Chaos and clutter
By
Mark Schadenberg
Are
you like me -- always searching for parenting advice?
As
a Canadian parent, I subscribe (or at least my wife does) to the Today’s Parent
magazine.
On
the cover of its March edition, the Rogers Communications publication promotes
parenting tips on children assisting with the laundry, obviously includes a
teasing blurb about healthy and delicious recipes, and also lures the reader
inside for details on Easter crafts.
The
reason I’m plugging the edition (On newsstands now) is a feature about
de-cluttering. The item is sub-titled ‘Quick ways to tame the chaos’.
When
my son is busy with wooden blocks and impersonating Bob The Builder, and my
daughter has an assortment of Barbie attires strewn about, the first reaction
is to pull ones hair out (Mine – not the toy’s).
Today’s
Parent has a series of suggestions to keep your home organized – ideas that
appear to make sense whether your home is on the market or if you’re loving
living in it.
I
could extrapolate on the clutter content, but instead will comment that it
includes advice on just about every room of the house – children’s bedrooms and
their closets, the laundry room, family room and its myriad of activities, and
a quick summary on organizing the kitchen.
No
feature would be complete without a ‘fast facts’ box and the one depicted here
notes the five commandments of a household.
The
author is Trish Magwood – billed in the magazine as a chef, and food and
lifestyle consultant.
Additional
stories for the March issue include thoughts on how to improve the energy
efficiency of your house, advice on visiting the dentist, an overview of some
museums and galleries in Canada, and hints on how to stop children from
fighting and arguing.
From
a parent who made a bologna sandwich this morning to its exact required
description, it’s certainly great to have children, but the juggling with real
estate and real life can be arduous.
Mark
Schadenberg – Daddy & Realtor
Sales
Representative
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
Email:
mschadenberg@rogers.com
(519)
537-1553
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