Routines and schedules tend to help me with my daily life and decluttering. After some prompting by Joy at Just Organize Yourself in this post, I have decided that I need a summer schedule to be sure that I am getting as much done as possible. I have been feeling overwhelmed lately and have not been spending as much time with Boo as I would like to. I want him to remember the summer months as fun times and not Mama trying to declutter all the closets.
So this week I am making an attempt at creating and using a schedule. I will probably find that I need a couple of schedules (days that I need to work or attend trainings, days at home, days with outings), but for now I am focusing on the days at home.
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast, dishes and cleanup, 1 load of laundry
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Decluttering and cleaning up the zone area for the week, 1 load of laundry
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Reading and learning time with Boo
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Play time with Boo
11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Lunch, dishes and cleanup
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Nap time for Boo and individual play time (if shorter nap)
Computer time for Mom (bills, blogs, email, etc.) and more declutter time if needed
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Screen time for Boo (TV, movie, video game, computer)
Mom finishes up any household chores
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Cut and Write time for Boo (can also be science or craft time)
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Dinner, dishes and cleanup
Boo can play outside if not too hot (this Florida heat has been so bad this past week that I haven't let him out in it too much)
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Games and reading time as a family
7:00 - 7:30 p.m. Bath
7:30 - 8:00 p.m. Pickup time around house
8:00 - 8:30 p.m. Family devotion time with Boo, then Boo to bed
8:30 - 10:00 p.m. Adult time for parents
We may have to change around a few things, but we are going to try to stick to this attempt at a schedule this week. The only thing that I didn't slot for a particular time is gardening and taking care of the animals. We'll try to work around the hot weather for these things.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
That's a great idea! I think I'll try to come up with some sort of schedule as well! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYour so right about this... I do try and cant seem to manage this. Maybe I need to try again :)
ReplyDeletetracy
Thanks for visiting my blog today. I hope you got your vehicle tackled ;)
ReplyDeleteI'll be back to visit. Love to be inspired by others for organizing and such.