I have been wanting to expand my daughter's book collection for a while now and I did some looking online for new books. Brand new books can get expensive especially if you are looking to expand your child's library. Used children's books however are all over the internet, you just need to know where to look and what to look for on how to find them.
My first thought for used books was Amazon.com. They have books on there for a few cents, however, most of these sellers will charge high amounts for shipping and try to make their money back there. If you are looking to buy a large quantity of books I suggest looking on ebay. The cheapest way to get good books on ebay is not t:o just search for children's books but to enter a special keyword at the end. This keyword is "lot." A lot is a collection of similar items. Try searching for "children's books lot" the results you get will be amazing. I'm talking yard sale prices here. Check it out and let me know what you find!
Monday, August 22, 2011
Books are taking over my house
This morning as I started my routine of cleaning and tidying up as my toddler played, I noticed that our "book setup" just was not working anymore. We have been storing them in a large basket under a little decorative table. This worked for a while but now that she has more books than reasonably fit in the basket. The kids were having trouble getting the books in and out because it was stuffed full and heavy as many of the book are board books.
Finally having enough of this I started brainstorming what I could do with all these books. I really didn't want to buy a new bookshelf or any new furniture at all as we are on a budget. I got to work clearing off a bookshelf that was already in the living room that held my husbands books. He already has a book shelf in the closet filled with all his books too so I really don't feel bad making him give up this one.
Once I got the cleaning bug in me and all my daughter's books transfered to the bookshelf. I still had a shelf that was empty after transferring the books so I took the time and decided it was time to reorganize toys as well. A few days ago we bought a couple different sizes of some small plastic totes. I love these things! I am always finding new uses for them! I always hate when the toy bins are just filled with random toys and my daughter gets frustrated because she can't find the toy she is looking for. One bin became dedicated to her tea set which consists of cups, silverware, plates, bowls, etc. Another bin became the play food bin, another for wooden blocks and the last for "little people and assesories" I did a little rearranging and moved some toys from the living room to my daughter's room and my living room is feeling much cleaner and functional.
A clean and house means and organized mind!
Finally having enough of this I started brainstorming what I could do with all these books. I really didn't want to buy a new bookshelf or any new furniture at all as we are on a budget. I got to work clearing off a bookshelf that was already in the living room that held my husbands books. He already has a book shelf in the closet filled with all his books too so I really don't feel bad making him give up this one.
Once I got the cleaning bug in me and all my daughter's books transfered to the bookshelf. I still had a shelf that was empty after transferring the books so I took the time and decided it was time to reorganize toys as well. A few days ago we bought a couple different sizes of some small plastic totes. I love these things! I am always finding new uses for them! I always hate when the toy bins are just filled with random toys and my daughter gets frustrated because she can't find the toy she is looking for. One bin became dedicated to her tea set which consists of cups, silverware, plates, bowls, etc. Another bin became the play food bin, another for wooden blocks and the last for "little people and assesories" I did a little rearranging and moved some toys from the living room to my daughter's room and my living room is feeling much cleaner and functional.
A clean and house means and organized mind!
Sunday, August 21, 2011
My Daycare/House Rules
Last week as a got my house in "daycare mode" I looked online to find some contract forms and information and daily schedules and just general daycare tips and ideas. The one thing I could not find is a good sample list of daycare rules. After a failed attempt to find a suitable list of rules I decided to make my own. Here is what I came up with.
1. Be Kind
2. Follow Directions Quickly
3. Use indoor voice
4. Keep hands and feet to yourself
5. Have Fun!
I wanted to keep the rules simple but have all my bases covered. What are your house/daycare rules?
1. Be Kind
2. Follow Directions Quickly
3. Use indoor voice
4. Keep hands and feet to yourself
5. Have Fun!
I wanted to keep the rules simple but have all my bases covered. What are your house/daycare rules?
I normally don't mind chores
Most house chores don't bother me but I really hate washing dishes. The dish soap dries out my hands, it's very time consuming and my shirt always gets wet!
What really irks me is we have had a perfectly good and working dishwasher in our garage ALL summer that I have been waiting for the person (my biological dad) to come and install it like he said he would. I have not heard from him since the day he dropped it off. Kind of a bummer. I'm so tempted to tell my husband that we should just install it ourselves. I'm so sick of washing dishes with a perfectly good dishwasher in the garage. When we bought the house there was a dishwasher here already but it is junk so it's just like teasing me with it's presence. If I don't get my new dishwasher in soon I might go insane!
What really irks me is we have had a perfectly good and working dishwasher in our garage ALL summer that I have been waiting for the person (my biological dad) to come and install it like he said he would. I have not heard from him since the day he dropped it off. Kind of a bummer. I'm so tempted to tell my husband that we should just install it ourselves. I'm so sick of washing dishes with a perfectly good dishwasher in the garage. When we bought the house there was a dishwasher here already but it is junk so it's just like teasing me with it's presence. If I don't get my new dishwasher in soon I might go insane!
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