Danielle's Homemade Products....Tip

Well, life has certainly gotten away from me this past week or so...from funerals to computer issues it has not been a good week and one thing always seems to make those crazy weeks worse: having to argue with your child because it is time to come in the house for the night and their friends keep knocking on the door.

I don't know about you, but this is one of my biggest pet peeves. Now that my daughter has friends in the area we are at, it seems they are always knocking on the door, and I mean ALWAYS. During homework time (she is not allowed to play until after her homework is completed, checked, and signed by me), when it is time to eat dinner, and when it is time to come in for the night to shower and prepare for bed. It has gotten to the point that I don't even answer the door myself most times any more because it is more likely for her than for me (my daughter is the little social butterfly).

Well...let me tell you how I reached my breaking point. It started Sunday evening. During the school year, I have my daughter come in the house around 7pm each night, that gives her time to shower, settle down, and maybe read a few books before her 8pm bedtime (she is 6 after all and not a pleasant child to get up in the morning so an early bed time is a must). Well 8 oclock comes around and she still has friends knocking on the door....REALLY?

I was not a happy mom at all and she ended up having to come in early Monday night because she didn't go to bed when she was suppose to and wanted to fight the entire process because her friends kept coming by. I put a stop to that with a quick solution last night...well temporary one for the moment anyway until I can create a new one that is a little more...artsy.

Here is what I did last night...

I found an old door hanger that she had decorated on one side. With the help of a sharpy marker...I made a little sign that I hung on the door using a suction cup hook.



Now, this is just a temporary version that I will use until I can make a new one a little nicer that has two sides, one saying she can play, and one saying she can not play. This way, when it is time to come in for the night, eat dinner, or get ready for bed, her friends will be able to know before knocking whether she can play or not. She liked the idea and enjoyed taking the sign off the door when she finished her homework and went outside to play yesterday. When she came in for the night, she hung the sign back on the door without me even having to ask (BONUS LOL). Eventually, it will be easier because it will be a matter of flipping over the sign instead of taking it completely off or putting it on (less likely that it will be lost), but for now my temporary version seems to be working...and I am one happy momma