OK, I'm really excited about our new chore charts! Chores has been an area that we've struggled with. If they get done, it's only because I am constantly making sure that they get done. And, as previously noted, consistently doing this is not my strong suite.

I've tried a few chore chart type of things in the past, but the cycle still continued. Clean rooms and clean kitchen are the two main areas that the girls help in consistently. I sometimes have them do other things, but if they would do these two things regularly without me hounding them, I would be in heaven - well, almost at least.

Each girl has their own chart and cards of chores. It's a simple one. Cards to do, cards done. I have some extras that I will add, depending on the day of the week.

My girls get an allowance, and in the past it has not been tied to anything, they just get it. Now, they will still get, no matter what, half of what they have always got. We will start at their regular allowance. For every day that they don't get all their cards done, they lose 50 cents. If they do their chores EVERY DAY of the month, they can earn an extra $5 for their allowance. We're two days into in, and this morning they all woke up and worked on their cards without me asking. THIS is so refreshing. My youngest is bragging how she got more of her cards done than her sisters.

Here are pics of my new chore charts. We won't mention that I totally had fun creating them.