u/Flaky_McFlake

Has anyone created some kind of routine or something that helps them get their house clean? The big things are fairly easy, like dishes in the sink I generally don't struggle with. What's more complicated is the small stuff, like making sure to replace your hand towels for example, or doing laundry in a timely manner without it piling up to hell, or sorting the massive pile of mail laying for months in the corner of your kitchen. Has anyone come up with a system for any of the stuff?

My husband and I are Eastern European, but we grew up in North America, both immigrated as young kids. We're not very close to our families back home unfortunately, but still feel pressure to name our soon to be born daughter something that won't sound weird to them. Unfortunately, both of us have fallen in love with the name Ivy. We've tried to come up with names that would let us use Ivy as a nickname, like Ivona but we're just not into it. Most of the "Iv" names are old fashioned, and not in a cute way.

So my question to you is, how weird does Ivy sound to European ears (non-UK)? We really love the name, but I don't want to feel uncomfortable any time my parents or husband's parents or uncles struggle to pronounce it.