is definitely a Golden Rule for parenting.

By: jane

jane — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:56:07 +0000

Why on earth would you take the time to empty all your trash cans every day? Do you not recycle or do you some how generate an ungodly amount of trash daily? I don’t get it. Personally, I’d substitute “sweep the kitchen floor” for that chore. The kitchen floor is usually a disaster by noon in the summer and certainly by 5pm during the school year.

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Daily 7′s « Coffee Talk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:32:15 +0000

[...] Today I was looking for some slow cooker recipes and found out that a blog I follow A Year of Crockpotting….is now posting on another blog Totally Together. She had a great post called The Daily 7 for a Highly Successful Household. [...]

By: Lynette

Lynette — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:10:40 +0000

Hahahaha. I love your comment about the garbage and your husband. My husband also made a promise of that nature…and he too must not remember it. To make matters worse, he has stopped parking in back of the house so I can’t even leave it on top of the stairs of the deck for him to trip over. I have to nag and nag and nag and then just take it out myself. My son is 5, soon he will have a new job.

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Day 20, 21, and 22 « Believing in Something — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:01:37 +0000

[...] other day I was reading totallytogetherjournal.com. On the site she lists her household’s daily seven rules for maintaining order. I love her suggestions. It got me thinking about my own daily seven. I [...]

By: Jean

Jean — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:17:15 +0000

Here in Texas we aren’t yet on severe water restriction, but our drought is becoming so severe that we soon may be. For those who do have dishwashers, remember that modern dishwashers don’t require you to rinse the dishes first; just scrape them of leftover food and sauces with a rubber spatula.

By: Jean

Jean — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:13:08 +0000

I think first you’d have to teach some people the true meaning of the words “capable adults.”

By: Danna

Danna — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:37:41 +0000

I married one of those. There is hope! Start small with 1 easy 5- minute job and gently ask your husband to help you do it every day. Like folding laundry or putting away the dishes. Keep the focus on the time you are spending together building your home–not on the crappy job his mother did in raising him. I “timebox” chores by saying, “we get to watch TV (or whatever) after we’re done.” After he gets in the habit, add another job. Keep at it and remember to lead by example. There’s no rush. It took him ### years to develop his current habits, so plan to spend a few years developing new ones. Just be sure to keep the housework simple and fast. Don’t be picky. It doesn’t really matter how the towels are folded, as long as they fit in the drawers.

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October Update & November Intentions. « Our Little Apartment — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:26:08 +0000

[...] my house clean with the daily 7 (well, six of them). When I am busy, which I am, cleaning is the first thing to go. It’s a [...]

By: Kristi Kain

Kristi Kain — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:32:52 +0000

I love your sense of humor! Totally like mine! Thanks for this SIMPLE list that I need to print and remind myself to do everyday….now what to do with that scary paper trail that grows and grows and grows and becomes lots of paper mountains! EEK!