Haiku Friday

They scrub, dust, vacuum
Should have thought of this sooner
Earning their screen time

My house has never looked cleaner. I'm solving two problems at once: the one where I'm too lazy to do housework busy homeschooling and taking care of the littles and so can't get to everything, and the constant plucking at my last nerve driving me insane requests for computer and TV time. They are now required to do work to earn that time. Not their normal chores, but things I normally do that I'm not getting to -- an extra vacuum after a particularly messy meal, cleaning the bathroom sink/counter, washing the kitchen floor.

I'm getting a clean house and they're learning how to do housework and how to work towards something they really want. They still pester me constantly, but at least it's now, "How can I serve you, Your Highness" "What can I clean to earn computer time?" instead of the constant, "Can I watch TV? Can I play on the computer? Can I? Can I? Huh?"

Yesss.

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