tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post6707602785278214316..comments2024-03-01T07:24:14.288+10:00Comments on Jeanie in Paradise: The Ten Minute Timerjeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-26601292964614168952008-07-22T20:50:00.000+10:002008-07-22T20:50:00.000+10:00I'm an if you don't do this I will remember and wo...I'm an if you don't do this I will remember and won't be able to do that fo ryou kind of mother.<BR/>Respect goes both ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-67661480435534972372008-07-22T11:50:00.000+10:002008-07-22T11:50:00.000+10:00well hello!you want 'close to the tree'? oh dear. ...well hello!<BR/>you want 'close to the tree'? oh dear. my daughter...forget it. tizzy fit? take a random notion? crank herself up about absolutely nothing? to say nothing of hormones. yeah, she eloped. <BR/>THANK GOD!FirstNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387748372500478809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-67937574403437996202008-07-22T09:06:00.000+10:002008-07-22T09:06:00.000+10:00Jayne - it deserved tears! Mine offers to take a ...Jayne - it deserved tears! Mine offers to take a fishing line and come back when it is safe - a suggestion that is not always welcomed with the glee he expects.<BR/><BR/>Guera - you are welcome.<BR/><BR/>Debby - so long as you can too, there is no problem.<BR/><BR/>Alison - unfortunately said (sotto voce) a little too often around here. Sometimes by a very unwise V to a hormonal woman.<BR/><BR/>m+b - absolutely. I think people do get affected adversely even if they are not the ones with the hormones surging.<BR/><BR/>debby - that sounds like a fantastic idea! Stealing it. Well, when we have 10 minutes spare before we walk out the door and aren't already running late.<BR/><BR/>Tracey - ah bribery - where would motherhood be without it?<BR/><BR/>mama zen - I found having a task to "race" her on is enough added impetus.<BR/><BR/>melody - do - you can start with smaller amounts for smaller children.<BR/><BR/>Melissa - makes you wonder about your own mother sometimes, doesn't it?jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-18325332916820680452008-07-21T16:38:00.000+10:002008-07-21T16:38:00.000+10:00I've got a mirror, too. Drives me totally insane....I've got a mirror, too. Drives me totally insane. <BR/><BR/>And the timer technique has saved our lives more times that I can count.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599462281364463565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-13398292249254060322008-07-21T12:24:00.000+10:002008-07-21T12:24:00.000+10:00I must try that 10 minute timer rule!I must try that 10 minute timer rule!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681227038111050561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-82428470106426318842008-07-21T12:17:00.000+10:002008-07-21T12:17:00.000+10:00When I try the 10 minute timer, I spend 9 and a ha...When I try the 10 minute timer, I spend 9 and a half minutes telling my daughter over and over that the timer has started!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-45992379416653383602008-07-21T11:54:00.000+10:002008-07-21T11:54:00.000+10:00You've just reminded me to go and take my evening ...You've just reminded me to go and take my evening primrose oil capsules! <BR/><BR/>I like Debby's 10 minute timer idea. Must try it. <BR/><BR/>(Meantime I got some stuff done by two out of three of my sloths using the old 'carrot' trick. (ie. you can only have friends around/go to the movies with a friend IF you....).Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906909599853950560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-27965591854536785812008-07-21T06:30:00.000+10:002008-07-21T06:30:00.000+10:00I was remembering. When the kids were all at home,...I was remembering. When the kids were all at home, and I was a harried mom trying to keep up with everything, if everyone was hyped to do something, before we left, we always did a '10 minute tidy-up'. We'd set the timer, run to separate rooms and we would all clean like crazy for 10 minutes. With 3 children in the house, and a motiviated mom, those 10 minute tidy ups made a huge difference. I still do that sometimes. 10 minutes in each room, clean like a wild woman, move on to the next room, usually within an hour, the house looks pretty squared away.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-38735838159413993602008-07-20T22:37:00.000+10:002008-07-20T22:37:00.000+10:00I am sure children sense the day approaching, and ...I am sure children sense the day approaching, and push all the extra buttons just to see you CRACK! Or is it that they just carry on as usual but you CRACK way sooner??? I was pondering that myself last month... I came to the conclusion its the first statementMissyBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718948252357141272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-77065512946013616542008-07-20T20:19:00.000+10:002008-07-20T20:19:00.000+10:00LOL!I know it is not funny.. But I find your descr...LOL!<BR/>I know it is not funny.. But I find your description highly amusing!<BR/>"Hello mirror" - Priceless!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960199428417526306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-9174980210997471162008-07-20T17:55:00.000+10:002008-07-20T17:55:00.000+10:00My son could throw some prodigious fits. He's 21. ...My son could throw some prodigious fits. He's 21. Know what? He still can.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-16534923421423211282008-07-20T17:49:00.000+10:002008-07-20T17:49:00.000+10:00Thanks for commenting on my blog - just getting ar...Thanks for commenting on my blog - just getting around to replying to comments! I really appreciate your words of support.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-85563043234273568202008-07-20T16:26:00.000+10:002008-07-20T16:26:00.000+10:00Ohhhh yes, I remember those times.The Spouse offer...Ohhhh yes, I remember those times.<BR/>The Spouse offered me a collar, leash and a muzzle one month...it ended in tears (his, not mine) lol ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.com