Monday is my Office Day. During Office Day, I do office-type things such as making phone calls (the ones that can wait), paying bills, making the menu for the week, and writing out the grocery list. If there is extra research that I want to do on the internet and haven't been able to fit in during the previous week, Monday is the day for that as well. It would also be a good day to write a letter.
Tuesday is my Town Day, also known as errand day. It's my day to get out of the house to do things, although we don't tend to do much more than go to the grocery store. With three little ones (and another one on the way) and temperatures in the upper 90's, I don't want to be out much. I may also try to schedule appointments on this day, and as the weather cools off, we'll be able to do some things in the afternoon, too, after Rachel's nap.
Wednesday is my Cleaning Day. While I try to do most of my cleaning on Wednesday, there is, of course, cleaning that needs to be done the other days of the week. Some things can't wait...and we don't really want them to.
Thursday is my Kitchen Day. When I look at my week, this day seems like the most fun. We have been eating a lot of Cheerios lately, and I'm using this day to prepare more healthful breakfasts and snacks for us. Last week, I made two dozen Buttermilk Oatmeal Muffins, and I put together mixes for pancakes. This week, I plan to make more muffins and maybe some cookies. I would like to make some Spiced Carrot Zucchini Bread, but I killed my little food processor (that I spent $4 for), and I'm too lazy to grate enough for three or four loaves by hand.
Friday is my Laundry/Catch Up Day. I've actually been doing laundry two days a week, but I think I'm going to try to stretch it out to once a week. I know that John has enough clothes, and Daniel and Sarah Beth and Rachel; I'm just not sure that I do! We'll see. Of course, I'll do the occasional load during the week: towels, cleaning rags, sheets, etc.. Since there isn't much work to be done while the washer and dryer work, I also use Friday to catch up on things that I haven't had time for earlier in the week. And it's a great day for another errand or two, if necessary.
Like I said, I've just started this routine, but I like it so far. I can't believe how productive I've been since moving into our new, rental house. (Of course, I was extremely unproductive during the transitional period while John was in Florida and I was in Georgia.) Meanwhile, there is still time in the day for homeschooling Sarah Beth and playing with all three of my children.
What kind of schedule or routine do you have? Do you group like activities together or spread them out over the week? Do you have any suggestions for tweaking my routine?
5 comments:
This sounds like a great plan. I'm working on a new routine for our quickly approaching (like tomorrow!) school year, so I will be posting that soon.
I've got to try that spiced carrot zucchini bread! It got away from me last time (which happens much too easily these days) but it sounds healthy and delicious. I love yummy quick breads; they're easy to make (well, once you get done with the grating:) and so much better than cake! It would be nice to have some in the freezer again.
I don't have a routine per se, but I do have a lose "to do" list through out the week. I like to do my laundry in the beginning of the week, cleaning in the middle and town day/grocery shopping towards the end. The only set in stone thing I have is a mommy group in the morning every Thursday.
Mykidsmom, school doesn't take too much time for us yet, less than half an hour, since we just started and aren't doing that much...yet. But I can imagine that things will get busy quickly as Sarah Beth does more and we add more children to the homeschool mixture.
Miranda, I forgot to mention that I'm sure that there will be weeks when things get moved around. And there will be weeks when I have to take a day off for some reason. That's okay; the work will still be there the next week! Or on "Catch Up Day."
That sounds like a great plan! Right now I'm just doing what needs to be done when it needs to be done, but I need to come up with a schedule like this.
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