Happy, active family in Burnaby

House Rules

GUIDELINES FOR YOUR STAY
Your bedroom
• Please keep your room clean and tidy. Ask me for cleaning supplies.
• When your garbage/trash container is full, tie the plastic bag closed and place it in one of the large green containers at the end of our street. If you aren’t sure where they are, please ask me and I will show you. Always use a plastic bag in your trash container. Ask us for more bags when you need them.
• Do not put food in your garbage container. This must be put in the compost container upstairs in the kitchen. Empty juice bottles and pop cans should be rinsed first and put into the black recycling bag in the garage.
• Leave your computer and other electronic devices on your desk/table, not on the bed (fire danger).
Kitchen
• When you make your lunch or reheat your dinner, make sure you clean up after yourself. Wash the dishes well with liquid detergent, rinse and dry them with a cloth. Put away your dishes and cutlery. Wipe down the counter and your eating area at the island or kitchen table.
• You may use the microwave and toaster. If you spill or splatter something in the microwave, clean it all up with a cloth and water. DO NOT USE THE OVEN, STOVE OR DISHWASHER!
• Make sure food is properly stored. Close containers and bags to ensure freshness. Put the milk back into the fridge.
Bathroom
• Limit your shower to 15 minutes once a day.
• It is your responsibility to help keep the shared bathroom clean. Remove your body hair from the shower and walls, bathroom sink and floor.
• Use the basket provided to keep your personal toiletry items in your bedroom i.e. shampoo, toothbrush, etc.
• Do your personal grooming in your bedroom as others may need to use the shared bathroom (e.g. blow dry your hair, put on make up, etc.).
• After your shower, keep your body towel in your bedroom to dry. Do not use the towels in the bathroom as they are for Angel’s use only. Use the small hand towel to dry up wet spots.
• NO LATE SHOWERS AFTER 10:00 PM!
• Do not flush any trash/garbage down the toilet. Use the bathroom trash container for this. It is safe to flush only toilet paper down the toilet.
• Please remember to turn off the lights/fan when you leave.
Laundry
• You may do laundry once a week (one basketful of dirty clothes).
I will teach you how to use the washing machine and dryer. We will provide you with laundry detergent.
• The use of the clothes dryer is expensive. Please use it only if you have a full load of clothes to dry. Use the clothes rack upstairs if you have a few items of clothes to dry.
• If you are concerned about colours mixing in the wash, you can hand wash these items separately or change the setting of the water temperature to cold.
Meals

Breakfast: You will serve yourself breakfast. There will be milk, bread for toast, hot/cold cereal, waffles, peanut butter, jam, margarine and syrup in the fridge. Coffee/tea and cocoa are available to you.
Lunch: If you want a sandwich, please prepare it yourself. There will be bread, mayonnaise, margarine, mustard, lunch meat and cheese available. There are also plenty of fruits, veggies, and other snacks to add to your lunch.
Dinner: We will serve dinner between 6:00 – 8:00 pm during weekdays.
On weekends, it will vary, but I will communicate the plans to you ahead of time. If you do not need dinner, please call me by 5:00 pm on the same day. Also, if you wish to have a late dinner, please call or text me by 5:00 pm. We will be happy to place your dinner in the downstairs fridge. You can wash and rinse your dishes, dry them and put them away afterwards.
• The fridge and microwave downstairs are for homestay students’ personal snacks. Do not eat other students’ foods.
Other Items
• After you enter the house, please lock the door and remove your shoes/boots and carry them to your bedroom. Place them on the plastic mat. Leave wet umbrellas to dry in the entrance way. Shake them out before you enter the house. Do not leave any wet items on the bedroom floor.
• Always lock the door when you leave the house and when you return home.
• You must tell us immediately if anything is wrong with your bedroom, bathroom or any part of the house.
• We do not allow smoking in the house or on our property (front or back).
• NO GUESTS/VISITORS ALLOWED!
• Please be environmentally responsible and turn off any lights downstairs when you go to sleep and upstairs lights when you go to school/out.
• Let us know if you are staying overnight some place else.
• NO SKYPE! NO LOUD MUSIC OR NOISE AFTER 9:00 PM!
• Our home computer and printer are not available.

Smoking is not allowed.