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Please share your home-keeping schedules/routines here to encourage other mamas
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Dd and I have chore time scheduled every day from about 9:00-10:00am. We make our beds, put laundry in, load the dishwasher, and then clean something like the stove or counters or bathroom. Then at around 4:50pm every day we do a ten minute tidy, clean up the toys, put things away, and then start dinner. She helps me to set the table. After dinner we all help with the dishes. I usually do laundry on Mondays and Thursdays and clean the bathroom on Friday. I do my shopping on Wednesday or Thursday. Every night the rooms and toys get cleaned up before bed. Usually on Friday I also vacuum all the bedrooms and bathroom. I like the house to be clean before the weekend. Dh usually vacuums the main living areas every evening after dd is in bed.
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I'm pretty much hiding with Crystal, but I do have a schedule...it's just that it isn't being used.
![]() So I'll tell you what I'm supposed to do... Monday: Bathroom & Master Bedroom (that's clean them, not hang out in them) Tuesday: Laundry Day, Kids Bedroom, Clean Off Desk Wednesday: Living Room/Dining Room Thursday: Errand Day Friday: Laundry Day, Kitchen, Clean Up Outside As you can see, it is an easy schedule. There is absolutely no reason I can't stick to that. Oh, and on Monday's I strip the beds and wash sheets. My goal is to bleach them once a month (they are just white sheets) so that they stay pretty.
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I have one that was working for me for a while, but recently just isn't getting it all done for some reason. I'm feeling overwhelmed by it I guess. My new plan is to do daily stuff every day (dishes, laundry--from washing machine to folding and putting away, etc) and then do two rooms completely each day. A second cleaning of the bathrooms and extra vacuuming will be done as needed.
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I try to spot clean bathrooms and unload dishwasher every day, usually in the morning. After dinner, dh does the dishes (I love that man!) and I take care of the leftovers, counters, making lunch for next day. Ds is starting to learn to feed the dog at that time. Then I have a schedule I *sort of* follow for the rest of the week, chores usually happen after learning time and/or lunch.
Monday: floors (vacuum & mop) & dusting Tuesday: baking Wednesday: laundry Thursday: bathrooms (intensive cleaning) Friday: whatever didn't happen the rest of the week or a major chore not on the list (like cleaning the oven or something), maybe vaccum again I take the weekends off because there is absolutely no way I can keep the house clean with dh, ds & dog tromping in and out of the house. And honestly, there are a whole bunch of weeks where only some or none ![]() |
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![]() ![]() okay, here goes: when there are piles of laundry in the bedroom AND laundry room, it's time for a laundry marathon when I'm tired of having to wash dishes before I can cook, it's time to tame the dish monster (I've been MUCH better about this lately, we do 3 loads of dishes a day in the dishwasher!!!!!!!) when I am tired of stepping on crumbs in the kitchen, it's time to vacuum when I can see the floors again in the laundry/bedrooms, it's time to vacuum when we want to eat at the table, it's time to put all the books away on the shelves where they belong when we can't find books on the shelves, it's time to straighten them all out and dust the shelves too when I think someone is coming over, or might step in the door, it's time to put ALL of the toys (downstairs) in a box in the closet, and vacuum the downstairs, wipe down the bathrooms and scrub the toilets. how's that for a "schedule"? Jenn |
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Mine is about the same as Jenn's!
But I am working on it. I am slowly making one, one task at a time, by watching when I seem to need to do it. So far, I have a list of dailies and one task for each day.
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Okay, I'm a big geek. I love schedules, I love crossing things off my to do list, I love a clean house, and I'm a new flybaby with a working control journal.
![]() Every morning my girls and I do our morning routines. eat, have bible reading and prayer they get dressed, make beds I brush their hair and teeth They do their chores, empty the garbages, dishwasher, etc. They play Then I finish or start my routine, depending on how our morning started. After showering, etc, I dust (ostrich feather duster, quick and easy) , wipe down bathroom, and do a load of laundry. Just by doing this, my house stays in good shape. The bathroom is always clean, the dishes are done right away, there is never dust (allergy issue for us) and the laundry never piles up. It's brings peace. We clean up toys before dinner, we sweep floor after dinner, do dishes, lay out next days clothes, pack lunches if we're going to be out, basically I prepare so that the morning routine can happen smoothly. I can't wake up to dishes, dirt and a huge to do list, or I'm stressed. I have certian chores I do on certian days too, (Tuesday errands, Thursday bake, Friday clean, etc)Sometimes I do them in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon. However it works with our moods, energy level and activities. Please don't hate me. ![]() ![]() |
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The toilet stinks I think I'll wash it.
The dog can't get to his bed. (His den is the laundry room. He loves to sleep in there, so we moved his bed in there. But, he gets rather upset if we let laundry get near his bed..what can I say he's a Border Collie.) Let's eat at the table...Gibran come get all your art work. My favorite was the last time we mowed our grass was because Escher walked through this big chunk of it and dissapeared...lol. Actually, our house stays pretty clean. I did not grow up that way at all..so I've tried to develop habits. I can't stand schedules. So, if I notice we have a problem we work on it till no one thinks about picking things up. Like I find myself cleaning the bathroom if I'm in there with the kids or if I'm cooking I clean the kitchen or put away dishes. Heather
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I am like ReadingMommy........we can be geeks together
![]() ![]() ![]() I am a clean freak too so I have a routine I stick too and I need to be really, really, really sick before I stop it ...away to hide under my rock ![]() ![]()
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