{"id":1644,"date":"2017-06-05T11:38:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T15:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/?p=1644"},"modified":"2022-02-10T18:29:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T18:29:20","slug":"nanny-can-help-with-new-summer-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/babysitter\/nanny-can-help-with-new-summer-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"A nanny can help in the transition from school to summer schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>When you think back to last summer, do you ever think \u201cGosh, I wish I had spent less time outside with the kids and more time inside, cleaning up the house?\u201d A safe guess is no! It\u2019s more likely that you wish you had been outside enjoying the feel of grass under your feet and the sun on your face; and most importantly the ear to ear grins and belly laughter of your kids, enjoying their summer days and nights.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The challenge is that a certain level of organization and house work is required to keep everyone clean, fed and happy, even during the lazy days of summer. The solution? Do a little upfront work to make the necessary housework as effective and efficient as possible. Specifically, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/zenhabits.net\/18-five-minute-decluttering-tips-to-start-conquering-your-mess\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">decluttering your house<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will make cleanup a breeze so you can spend more time outside playing with the kids. Your regular nanny or the summer nanny can hep you with this task easily. The key is to know what to do it and delegate.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Get your Nanny to help you Close out School Year, Setup Summer Gear; Minimize Clutter, Maximize Summer!<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Close out School Year<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Untitled-design.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1645 size-medium\" title=\"nanny summer declotter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Untitled-design-e1644335381516-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"declutter for summer wit your nanny SOSgarde\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Untitled-design-e1644335381516-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Untitled-design-e1644335381516-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Untitled-design-e1644335381516.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not underestimate the build-up of \u201c<a title=\"Organizing for School Success\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/organizing-for-school-success\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">school stuff<\/a>\u201d over the last 9-10 months, nor the increased flow (i.e. more stuff) that comes with the end of the school year. \u00a0Recognize that you and your family are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houzz.co.uk\/ideabooks\/66811090\/list\/decluttering-tips-to-prep-your-home-for-summer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transitioning from the school year to the summer period<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and be deliberate in reorganizing and decluttering:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School Uniforms \u2013 Collect all the school clothes and uniforms, get them washed, pack away what you will use next year and give away what you no longer need. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports Kit \u2013 Some items\u2014like the favourite soccer ball\u2014is useful all year round, but some sports kit is only used for school teams and events and should be rounded-up, cleaned and put in storage in the garage or shed. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School Paraphernalia \u2013 Lunch boxes, knapsacks, calculators, oh my! \u00a0If it is unlikely that your kid will be using his or her school bag over the summer, this makes a great place to collect and organize \u201cschool tools\u201d. Get the bag all packed up and put it at the back of the closet, ready to be pulled out at the end of the summer. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Projects and Paperwork \u2013 This can be one of the hardest areas to get straight but it is a must! If you and your kids feel like it will take some time to get through this stuff\u2014especially deciding what to keep and what to toss\u2014get a box, collect it all together and then make it a summer project. The key is to not just let it fill every nook and cranny before you find the time to get to it. And don\u2019t forget that we live in a digital world today; digital clutter can be just as overwhelming and time-consuming as physical clutter. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some final tips:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Remember that school clutter is found EVERYWHERE! Check the car, the garage, and the kids rooms too! School Year build-up has probably permeated every corner of your world so make sure to give all of it some of your attention. You are not in this alone! Engage your kids in this process: it will be a fun way to close the year and teach them some valuable life lessons. Nanny, babysitters and housekeepers can be invaluable helpers as well!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Setup the Summer Gear<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you have all the School Gear out of the way, get your nanny involved to help you get the Summer Gear out! Summer clothes and shoes. Swim Suits, Towels, Bags, Games and Toys. You know what your family uses most in the summer. Pull it out, make sure it is ready to use and make it easy and accessible for everyone in the family. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Minimize Clutter<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/home\/organizing\/tips\/g656\/decluttering-tips\/?\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clutter-free house<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an easy to clean house. Well&#8230; <\/span><b><i>easier<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to clean is probably more like it!\u00a0 for or your summer nanny! After you have the kids school year and summer gear sorted out, it is time to look inward! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key with clutter is to ensure that everything has a home. You need a space to place everything that you have and if you don\u2019t have the space, it\u2019s time to look at what you don\u2019t need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a tour of your house and look for your biggest clutter danger areas. (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TIP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? The dining room table and accent chairs seem to take the brunt of it!) Do you keep months (or years!) of old magazines? Why not tear out articles you want to read later and recycle old issues? Do you drop your mail around the house before weeding out the junk? Does your office paperwork come home with you and then spread like a mould? Does your love of knick knacks make dusting a simple coffee table a long and arduous process? Look at what doesn\u2019t work and fix it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Maximize Fun<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a house that is organized and clutter free, you, and your nanny, can keep your bouts of cleaning short and focused and maximize the fun you have with your kids outside. \u00a0You can also maximize your fun by getting some help\u2014whether to clean the house regularly or for special projects; a regular <a href=\"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/en\/caregivers\/nanny\">nanny<\/a> or ad hoc <a href=\"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/en\/caregivers\/babysitter\">babysitter<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you think back to last summer, do you ever think \u201cGosh, I wish I had spent less time outside with the kids and more time inside, cleaning up the house?\u201d A safe guess is no! It\u2019s more likely that you wish you had been outside enjoying the feel of grass under your feet and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[319,562,15,58],"class_list":["post-1644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-babysitter","tag-cleaning","tag-declutter","tag-nanny","tag-summer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1644"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1991,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1644\/revisions\/1991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}