No Nag Nirvana

Yes, wouldn’t that be like heaven? You walk around the house and without saying a word, backpacks, toys and clothes are picked up…dishes are cleared off the table and towels are hung back on the towel rack. Dirty clothes actually go into the dirty clothes basket and you no longer walk into the kitchen to find cupboard doors open, juice cartons and half full glasses on the counter, as well as spills and broken chips abandoned on the floor. Like a dream, right? It’s something you can’t imagine really happening. Well, it can – and it will – in your home!

I had had it with my two eleven-year old boys this summer. It didn’t matter how much I nagged and nagged, the place was always a mess. Six pairs of underwear on the bathroom floor, new clean towels used for every shower and left in the bedroom, ten glasses a day left on the counter half full. I couldn’t possibly clean up their messes as fast as they made them – and I didn’t want to. They were perfectly capable of taking responsibility for themselves. I have no doubt they didn’t get away with that kind of behavior at school!

So along came the NAG TAGS. They get one free reminder and then a NAG TAG for every reminder after that. I hang them on a magnet clip next to their photo on the refrigerator door. Three NAG TAGS in a day and they lose all “screen” privileges for 24 hours. That means TV, video games, AND the computer (except for homework). It’s great, I don’t have to say a word anymore. I just walk around holding a red NAG TAG in my hand and smile as I watch them scurry around cleaning everything up. I love it! It’s so easy.

So, Dylan suggested a FREE NAG PASS if they go all day without a single NAG TAG. It can be used to cancel out a NAG TAG and they can hold onto them for the whole week. I also added the NO NAG STAR if they go the entire week without a NAG TAG. The reward is skipping one chore the following week.

Downloads for NAG TAGS are free for members of the Five-in-One Family Fun Program. Check it out at www.operationhappyhome.com. And join me in NO NAG Nirvana.

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