tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670999577068514764.post8529519342780118792..comments2024-02-17T03:26:26.997-05:00Comments on Life With Two Little Vikings: WFMW: Who's Da Boss?Beth/Mom2TwoVikingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00093286971978819404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670999577068514764.post-59190687713499289842006-12-06T18:55:00.000-05:002006-12-06T18:55:00.000-05:00oh, I stole this from flylady too! I use it for c...oh, I stole this from flylady too! I use it for chores that I really can't stand. I set the timer for 5, 10 or 15 minutes and when it dings I'm free. I make a game of trying to get as much done as I can in those few minutes. It's amazing how much cleaner a kitchen can look in that short amount of time. <br /><br />I haven't tried it for transitioning activities yet - Jack has the attention Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670999577068514764.post-999833998290522006-12-06T18:46:00.000-05:002006-12-06T18:46:00.000-05:00Hmmm..... I think I will start trying this on a fe...Hmmm..... I think I will start trying this on a few things. Anita, I really like the chore idea!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872463970040927394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670999577068514764.post-1212829800577568282006-12-06T18:07:00.000-05:002006-12-06T18:07:00.000-05:00My kids are all - thankfully! - beyond that stage,...My kids are all - thankfully! - beyond that stage, but I still use the timer. I set ours for 15 minutes each (well, most) nights after dinner and everybody does a chore or two off the chore list. When the timer goes off, we quit. With 5 of us pitching in, it's an hour and a quarter's effort of work accomplished in 15 minutes! I can't take credit for this idea though, it's really a FlyLady Unashamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345811007444142398noreply@blogger.com