I love my iPod Touch but I’ve never really used it much for playing music. Primarily because I only have about 4 songs on it! Then I learned how to rip my cd’s onto my computer and select certain songs to put into my iPod. Theeeen I found one of my favorite old songs on iTunes. ‘Mug’s Game’ by Soft Cell.
And, bam! I learned to love my iPod Touch for its music.
See the reason we dislike chores is not because they are hard, its because they are boring. Its the reason women congregate in the kitchen to cook & clean up. We’re trying to make it interesting. Well, and faster! Sure its easier to avoid the chores and relax the day away. But you can only do that so many times before the chores catch up to you. Try explaining THAT to a kid.. (or a husband!)
Cooking dinner is my bane.. I’m good at it, I just dislike doing it. And lately, tending my wild English Garden hasn’t appealed to me, either. Last week I needed to mentally escape but couldn’t spare the time to watch t.v. and no one was online to chat with. So I slipped my headphones on and set my iPod to play Mugs Game.
Instantly my mood is light and happy. (Cuz that’s how great that song it!) I’m dancing through my chores without a single resenting thought. I did two hours of gardening that way, turning an arduous chore into an evening out. (Because I tend to garden in whatever I’m wearing and that’s usually shorts and heeled sandals!)
It occurred to me that this might translate very well into getting your teenager to do chores. Load their iPods up with their favorite songs and then take it away. Informing them this was their chores music… they could only listen to it when they were working. Sort of a “will vacuum for iTunes” kind of thing! Hey, whatever currency works I say use it!
But first get one for yourself! After all, you’ve earned it just from changing their diapers!
And with my music blasting in my ears its like they’re not even home!