Sorting and Organising Toys

Asalam alaikum,

Earlier this year I had a nasty case of coughing for well over 3 weeks which left my ribs and back in a battered state, despite physiotheraphy it was a very difficult struggle. 

Alhamdulilah for recovering and duas for other sisters who are still suffering from this epidemic which seems to have crossed all over Sydney. I was buying Internet and the Phillipines call centre worker seemed to be suffering from it too, wonder how it got to there subhanallah. I think it is whooping cough. 

I needed to find a solution so that I didn't need to be picking up toys from all over the house. Littlest munchkin was 11 months then and all the toys grew legs. 

Any requests for help from the other children were met with so many little voices whinging, with mysterious little lungs having coughing attacks right at that very moment. 

I know this happens in every house. But I wasn't to be a statistic. 

All the toys are now in the garage. In a big plastic box. Next to the red back spiders. *Hmph*.

Here is a picture of our little poisonous toy guards. 

So now I have (and will inshallah since there actually spiders there today, and I'm arachnophobic myself) organise the toys into the following categories and only two boxes can come out at one time (inshallah):

Plastic blocks

Wooden blocks

Tea Sets

Beauty/Dress Up toys

Animals figures

Cars

Indoor sports 

Fiddly toys (yoyos, spinning toys)

Toolbox toys

The boxes I am using to sort the toys were marketed as shoeboxes found at the Reject Shop at $10 for three. I really liked these boxes because their size was great for storage, they are transparent and look neat when stacked. I have put my children's baby memorabilia in others I bought too. 

Take care sisters,

Do share with me how you store your children's toys.

Umm Musk

Bathroom {Cleaning + Organising}

Asalamalaikum dear sisters :D

The first place I start my cleaning is the bathroom. On my cleaning checklist the first thing is ‘wipe bathroom counters”. This is something I need to do every morning otherwise it can get pretty messy with the toddlers. Also they like to brush their teeth and wash their little faces by themselves so cleanliness is a must since they put their hands on the bathroom sink for support.

I use a sponge with a scrub and a spray ‘n’ wipe to clean the sink, taps, toothbrush holders, flower holder. I spray a little in a few spaces, then use the cloth to spread the product all over rather than spray everywhere. This uses lesser chemical but cleans just as well. Then I grab my watering can, fill it with the hottest possible temperature of water and pour it all over the sink to wash away the grime. Then I wipe it all down with a chux cloth.

If required I spray the watering can and give that a wash as well.

I find myself cleaning the floor and tub everyday subhanallah. I usually do this using an outdoor broom that scrubs the spray n wipe into the grout giving it a good clean and is also useful for guiding the water into the drain once it's time to wash away the chemical. 

The viva glass cleaning wipes are a great product for keeping the glass streak free. 

I went on an environmentally friendly expedition of using baking soda and vinegar on the tiles inside the shower area and alhamdulilah it seemed to work out well for me as I didn't have to stand there breathing in the fumes of the bleach that I normally use. I will write a blog post about this environmentally friendly technique inshallah for the bathroom and for the fridge. 

Mr. Clean bathroom wipes from Bunnings are absolutely wonder for the soap scum especially around the taps. 

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Beautiful and clean bathrooms make wudu a nice experience. Prepare for Salah in a beautiul environment inshallah. 

Inshallah this helps some of you who are struggling with managing housework and Islam. I was struggling quite woefully at one point especially having three babies under the age of three. Alhamdulilah! Allah is helping me and he will help you too. Make plenty of dua sisters and make your intention sincerely for the sake of Allah inshallah (I make dua for myself and my blog guests....all this cleaning is hard stuff!)

(Now 4 kids under 5 subhallah)

Umm Musk