I created the below schedule this morning and thought I'd share it with you all. I am a natural, freewill kind of spirit, so am easily distracted by all the spontaneous things that happen in a day. Anything from the dog chasing a butterfly to too many clothes piled in the laundry room at the same time, can make me forget what to do next.
Even gals like me, who abhor routine, need a little scheduling in our lives. I have found that a schedule (or "routine") does not restrict me to the mundane; instead, it frees me to enjoy the rest of the day.
I already follow a loose routine in my head, but it covers only the "Morning-Noon Schedule," below. I haven't been following a routine of weekly cleaning or 3-month cleaning, so when it does come time to do some of those jobs, like cleaning the outside windows, the job is so overwhelming that I don't want to do it at all! I have learned, through my morning routine of daily keeping the bathroom wiped, that "prevention is the best medicine," even in housekeeping, so I was delighted when I ran into the following schedule at Donna Young's Printables website.
You can create your own schedule like the one below by finding it at Donna Young's site (it is at the bottom of the page). I downloaded the schedule into Microsoft Word and edited it to suit me by adding in animal care, such as shearing the Angora goats, changing the Morning-Noon Schedule to the shape of our house (so that I will move from one room to the nearby next room, not across the house) and changing the gardening schedule to fit our subtropical climate.
Lori Seaborg 2006
Morning-Noon Schedule:
qmake bed, qget dressed, qpick up bedroom and bathroom, qclean toilet, sink, and counter, qclean toilet, sink, and counter in other bathroom, qtake laundry to laundry room and start a wash load, qfeed animals, qstart coffee & breakfast, qopen curtains and blinds, qtidy living room and schoolroom, qbreakfast, qtidy kitchen, qput wash load in dryer, qcheck kids’ chores, qmeeting with children, qget school rolling, qcoffee & Bible, qcomputer time, qschool, qlunch, qtidy kitchen, qcheck kids’ chores, qput away dry clothes, qdo chore from weekly list, qquiet time
Weekly Schedule:
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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qsweep and mop qvacuum qshowers/tubs qKitchen Zone |
qmirrors/windows qvacuum qdust qsweep porches qMaster Bedroom and Bathroom Zone |
qplan meals, make shopping lists qsweep and mop q Girls’ Room and Family Bathroom Zone |
qvacuum qlibrary qerrands/banking qBoys’ Room and Hall/Foyer Closets Zone |
q sweep and mop qpay bills q15 minutes paperwork qLiving Areas Zone |
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3 Month Schedule:
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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1st week |
qchange a/c filter |
qwash baseboards |
qcheck dryer ductwork |
qclean a closet |
qextra animal care |
qBackyard Clean-Up |
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2nd week |
qStraighten books |
qclean 3 drawers |
q check water heater |
qvacuum furniture |
qhaircuts |
qGarage 15 minutes |
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3rd week |
qclean coffee pot |
qwash window sills |
qplan a homemade gift |
qwash knick-knacks |
qclean a light fixture |
qFront Yard Clean-Up |
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4th week |
qwork on homemade gifts this week |
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qwrite a note |
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qinvite someone over for a meal |
qGarage 15 minutes |
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1st week |
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qclean a closet |
qextra animal care |
qBackyard Clean-Up |
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2nd week |
qStraighten books, CDs, and DVDs |
I am one to go with the flow in my day as well. That can be fun yet it can be tough to homeschool like that. My DH says I am great at making schedules 😉 I am not so great at following them all the time 🙁 I live too closely to the rule of not making the schedule my “Master” and being it’s slaveI think. I have decided that I will try to do all the things on my daily schedule but not necessarily in the order that I have it listed 🙂
Keep us updated on your success with your schedule 🙂
~ Rachel
Because I to am wanting to get back into a schedule.
So many things distractions at our home.
Time to get back into the routine.
Thanks for posting yours,
Linda