Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Managing my Home
Woke up, feed children
made muffins, made lunch for husband
showered, dressed
laundry, hang one load on line
park play date picnic
girls nap
do another load in the washer
work out video
take clothes off line
hang second load online
clean up kitchen
girls wake up
go outside play
garden, weed, plant lettuce and spinach, removed dying plants
snack time
dinner prep
color
through another load in the washer
get garbages ready and bring to curb
cook dinner
read
get clothes off the line, place last load in dryer
give girls a bath
read stories
girls in bed
get bills read
blog
rest
I can not believe all I did all of this in one day. I'm beat, but I did it all.
Recently a friend lent me Mangers of Their Homes by the Maxwell family (I read the Duggars use their system so it if can help of family that large it surely can give me some ideas).
Reading it I was shocked how much these woman did in a day. They all homeschool, keep their homes well and still had time for crafts, reading and exercise. Seeing how they can do it I thought I must try to schedule my day better.
I get off and on the scheduling since I have never been strict with it.
I sat down and worked up all I want to do in a day and all I need to do and made myself and my girls a daily schedule.
Its amazing how just putting it all down helps me get it all done.
I'm exhausted, but I will probably sleep well and fall asleep fast, something I don't often do.
It's still not all done. I have loads of clean laundry, but its not put away. That will be on tomorrows to do list.
I'm not a perfect homemaker and not a perfect parent, but I'm trying to get more done and its working. I want more time to knit, to read, to read to my girls and so far I am getting more time to do this, while still getting more done.
I've never been a scheduling type of person, but as I have grown up I have realized I really am the scheduling type, I just didn't know it yet.
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I love the freedom scheduling brings us. When I use a schedule things stay on track, but I'm not terribly strict, if something happens to throw us off track or a good opportunity presents itself we take advantage of it and then just jump back into the schedule.
ReplyDeleteIts amazing that scheduling brings freedom, you would think that it does the opposite but it really does give us so much more freedom and helps find more time in the day
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