Works For Me: Babysitter Instructions

Sorry, y'all, but it's another Works-For-Me Wednesday from the archives--I am smack dab in the middle of an unusually busy week.  The following post was originally published in August 2006:

I keep a typed (in bold colors), laminated list on my desk.  The paper is entitled Babysitter Information, and on it is every phone number imaginable for any sitters who come to our house.  It includes our home number, both our cell phone numbers and Hubs' office number.  It contains our home address (at the very top, to give to a 9-1-1 operator, *shudder*), and the phone numbers of all our neighbors and nearby friends, as well as grandparents.   That way, when I'm leaving in a hurry (which I always am whenever I hire a sitter, for some reason), I don't have to write it all out each time.  I feel confident knowing our sitter has access to so many numbers, should she need them (which, incidentally, she never has).

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Next week, Wednesday falls on Independence Day.  With a beg-your-pardon to the international crowd, we Americans will be taking the day off--no WFMW around here.  We'll resume July 11th. 

If you have a handy-dandy tip to share with everyone, please leave your link below.  WFMW guidelines can be found here.

1. OW (melt down) 2. Jilll (menu planning) 3. The Building Brows (awesome tampon/pad alternative) 4. The Lazy Organizer (Photo Tips) 5. Sincerely Anna (Patient Preschooler?) 6. Jordan @ MamaBlogga (blog visitors staying longer) 7. A Juggling Mum (Podcasts) 8. Elaine (kids\' pretend cooking) 9. Barbara H. (Verifying Founding Fathers\' quotes) 10. Mrs. Pear (Mnging Recipe Collection) 11. Org Junkie (consolidate) 12. Shauna (an amusing toddler tracker) 13. Shalee - Dinosaur Eyeballs 14. diatribal (Dustbust Your Swiffer) 15. Chrystal (Sneaking In/Using Up Carrots) 16. The Pumkin Patch(Fave Kitchen Gadget) 17. Scaling Back (shade eyes from sun in car) 18. Cherish The Home (Inside View/Outside View) 19. Owlhaven (great camcorder) 20. Mommy Babble (painting fun) 21. momrn2 (Ice for the Cooler) 22. Mom Is Teaching (make your own fashion) 23. Rebecca Mielke (variable weather dressing) 24. The Preacher\'s Wife (recycling Glade Plug In Cartridges) 25. NspiredByFaith (Never be WITHOUT!) 26. Lori - Queen of Dirty Laundry (Cheap Labels) 27. Jennifer (clean fingernails-kids) 28. Many Little Blessings (Showing Appreciation for Your Spouse) 29. Alexandra/Backyard Pool Tips 30. Emily (Baby Wise) 31. Robin (ordering flowers) 32. The Traveling Family (day trips) 33. Autumn Daisy Studio (Home Photo Shoot Tips) 34. Corrie (kids\' snacks) 35. Stuck In North Idaho (kids sleep) 36. Nancy\'s Place (TopSecretRecipes.com) 37. Liza\'s Eyeview (Family Night Fun) 38. Jenny (Diaper bag supplies basket) 39. It Coulda Been Worse (Free Drain Unclogger) 40. Organising Queen (remembering pills)

41. Mummymac(Steamy mirrors??) 42. Lizzie at Lizzie\'s Home (crayon and pencil clutter) 43. Mom in Action (5 for price of 1) 44. Just in Case- Peanut Butter Jars 45. reprehriestless warillever (15-minute siesta) 46. Amy (Extra Work Space) 47. Choosing Voluntary Simplicity (Quick Clean) 48. 100 Acre Wood (hiccups) 49. SeaBird (Classical Music for Kids) 50. Mary (a silly song helps) 51. Beth/Mom2TwoVikings (squeezing out unexpected $) 52. Rachel (Organizing meds & supplements) 53. Kerry (throw rugs) 54. Jennie C. (instant sweet tea) 55. Everyday Mommy (Cake Cover) 56. Ann@normalw8s (no spill drinks) 57. ellen b ~goodwill :) 58. Michelle (removing hard water stains) 59. Cara (keep the baby cool) 60. Jessica -- CVS Pharmacy 61. kathy (frugal drawer organizer) 62. Sheri(HealthyChoices) 63. Tracy (paint brush) 64. Girl Gone Wild (Odds and Ends) 65. Cheri- road trips with kids 66. Jennie C. (instant sweet tea) 67. Amy W (using up bananas) 68. Juggling Frogs (identifying sandals) 69. Beth@sportsmomma (reading and math for the kiddos) 70. Sarah (Honesty/GIVEAWAY) 71. Aubrey (Saving Lives) 72. MC Milker (Homemade Butter) 73. At Home with Kris (budgeting tip) 74. Elena ta da list 75. Homeschool Mama (Super Cheap Disney Shirts!) 76. built to last (cheap foaming hand soap) 77. Lana G!-(No Tangle Jewelry) 78. Tons of Sons ~ baseboard cleaning for kids 79. Happy House Quilts - Paint the Deck! 80. T with Honey (Block Ice)

81. Sunydazy-Easy Girl\'s Dresses 82. Melissa Wiley (peanut butter sandwich basket) 83. GP in Montana-gardening 84. Ann Kroeker (Outlook for everything) 85. Song of the Sagebrush (Summer Shape Up 2) 86. DHM (one of my \'kitchen maids\') 87. Lori (Unkind Words) 88. Photojenic (Car Game) 89. Photojenic (Protect Online Photos) 90. My Twenty Cents Keeps Moving(family history) 91. Andie (countdown & playdough help) 92. Karen (more kids\' storage) 93. Chelsea (Household Notebook) 94. halfmoon girl 95. Ewokgirl (youth lessons) 96. Andrea 97. Stay at Home in Suburbia (summer plans for kids) 98. ellen b. ~classy cleaning 99. Amy (getting in the car) 100. Heather (Scripture Memory) 101. Mique- activity schedule 102. Stephanie (Never running out of Essentials) 103. Ribbon Rock Star (Very simple hair bow to make) 104. Jennifer, Snapshot (Free Kids\' Movies) 105. Meg(you REALLY need to look at this) 106. Dawn (List of Accomplishments) 107. Kim - Fresh Smelling Sheets 108. Amy (Online Silly Fun) 109. Mama Says (Sibling Rivalry) 110. My Simple Life (Lora) 111. Callista (Chores with Toddlers) 112. Karen (fever tracking) 113. Ann Megill (container gardening) 114. kathy (clean trash cans) 115. :: Suzanne :: (rocks in my tomatoes) 116. Jen-Swiffer Vaccum 117. Totallyscrappy (Road Trip Tip) 118. livin4Him6 ( Journaling the Journey--Cancer)

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