Category - Routines and Rituals
The Weekend Wrongs – Why I end up stressed every weekend…
Written by commonchaoschronicle
So it has finally occurred to me what we may have been doing so wrong each and every weekend.
The same thing happens each week and I end up one big ball of stress and anxiety.
Here’s my theory….
You see in the past, when MonsterSquad Dad was working full time and out of the house everyday, I would prepare a list of things that we needed to do and get done every weekend.
Another whiteboard list…
Things that I couldn’t do [...]
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The Bedtime Battle Comes To An End… Hopefully!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
For those of you that follow my Facebook Common Chaos Chronicle page, you will probably have read my recent status update asking for suggestions and ideas on bedtime routines for children.
Now dont get me wrong, I havent just been sitting around hoping these monsters of mine will eventually get the gist of whats expected at bedtime, it’s been a battle for a while now, gradually getting worse since my hubby started footy training 2 nights a [...]
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Getting Organised – The Printable Weekly Task List For Home Keepers!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
Tonight it dawned on me that the school holidays (Victorian) are only a week away and our house resembles something like one of those robbery scenes they show to advertise insurance companies on the television.
Granted we have been busy tearing the place apart and renovating here and there, but I must admit most of the chaos has built up from days upon days of flat out ‘busy’ and procrastination. Tisk, Tisk to me!
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Written by commonchaoschronicle
No….. not up to mischief at all…..
Well today is officially day 3 of the Victorian School Holidays and I am still alive. A little on the ‘I stayed up too late blogging’ side but alive and awake and pondering my day.
Surviving school holidays has really become a massive priority in this house as we had a slightly extended christmas break that was 7 weeks long and i’m certain that if it had of been a day longer [...]
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Monster Squad Movie Night.
Written by commonchaoschronicle
Zafirah getting her place on the couch.
Tuesday evenings in our house are known to be a favourite.
It has become our Family Movie & Take Out Night. The highlight being a family friendly DVD and some pizza. With times as hectic as they are these days, it’s nice for all of us to just sit back, unwind and relax in each others company.
Why a Tuesday you ask?
Aria getting a spot on [...]
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