Comments on: My quotidian dilemma http://collectedquotidian.com/2012/07/28/my-quotidian-dilemma/ An accumulation of recipes, domestic adventures, and the thinkerings they provoke Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:44:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jana@ Collected Quotidian http://collectedquotidian.com/2012/07/28/my-quotidian-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-8910 Jana@ Collected Quotidian Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:48:57 +0000 http://collectedquotidian.com/?p=2772#comment-8910 Thanks Maggie! For the tips and also the kind words. Thanks Maggie! For the tips and also the kind words.

]]> By: Maggie http://collectedquotidian.com/2012/07/28/my-quotidian-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-8815 Maggie Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:26:41 +0000 http://collectedquotidian.com/?p=2772#comment-8815 1. Get two cloths wet. 2. Use one cloth to wipe tray - rinse cloth. 3. Use one cloth to quickly remove big bits from face then hands. 4. Immediately use second cloth to wipe again, getting more bits before they get reschmeered. 5. Rinse both cloths. 6. Remove tray 7. Re-wipe face, hands, and tummy if summer/relevant, using bachup cloth when you need. Yes, it's a lot! But I find less work than the bath option, though sometimes without a doubt bath is the only option. It took me into kid #2's toddlerhood to master this technique. Good luck! Really enjoy your blog. 1. Get two cloths wet.
2. Use one cloth to wipe tray – rinse cloth.
3. Use one cloth to quickly remove big bits from face then hands.
4. Immediately use second cloth to wipe again, getting more bits before they get reschmeered.
5. Rinse both cloths.
6. Remove tray
7. Re-wipe face, hands, and tummy if summer/relevant, using bachup cloth when you need.

Yes, it’s a lot! But I find less work than the bath option, though sometimes without a doubt bath is the only option. It took me into kid #2′s toddlerhood to master this technique. Good luck! Really enjoy your blog.

]]> By: Mom http://collectedquotidian.com/2012/07/28/my-quotidian-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-7999 Mom Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:06:52 +0000 http://collectedquotidian.com/?p=2772#comment-7999 Definitely head to the bath, FAST!!! Or if you have a shower nozzle on a hose, it might be time to give that a try!! Love, Grandma Definitely head to the bath, FAST!!! Or if you have a shower nozzle on a hose, it might be time to give that a try!!
Love, Grandma

]]> By: Andrea http://collectedquotidian.com/2012/07/28/my-quotidian-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-7997 Andrea Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:28:11 +0000 http://collectedquotidian.com/?p=2772#comment-7997 I take everything off, push plate/food away, unbuckle. I pick up (leave bib on if there's one on) and sit her on the edge of the sink holding with one arm back to me. I've shown her to rinse her hands, and I rinse her face by cupping water in my hand. I usually rub water on her legs. soap, rinse again and dry everywhere. Take off the bib and diaper/outfit...new everything on. Then I wipe down the chair, then the floor. I apply this everywhere we go. At restaurants etc. Everyone has a sink and she loves to play in the water, plus she's learning skills with washing herself up. We also end a meal with a lesson of drinking out of cup. She usually will spill some water which rinses a lot off as well ; ). I take everything off, push plate/food away, unbuckle. I pick up (leave bib on if there’s one on) and sit her on the edge of the sink holding with one arm back to me. I’ve shown her to rinse her hands, and I rinse her face by cupping water in my hand. I usually rub water on her legs. soap, rinse again and dry everywhere. Take off the bib and diaper/outfit…new everything on. Then I wipe down the chair, then the floor. I apply this everywhere we go. At restaurants etc. Everyone has a sink and she loves to play in the water, plus she’s learning skills with washing herself up.

We also end a meal with a lesson of drinking out of cup. She usually will spill some water which rinses a lot off as well ; ).

]]> By: Jana@ Collected Quotidian http://collectedquotidian.com/2012/07/28/my-quotidian-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-7995 Jana@ Collected Quotidian Sat, 28 Jul 2012 19:55:25 +0000 http://collectedquotidian.com/?p=2772#comment-7995 How long did it last with J? How long did it last with J?

]]> By: Jana@ Collected Quotidian http://collectedquotidian.com/2012/07/28/my-quotidian-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-7994 Jana@ Collected Quotidian Sat, 28 Jul 2012 19:55:00 +0000 http://collectedquotidian.com/?p=2772#comment-7994 Hmmmm.... a double bath day, eh? For some reason this hadn't occurred to me. We've naked breakfasts before to save laundry since we just have a coin op in the basement now. Hmmmm…. a double bath day, eh? For some reason this hadn’t occurred to me. We’ve naked breakfasts before to save laundry since we just have a coin op in the basement now.

]]> By: Katie http://collectedquotidian.com/2012/07/28/my-quotidian-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-7993 Katie Sat, 28 Jul 2012 19:39:26 +0000 http://collectedquotidian.com/?p=2772#comment-7993 Ha! So remember struggling with the same thing. I actually used to wipe down the tray first instead of removing it. Then move very quickly to hands trying to hold them both away from the tray while cleaning so the tray doesn't get covered again. Once that's done, face and body are easy. It's an art, isn't it? For our second, though, we did start eating breakfast before dressing in the morning so we could bath after breakfast and we get ready for bed right after dinner, so a bath was an option there too. Ha! So remember struggling with the same thing. I actually used to wipe down the tray first instead of removing it. Then move very quickly to hands trying to hold them both away from the tray while cleaning so the tray doesn’t get covered again. Once that’s done, face and body are easy. It’s an art, isn’t it?

For our second, though, we did start eating breakfast before dressing in the morning so we could bath after breakfast and we get ready for bed right after dinner, so a bath was an option there too.

]]> By: Liz http://collectedquotidian.com/2012/07/28/my-quotidian-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-7990 Liz Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:17:43 +0000 http://collectedquotidian.com/?p=2772#comment-7990 When J went thru that stage, she got a bath after every meal! It was the only thing that worked (I didn't use soap). When J went thru that stage, she got a bath after every meal! It was the only thing that worked (I didn’t use soap).

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