My Weekly Routine (AKA the Road to Sanity in My Home)

Posted on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 10:10

I don't know about the rest of you, but if I don't have a daily, or weekly routine, nothing gets done around here, and hubby gets cranky, and I get stressed, and well.......if I don't want all members to go insane, this is what I do!! LOL  I started off my taking some paper, and writing at the top of each one the name of that room (living room, dining room, etc. etc.), and then on each paper writing a detailed list of what needs to be done in each room. (dusting, windexing, vacuuming, shaking the rugs, mopping, etc.)  Then I divided those rooms into 5 days (I still cook on weekends, but I don't do laundry, or cleaning).  So, this is my mini list of what rooms to do on which days of the week.

Monday:  Clean living room and dining room (these rooms adjoin in my house and get cluttered up over the weekend) and one load of laundry (weekend clothing)

Tuesday: Master bedroom and mini bath, laundry (sheets and towels)

Wednesday: Kitchen, Laundry room/pantry

Thursday: Large downstairs bathroom, office/Noah's bedroom

Friday: Upstairs bathroom, upstairs bedrooms (2)

Saturday:  Review menu planner, review calendar of upcoming events

Sunday: grocery shopping (because we go to church 25 miles away, and there is also a Super Walmart in that town, we do grocery shopping after church), clean out the refrigerator and empty all trash cans (this is because trash can is early  Monday mornings), and collect all dirty clothes (to wash tomorrow)

This is how I keep our house running like a well oiled machine.  LOL  Yeah right.  Some days are better than others, and some weeks are better than others.  But since I have this schedule, if something comes up and I have to skip that day, then I do the bare minimum to get by on that room, knowing that every week I deep clean the room.  If I miss it one week, I make sure I get it the next week.  Things are going to happen......the child is going to have a whiney, clingy day where you need to hold him all day long or else he will scream like a banchee  (yeah, this has happened before), or you have many errands to run that day that take longer than expected, especially if it is a doctor's office and you have to sit there for 2 hours waiting for your doctor, or I have a friend come by (and I put cleaning aside to visit), etc.  So this is a schedule that for me, is a little flexible.

Hope this helps someone out there.  If not, oh well.  I wanted my routine in my files anyway. LOL

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Posted by kim2661 on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 02:00 - Link

Sounds like a good plan! But, don't be too hard on yourself, housekeeping always moves a little slower with a little one in tow.
Peace and blessings, Kim