tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823822813395451905.post7792819024446227518..comments2024-02-16T16:57:54.489+10:00Comments on BIG FAMILY, little income: A Clean SweepAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03006335298380268302noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823822813395451905.post-35437292044704182672012-05-05T13:16:07.155+10:002012-05-05T13:16:07.155+10:00I tried the "if the door is shut, it doesn...I tried the "if the door is shut, it doesn't exist" idea a few times, sadly it didn't work! Dad just opened the door and said,"I still can see it"..<br /><br />My uncle was up from Sydney last weekend, we chatted away, then he brought up the idea of cleaning my room, the cheecky bugger tricked me into cleaning my room, he saw the state of my room, and said, come on boy, it would take you a whole hour to clean it up!, I kept the argument up, saying it would take much longer then that. His reply was prove it.. 8 hours later... I just finished my computer desk!... 14 hours later, my room was clean... I received a surprise phone call from him the next day asking how long it took me, I told him, and he just laughed and said, that's shorter then unexpected!!Joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823822813395451905.post-61266419898678269142012-05-02T23:10:48.065+10:002012-05-02T23:10:48.065+10:00"Unfortunately, we can't afford to pay Mi..."Unfortunately, we can't afford to pay Miss17 for the eight or so hours she'd need to tidy her room so I guess we'll just keep her door shut" ..... this is the real kicker. Thank you for the late night giggle.<br /><br />I have the same problem with my eldest daughter - she is going on 14. You are so right about it taking that long to clean her room. All day can be spent in there and nothing is achieved. When you can finally see the floor, it stays clean for perhaps half an hour and the next day BAM, it's back to it's bad state of affairs.<br /><br />Oh the joys of having a large family!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07036698216615767003noreply@blogger.com