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  • Should kids share a room? – Think About It!

    Should kids share a room? – Think About It!

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    Welcome to the first ever Think About it Thursday!
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    Each week on Thursday’s we will be discussing a different thought provoking topic. We would love for anyone to join with us. We will give out a pre-chosen topic a week in advance that you are welcome to blog about. BUT don’t feel you have to stick to that topic. Anything that’s on your mind that you want to share is welcome! We just offer the topic for those weeks where your mind is blank.
    Alright with that out of the way, here is this weeks topic!
    Children sharing a room Vs. Having their own room
    Next week’s topic – What things/topics are too serious to be joked about?
    This has been on my mind for a bit now. I don’t remember how long ago it was now, but within the last year, we put Princess V (our oldest) in her own room. We felt it would make bedtime smoother. So far it has actually worked pretty well. The younger two girls still share their own room, and of course Prince L has his own room. I like the set up. When we first decided to put Princess V in her own room, Mark wanted to put one Princess C in her own room, and keep Princess V with Princess R. It was really a hard decision. We ended going with Princess V because as the oldest we can trust her to go to sleep on her own, while we help the others.
    Why not Princess C? Because I know she would get scared frequently, and we would have to still help her fall asleep.
    Why not Princess R? We’ve been there done that, and we still end up needing one adult in each room to keep the kids settled down and in bed.
    So we went with Princess V, and really it has made for some better nights. Princess V can put herself to bed with a hug and kiss from us, then I can take care of getting Prince L in bed while Mark reads to the other 2 or sings to them with the ukulele.

    What about sharing a room?  Personally I love the idea of kids sharing a room. I think it teaches them how to share a space, but still be their own person. I actually grew up sharing not only a room with my 2 sisters, but for awhile my sister just younger than me, and I shared a queen bed.  Eventually I got my own bed, and my younger 2 sisters shared the queen. It wasn’t until I was in high school and a senior that I actually got my own room. My very first room all to myself, was in the laundry room! There were some nights my mom had to do laundry late, and I just had to sleep with the dryer pounding away. I missed my sisters, but it also felt freeing to have my own room. I could keep the light on and read as long as I wanted without bothering anyone else. I could set an alarm and not worry it would wake anyone else. 

    So should kids share a room, or have separate rooms? Why is this really on my mind right now? Well, as we look for a new job for Mark, we also have to look for a new house. Mark would love for all the kids to have their own room. I think they should share. It’s just good for them and creating a lasting bond as siblings. If we happen to buy a house with enough rooms for each to have their own, well I wouldn’t oppose it. Having a room to go to for quiet, and “alone time” as we call it, could be nice. The problem we’re running into right now though, is Princess V will often slam her door shut and yell at her sisters to get out of her room. I feel she has become too detached from her sisters, and she’s only 5! So even if we get a house with that many rooms, I may still have them share for awhile (and then I’ll get a craft room!), just for the sake of learning to bond and work things out.

    I would really just love to have some awesome bunk beds like these too:

     
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  • Nature’s Sleep Slipper {Review and Giveaway}

    Nature’s Sleep Slipper {Review and Giveaway}

    I am not a shoe person. My feet like the open air. Most days it is rare to see me putting on a shoe. For the most part I wear flip flops everywhere. Even in the winter, as long as I’m not tramping through snow, I prefer flip flops.
    Nasty little poky guys!
    So of course I love walking around the house barefoot. However with our recent renovations, and some nasty Goat Head prickers that keep finding their way inside, it’s been slightly dangerous to walk around bare foot. I would wear my flip flops, but they are somewhat of a nuisance and not too comfortable for just around the house.

     
    The solution? Slippers!  Despite my dislike of shoes in general, whenever I think of slippers, I think COMFORT! They make me think of snuggling up under a blanket with a cup of cocoa and a good book. I mean really, who doesn’t want a nice comfy pair of slippers when they want to relax? I was thrilled to get to try out Nature’s Sleep Slippers.  The slippers are made with a soft soft terry cloth, and the bottom of the sole is filled with visco-elastic Memory Foam! So the stuff they make their nice mattresses out of, are now in your slippers! It’s really like taking your bed around the house with you.
    These slippers really are comfy, and have done a nice job at protecting my feet from the messes we have made around our house. Eventually, probably before the summer is over, we’ll be replacing the carpet in our entertainment room. We did a royal job of killing it. Our hope is to put down some hard wood floor. Since this particular room is also by the wood stove, I see many nights with the Nature’s Sleep Slipper on, espeically during the winter when hardwood floors get cold, snuggled up by a warm fire.
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  • What a mess!

    What a mess!

    Now that our basement remodel is finished we have done a big old switcheroo! We put Princess C and Princess V in the master room, Mark and I have taken one of the smaller rooms, and the leftover room will eventually be the baby’s room, but for now, gets to hold all the junk items we do not have a spot for quite yet. This switch has been messy, still is, but I have seen progress!

     The Princess’ new room
    After finishing the switch, this is what the basement now looks like – AHHHHH! That will be tomorrow’s to do list.

    Our new Master Bedroom (hello Princess C)

    Storage room soon to be baby’s room. We may have to do some painting if this turns out to be a boy.
    I obviously need to find a more organized way of switching things around. Of course, when I took all the toys downstairs I did go through them all, and I have a box to donate. I also had it all in boxes, but 5 minutes of the girls down there, and BAM what a mess. My next chore will be figuring out how to organize the toys so that they stay organized.