10 minute cleaning challenge!

Last week i got NO cleaning done....and neither did anyone else in my house. Since I was out cold on the couch for a week with kidney stones, the house NEEDED to be SCRUBBED!!!!!!!!!
So this morning EARLY I started cleaning........ and I am STILL working on it! LOL

I found this GREAT page on cleaning, with tips, and lots of great info and wanted to share with others...

Don't forget to do you 10 minute challenge.........For those of you who haven't read about our 10 minute challenges here is a little cap...

1. Decide what you wnat to work on BUT DON'T DO IT ALONE get your kids to help to!!
2. Start some FUN music...
3. Set a timer for 10 minutes
4. Race the clock to see what you can get done in 10 minutes...

YOU might be surprised just how much you can get done in that short amount of time!!

We will be working on one in about 15 minutes!
I plan to get the kids going on helping with the laundry...matching socks, and putting away thier own clothing.

Let us know what you did for your 10 minute challenge!!

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/pac_ctnt_988_leader/text/0,,DIY_26336_68432,00.html

Tips for cleaning up around the house.........

Last week I did a post about 10 minute breaks......



Set a timer and see what you and your children can get done in 10 minutes. My Boys LOVE LOVE LOVE to do this!! I think with kids the key to cleaning is making it a game, or making it fun!!!

SO this week I want to see what YOUR tips are.....



Here is how this will work...



1. Read the post WHOHOOOO (you got the first one done)

2. Write a cleaning tip on your blog, letting others know about the DBCB challenge, and giving them a link back to us.

3. sign your name and DON'T forget to leave a comment.

We will be choosing 2 tips that are our favorites for a free Month advertising spot on the DBCB blog.

MOST OF ALL all the blog readers will have a great list of fun tips to help out around their houses!!!

10 minute break CHALLENGE.........

I started my venture of Custom boutique items about 2 years ago. I was so tired of sitting at home in a small community unable to work and felt I need a little more for ME! I love being a stay at home mom, but at times you just need a person over the age of 5 to chat with!

My hobby went "POOF" in less than a year, and at this point at times can be hard to keep up with! I no longer see myself as a STAY at home mom, but a WORK at home mom. This seems to be the trend more moms are in right now, and I am sure that at times, as it is for me, it can be hard.

How do you jugle your family, husband, children, house work, and buisness all at once with only two hands?? (My husband says I have 12) How do you have enough time in the day to get it all done? When does it become fun agian instead of WORK?? As a Work at home mom I think we ALL ask these questions...

Try not to take on to much at once. MAKE time for your little ones as they will not be little forever.

I take 10 minute breaks to get things done! SO I want to challenge all of you to take a 10 minute break this week! Set a timer, and just clean for 10 minutes. Make it a game for the kids........who can clean up the most in that 10 minutes. I have found that I can get more done in 10 minutes with a timer on than I even though possible!

Turn on fun toons, dance with the kids while you fold the laundry, those 10 minutes will give you more energy than you think they will! Sometimes just getting ONE thing done will help get the others done as well.

So the Challenge is on...............What did you get done in your 10 minutes??? Let us know..........

Your 10 minutes starts NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!