When my home is clean and decluttered it gives me a deep sense of peace and certainly more energy. I feel like the day holds more options and potential when I wake up to a clean home with everything in its place. Unfortunately this does not happen often enough! I have found that between caring for a toddler and trying to feed our family three wholesome meals each day, keeping up with the laundry and dishes are sometimes
all more than I can manage. I knew I had to find a way to schedule all the chores that I want to have done into my week, especially before welcoming a new little one into our family in November. I came up with a list of all the things that I want to do each week and then a smaller list of all the things that should be done monthly. I then ordered the weekly chores into a Monday through Saturday list, assigning smaller tasks to days that are more hectic than others.
Here is what it looks like:
- Monday:
- Vacuum
- Clean out refrigerator (our CSA pickup is Monday afternoon)
- Tuesday:
- Meal Plan for the week
- Clean mirrors, sinks, tubs and toilets
- Empty trash
- Wednesday:
- Thursday:
- Dust and clean surfaces
- Dry Mop floors
- Friday:
- Pay bills and update budget
- Saturday:
- Change all linens
- Catch up on laundry
For my monthly list I have included:
- Mop floors
- Wipe down entire kitchen
- Dust blinds
- Dust light fixtures
- Vacuum upholstery
I have been using this plan for a few weeks now and love it! Even when I miss a day I am still getting so much more done than I used to. I no longer feel overwhelmed not knowing where to begin and I no longer feel guilty that my house is dirty! Even my husband has let me know how much he appreciates the extra effort I have been putting in lately. Housework is never fun, but by breaking it down into manageable daily tasks it is so much easier!
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