suver569
06-06-2004, 11:20 AM
These are the new rules of my house, after a 2 year battle with my sitter (My wife's younger, very lazy sister) I've had it up to here. I spend 10 hours at work, only to come home and clean for 3 hours. It's just not working ya know. Am I being to harsh here?
As of June 10, 2004 These will be the rules of the house.
Please remember that we do not own this house. All damages will come directly out of our pocket when we move. If we owned the house, the damages would come out of the pocket of the person who did the damage. Don’t treat this house or things in it like your own. Treat them with respect, and treat them as if they belonged to someone else.
Kitchen:
1. ALL dishes will be rinsed. No exceptions, no excuses.
2. The counters will NOT have stains, food or drinks spilled on them. If the counter is stained, use the bleach cleaner.
3. All trash will be thrown away, this includes bottles or soda cans.
4. The floor is not a garbage can, don’t treat it like one. Wipe up spills, sweep up food/crumbs.
5. If something spills in the fridge, wipe it up. If it’s moldy or empty, throw it away.
6. Dishes that are dry, can be put away.
7. The microwave is not a place to store clutter.
8. If you cook it, you clean it. Pots, pans, ALL DISHES CLEAN.
9. The sink is not a garbage can. The garbage can is, A GARBAGE CAN. Use it.
Dining Room:
10. Dining table is not a storage area for mail, trash, food, anything. Nothing belongs on the dining table, except if you are eating or drinking it. Clean it when your done.
11. The carpets don’t absorb food/drinks. If it spills, vacuum and/or clean it up using a type of cleaner. Baby wipes work to clean up baby puke.
12. Dining room chairs are to be wiped down with windex or a damp towel.
13. If something is on the floor, it probably doesn’t belong there. Pick it up.
14. The computer desk is not a storage/trash can. Food and drinks are fine, but clean it up when your done, not after someone has spilled it into the keyboard.
15. Fish tanks are 100%, at all times, off limits to EVERYONE except Dan and Liz. If one small amount of chemical gets in a tank, it will kill everything inside, and I will kill someone. Foreign objects (pens, coins, metal, anything that isn’t supposed to be in there) Will kill everything inside. No one is to feed ANY tank, unless I ask.
16. The dining room is not a laundry room. Clothes do not need to pile up here… Clean OR Dirty.
Living room:
17. Kids DO NOT belong under or behind the aquarium. If something gets unplugged, the tank can flood in a matter of minutes.
18. The living room, specifically the couch, is not a laundry hamper. Don’t treat it like one.
19. The couch has a cover. It’s hard to believe, but it actually is made to fit the couch. If something is spilled (which shouldn’t happen, kids are NOT to have food in the living room) Clean it! If Trenton pukes on it, wash it.
20. CHILDREN ARE NOT TO TOUCH THE DVD’S OR THE DVD/STEREO EQUIPMENT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. If they are found playing with DVD’s, they will be put away where no one can find them. Dvd’s are not free, and they scratch. If you leave on out, and it gets ruined, you will pay for it.
21. With the exception of trenton’s diapers and the pile of shoes, nothing belongs on the floor of the living room. No exceptions.
22. The end tables are not for storage of anything except pictures and lamps.
23. Windex works wonders on finger prints on the entertainment center and TV. There are several bottles. Use it.
24. The entertainment center is not storage for soda cans, trash, mail or anything that isn’t a picture or decoration.
25. If there is a mess on the carpet, vacuum it. If something is spilled, use the steam cleaner.
26. Walls are not for art. Drawing on walls pisses me off, and is unacceptable. Pens/pencils/crayons should be put away in the first place, but if kids draw on something that is not paper or a coloring book, GET IT CLEANED.
27. Kids do not eat in the living room. No exceptions. Cups that don’t spill are fine as long as they don’t leak.
28. The fish tank is not a storage area. Nothing belongs on top or on the sides of it.
Bathrooms:
29. The floor is not a trash can, don’t treat it like one. Pick up trash, wipe up water, pick up toys.
30. ALL sink mess will be cleaned at the time it happens.
31. The toilet needs to be FLUSHED. This is a no brainer.
32. The tub needs to be emptied.
33. If you use the last bit of toilet paper, replace it.
34. Clothes don’t belong on the floor of the bathroom
35. If you don’t pay rent here, you don’t shower here. If you wish to shower, you can chip in $2 per shower. Shampoo, Soap, Hot water, Sewer, electricity all add up. One 5 minute shower costs me around $2, if not more.
Rooms:
36. Rooms need to be picked up daily. Clothes and toys need to be put away.
37. Trentons bed gets dirty fast. If something spills, or gets peed on, WASH IT.
38. Dirty clothes belong in a hamper.
39. Clean clothes belong in drawers or hung up.
Garage:
40. If you don’t pay rent here, you don’t do laundry here. As an alternative, you may do 2 full loads of our laundry, washed, dried, folded/hung, and you may do one load of your own, otherwise, a full load will cost you $2.50. One load of laundry costs at least this much when you factor in hot water, electricity/gas, sewer, laundry detergent and wear/tear on my washer/drier. I just bought a new washer which cost me $375, and the drier cost $100.
Front/Back Yard:
41. If your going to smoke, do it in front of the house, and do not throw the butts on my property. I’m tired if finding them. Kids play here, and they do not need to be playing with cigarette butts.
42. The back yard hose is broken. Turn it all the way off, otherwise it leaks all day long.
43. Clothes, towels, blankets don’t belong outside for any reason.
44. Trash does not belong outside. It belongs in the trash can, so pick It up.
45. Strollers, bikes, scooters don’t belong in the driveway, grass, or on the porch. Put them in the garage.
As of June 10, 2004 These will be the rules of the house.
Please remember that we do not own this house. All damages will come directly out of our pocket when we move. If we owned the house, the damages would come out of the pocket of the person who did the damage. Don’t treat this house or things in it like your own. Treat them with respect, and treat them as if they belonged to someone else.
Kitchen:
1. ALL dishes will be rinsed. No exceptions, no excuses.
2. The counters will NOT have stains, food or drinks spilled on them. If the counter is stained, use the bleach cleaner.
3. All trash will be thrown away, this includes bottles or soda cans.
4. The floor is not a garbage can, don’t treat it like one. Wipe up spills, sweep up food/crumbs.
5. If something spills in the fridge, wipe it up. If it’s moldy or empty, throw it away.
6. Dishes that are dry, can be put away.
7. The microwave is not a place to store clutter.
8. If you cook it, you clean it. Pots, pans, ALL DISHES CLEAN.
9. The sink is not a garbage can. The garbage can is, A GARBAGE CAN. Use it.
Dining Room:
10. Dining table is not a storage area for mail, trash, food, anything. Nothing belongs on the dining table, except if you are eating or drinking it. Clean it when your done.
11. The carpets don’t absorb food/drinks. If it spills, vacuum and/or clean it up using a type of cleaner. Baby wipes work to clean up baby puke.
12. Dining room chairs are to be wiped down with windex or a damp towel.
13. If something is on the floor, it probably doesn’t belong there. Pick it up.
14. The computer desk is not a storage/trash can. Food and drinks are fine, but clean it up when your done, not after someone has spilled it into the keyboard.
15. Fish tanks are 100%, at all times, off limits to EVERYONE except Dan and Liz. If one small amount of chemical gets in a tank, it will kill everything inside, and I will kill someone. Foreign objects (pens, coins, metal, anything that isn’t supposed to be in there) Will kill everything inside. No one is to feed ANY tank, unless I ask.
16. The dining room is not a laundry room. Clothes do not need to pile up here… Clean OR Dirty.
Living room:
17. Kids DO NOT belong under or behind the aquarium. If something gets unplugged, the tank can flood in a matter of minutes.
18. The living room, specifically the couch, is not a laundry hamper. Don’t treat it like one.
19. The couch has a cover. It’s hard to believe, but it actually is made to fit the couch. If something is spilled (which shouldn’t happen, kids are NOT to have food in the living room) Clean it! If Trenton pukes on it, wash it.
20. CHILDREN ARE NOT TO TOUCH THE DVD’S OR THE DVD/STEREO EQUIPMENT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. If they are found playing with DVD’s, they will be put away where no one can find them. Dvd’s are not free, and they scratch. If you leave on out, and it gets ruined, you will pay for it.
21. With the exception of trenton’s diapers and the pile of shoes, nothing belongs on the floor of the living room. No exceptions.
22. The end tables are not for storage of anything except pictures and lamps.
23. Windex works wonders on finger prints on the entertainment center and TV. There are several bottles. Use it.
24. The entertainment center is not storage for soda cans, trash, mail or anything that isn’t a picture or decoration.
25. If there is a mess on the carpet, vacuum it. If something is spilled, use the steam cleaner.
26. Walls are not for art. Drawing on walls pisses me off, and is unacceptable. Pens/pencils/crayons should be put away in the first place, but if kids draw on something that is not paper or a coloring book, GET IT CLEANED.
27. Kids do not eat in the living room. No exceptions. Cups that don’t spill are fine as long as they don’t leak.
28. The fish tank is not a storage area. Nothing belongs on top or on the sides of it.
Bathrooms:
29. The floor is not a trash can, don’t treat it like one. Pick up trash, wipe up water, pick up toys.
30. ALL sink mess will be cleaned at the time it happens.
31. The toilet needs to be FLUSHED. This is a no brainer.
32. The tub needs to be emptied.
33. If you use the last bit of toilet paper, replace it.
34. Clothes don’t belong on the floor of the bathroom
35. If you don’t pay rent here, you don’t shower here. If you wish to shower, you can chip in $2 per shower. Shampoo, Soap, Hot water, Sewer, electricity all add up. One 5 minute shower costs me around $2, if not more.
Rooms:
36. Rooms need to be picked up daily. Clothes and toys need to be put away.
37. Trentons bed gets dirty fast. If something spills, or gets peed on, WASH IT.
38. Dirty clothes belong in a hamper.
39. Clean clothes belong in drawers or hung up.
Garage:
40. If you don’t pay rent here, you don’t do laundry here. As an alternative, you may do 2 full loads of our laundry, washed, dried, folded/hung, and you may do one load of your own, otherwise, a full load will cost you $2.50. One load of laundry costs at least this much when you factor in hot water, electricity/gas, sewer, laundry detergent and wear/tear on my washer/drier. I just bought a new washer which cost me $375, and the drier cost $100.
Front/Back Yard:
41. If your going to smoke, do it in front of the house, and do not throw the butts on my property. I’m tired if finding them. Kids play here, and they do not need to be playing with cigarette butts.
42. The back yard hose is broken. Turn it all the way off, otherwise it leaks all day long.
43. Clothes, towels, blankets don’t belong outside for any reason.
44. Trash does not belong outside. It belongs in the trash can, so pick It up.
45. Strollers, bikes, scooters don’t belong in the driveway, grass, or on the porch. Put them in the garage.