I have two teens, two very messy teens. They haven't cleaned (even with a little suggestion here and there that they should) their room in a very very very long time. It looked worse than a tornado hitting their room. I SHOULD have taken a before picture.
Well, Eric and I decided to try a new inventive way of getting their room clean. We offered them a chance (for two days) to clean it themselves. They didn't do it. So... today, I cleaned it. And, anything that wasn't in its proper place, I claimed for ransom.
90% of their clothing, some electronics, and various other items were claimed.
Their room is spotless now. Cleaned by Eric and myself. I was even nice enough to wash their sheets and change them. (How magnanimous of me.)
On their door I posted this note:
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| if you want to see your clothes and items again... you must pay in chores! |
I figure a whole house vacuum is worth about 10 items, an emptying of the dishwasher is worth about 4 items and so on. With the amount of items they have to "buy" back, I'm going to have a clean house for quite some time. :)
What about UNDERWEAR? Gee, you can only hold out on that for so long. Good idea. Send them my way
ReplyDeleteI could use someone to vacuum and dust.
It worked fairly well, my lawn is mowed, my whole house is vacuumed and dusted, my dishes are all done (twice) and they're doing their laundry. :) Overall my ransom was a success.
DeleteWell, this is a fantastic idea. I may have to borrow it. :)
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