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HOUSE RULES/PROTOCOLS for all
Because this is in writing, it allsounds fairly formal and unfriendly. Please be assured that this is not the case – I hope this just makes our way of living clear.
General
1. Please ask permission to be home after 5pm – preferably before leaving home in the morning. If running late please ensure you text Mom and phone home phone. This also lets me know how many to prepare dinner for each day.
2. As you’re all students, bedtimes during the week are to be reasonable – I suggest 10-10.30 is late enough. As teenagers you need 8-9 hours sleep and you have to be up around 7am (or earlier). Friday & Saturday basically free for all – any time for bed. Sunday it is back to 10-10.30pm please.
3. Computer use is to be reasonable – and to finish by 10pm. Excessive use of social networking sites will be curtailed – I see no reason for more than 1-3 hours per day – Again, weekends more at discretion.
4. Mobile phones should not need to be used past 10pm during the week. This is in line with school requirements. If I feel mobiles/computers are being used for other than alarms or night music after 10pm devices will be put on the dining table overnight.
5. Excessive use of computer’s and/or mobiles after 10.30pm will result in them being kept out of bedrooms after that time.
6. Incoming calls from friends should be discouraged after 9.30-10pm – like most families, calls late at night make us assume some disaster has happened. Of course, family needing to contact for urgent purposes is fine.
7. Rooms – you’re responsible for keeping your own room tidy and food free. If it gets too untidy you’ll be asked to sort it out. If the floor is empty cleaners will vacuum each fortnight as well as dust any surfaces that are clutter free.
8. Books, CD’s, DVD’s etc please put away after using – while our house is never a fashion magazine show home, I can’t be responsible for picking up after everyone, so please pick up after yourself.
9. Try to be environmentally friendly – turn off lights when you leave a room, don’t use big heat lamps in bathroom unless it is cold enough to warrant it and turn them off as soon as you can. Don’t make showers too long. Put all recycling into recycling bin, not garbage.
10. We have solar power – so please take your showers in bright sunlight hours – same for laundry – time it so that clothes can be washed and preferably dried in full sunlight hours – so generally on weekend. If there is an emergency wash – wash in sunlight hours and then dry after 8pm – the cost of electricity between 2pm and 8pm is extremely high so we don’t use the washing machine or drier in those times when it is not sunny.
11. All vege scraps can be put in compost container (or given to chickens) - all protein (bones, meat, cheese, etc) to be either given to dogs or put in bin(note; dogs can’t have any fat – they get sick)
Food
1. Breakfast is generally a help yourself affair –there’s always a variety of cereal, toast & toppings and eggs. On weekends I’ll sometimes cook up a breakfast and anyone who’s up is fed! If you’re not up you can help yourself whenever you get up.
2. School lunches –pls make your own (or you’reresponsible to buy your own). I’ll generally have meat / salad for sandwiches or dinner left overs such as stir fry and rice plus fruit and/or yogurt available. Sometimes bowls of pasta or rice salad etc will be available. Cold water is provided for lunch – you can partially freeze water in summer. On occasion you could make juice and water – but not too often. All requests are listened to and if reasonable I’ll try to accommodate them.
3. Afternoon tea – get your own. There is usually fruit or toast or nibbles available. This is not intended to be a major cook up– noodles is OK but not with full on meat, vege etc. If you eat lunch you do not need a full cooked meal for afternoon tea and then you will be able to eat dinner.
4. If you want to cook yourself some minor afternoontea (ie noodles,) pls you must clean up after yourself. If there is washing up drying on the kitchen drainer please put that way before cooking your own meal– that way clean dishes and dirty ones don’t get mixed up.
5. Mom will prepare most dinners for the week –occasionally I’ll ask you to ‘fend for yourself’ and sometimes I’ll suggest the kid’s can cook. I’m happy to teach cooking too – and generally start with a simple pasta dish.
6. There’s always water, milk and juice (generallywatered down) avail for drinking at home.
7. Treats – there are often treats avail in the cupboards – judicious use of these is OK. If you want more personal treats you’re responsible for them yourself.
8. Weekends – I generally don’t provide a lunch –you can help yourself whenever you are ready. If I’m making a lunch for family I will always offer for students too. However often on weekends we don’t stop for a lunch or eat it really late so please don’t wait for us if you are hungry.
Bathroom
1. You may need to share a bathroom – so common courtesy goes a long way. Check before being a long time in the room; clean hand basin after cleaning teeth etc.
2. Shower should be able to be hot water tap only –set temperature in kitchen rather than running hot & cold water. It is generally set at 42-44.
3. Please ensure you turn the ceiling fan on before you go in to shower and leave it running for half an hour after showering –this will help eliminate mould build up in the bathroom.
4. Put the floor mat down before you start the shower – use it – and after use please put it back over the shower wall. This ensures they stay clean for you.
5. Please do not alter the under floor heating – it is set on automatic on/off and temp control. Changing it causes excessive electricity costs.
6. In winter prefer if you shower before 4pm (if there is enough bright sunlight or 2pm if cloudy) or after 8pm at night as the heat lamps cost lots to run and 2pm-8pm is most expensive time of day.
7. 1 bath towel should last you a week – on occasions maybe 2 towels. Hang them to dry after use in the bathroom. You can’t take any damp clothes, towels, washers etc into your bedrooms – Sydney is a sub-tropical climate and damp items in your rooms will cause mould.
8. You are responsible for your own toiletries (toothbrush/paste, shampoo/conditioner, bath-wash, deodorant, shaving items, after-shave, facial items for girls etc). We provide handwash, toilet paper andall towels.
9. When the toilet paper is finished, please put a new roll of paper on the holder. If there is only a couple of squares left, please put a new roll of paper on the holder and then stand the old roll on top of that. This is being considerate of the next user – and one day that will be you.
10. Please put the cardboard centre roll in the paper recycling.
Laundry:
1. Collect all dirty cloths into your washing basket.
2. I’ll ask for your washing basket on Friday night or the weekend and I will wash, dry and sort everyone’s cloths (note bras, stockings, tights and delicate cloths etc are put into laundry bags to protect them). If you want to learn how to do your own laundry I will teach you and then ensure you do it each weekend.
3. No hand washed clothes are to be hung on the inside cloths line (the water drips down onto the wooden trap door under the line and then we can’t open it) OR in your bedroom (it will cause mould). Ask and I will help you with these if there are any.
4. You’re responsible for folding and putting away your own cloths.
5. You are responsible for any required hand washing or ironing (I’m happy to teach and guide)
6. Strip your own bed on any weekend you want them washed (every fortnight is good) and I’ll wash. You are responsible for remaking your bed (on a daily basis as well as after changing).
7. I’ll take bath towels from bathroom once a week too. You can have two towels on the go at once, but may need to keep one in your bedroom as there may not be sufficient room for 4 towels in bathroom. Make sure the dry one is the one in your bedroom.
8. Any uniforms needing washing during week require notification
9. Note: as electricity during the week from 2-8pm is VERY EXPENSIVE I do not do any laundry OR use the drier during that time UNLESS it is very sunny and using our solar power. Pls, if you need something for next day, it is to be washed late & dried overnight. |
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历时三个月,找到专业工作 (2005-6-29) 白衣人 
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发表于 2018-2-22 09:16
