Tuesday was my Bible study group for my mom's group and I have to say it was so important for me. I posted about struggling to get back to my role as homemaker after vacation and I still haven't fully embraced it. Well Tuesday I was surrounded by other mom's that are my support group when it comes to being a homemaker. They all work so hard to make their families and homes what God has called them to be. We are also studying the book "Becoming His Help Meet" by Debi Pearl which is a great book but I know that its not everyone would feel that way. For me it's perfect!
One of the mom's shared a schedule that she put together for herself to keep herself organized and a list of everything she needs to get done whether it would be this week or weeks from now. She has it split up into 4 categories.
The first is a list of household cleaning things that need to be done everyday week if not more than once. Ex: Sweeping, toilets, windows, etc. Then she has a box for Household Organization. In this box she has things listed out in Easy, Medium, and Hard tasks so she would know how much energy she would be putting into them plus the amount of time they will require.
Next to this box is a daily schedule. Of course it is flexible because having kids you can't expect everyday to go the way you want plus not everyday through out the week is the same but it gives a general idea of everything to do to get through the day.
Mine starts off getting up and helping my hubby get out the door for work. Coffee, breakfast, and anything else he might need as well as getting Rex up and ready for the day. After he leaves for work we go walking around the park to just get a little exercise in the morning to get me going. Then school time or a mom's group activity. After that is lunch and nap. During nap I have listed to get 5 things done from my household cleaning list and then spend 30 minutes on doing something from the Household Organization. Also a "What with bless my hubby" time so I can do something just for him. This keeps me going instead of lounging on the couch or napping. I also have Heritage Makers work at this time too. Then it starts the 3rd part of our day. When Rex gets up he needs extra attention so I put on there that he can have a special activity that he chooses. I give him a few choices, park, color, stories, movie, etc. and he can choose what he wants to do. This helps him wake up in a better mood and makes my evening go more smooth. Here is my favorite thing that she had on her list. Cleaning up for the return of Daddy! So things like making sure that Rex and I look clean and nice for him, picking up the craziness from the day so he comes home to a nice house (this really means a lot to my husband). Putting on soft music to have a peaceful atmosphere. Making a drink for him (cool in the summer, hot in the winter) so he can come home and relax from his day at work. This might seem extreme to some people but just so you know my hubby works 12 hour days in a pretty high stress job and somewhat physical job plus he has taken on the task of quitting smoking so I really feel like it is important for me to help him relax as much as possible at night. I want our home to be his "safe place". I don't want to risk him looking for somewhere else, like a bar where there is so much temptation, to call his "safe place". Then we transition into dinner and family time. I love it! I also have on my evening schedule to do a more intense workout.
The last box is Other Things To Get Done. In this box is all the things that need to get done eventually. Things that are still important but not things that need to be done right away. I haven't thought of anything to put in this list yet but I'm sure before I know it, it will be full.
Yesterday was my first day of putting this list into action and it really helped! I loved being able to check things off and to have an idea about what I need to get done. Also when I look around the house and see everything that I need to do and I just don't know where to start...it's all right there in a list. I can say "OK I have 20 minutes, what can I get done" and then go get it done. I get distracted easy so I could be cleaning in one room and go to put something away in another and then start cleaning there and so on until nothing actually looks or truly gets clean. So this is perfect for me. I'm so grateful to have such a wonderful group of ladies/moms that are around me to give me wonderful suggestions about how to improve my life and my household.
Thank you to all my wonderful mom's that are around me!
One of the mom's shared a schedule that she put together for herself to keep herself organized and a list of everything she needs to get done whether it would be this week or weeks from now. She has it split up into 4 categories.
The first is a list of household cleaning things that need to be done everyday week if not more than once. Ex: Sweeping, toilets, windows, etc. Then she has a box for Household Organization. In this box she has things listed out in Easy, Medium, and Hard tasks so she would know how much energy she would be putting into them plus the amount of time they will require.
Next to this box is a daily schedule. Of course it is flexible because having kids you can't expect everyday to go the way you want plus not everyday through out the week is the same but it gives a general idea of everything to do to get through the day.
Mine starts off getting up and helping my hubby get out the door for work. Coffee, breakfast, and anything else he might need as well as getting Rex up and ready for the day. After he leaves for work we go walking around the park to just get a little exercise in the morning to get me going. Then school time or a mom's group activity. After that is lunch and nap. During nap I have listed to get 5 things done from my household cleaning list and then spend 30 minutes on doing something from the Household Organization. Also a "What with bless my hubby" time so I can do something just for him. This keeps me going instead of lounging on the couch or napping. I also have Heritage Makers work at this time too. Then it starts the 3rd part of our day. When Rex gets up he needs extra attention so I put on there that he can have a special activity that he chooses. I give him a few choices, park, color, stories, movie, etc. and he can choose what he wants to do. This helps him wake up in a better mood and makes my evening go more smooth. Here is my favorite thing that she had on her list. Cleaning up for the return of Daddy! So things like making sure that Rex and I look clean and nice for him, picking up the craziness from the day so he comes home to a nice house (this really means a lot to my husband). Putting on soft music to have a peaceful atmosphere. Making a drink for him (cool in the summer, hot in the winter) so he can come home and relax from his day at work. This might seem extreme to some people but just so you know my hubby works 12 hour days in a pretty high stress job and somewhat physical job plus he has taken on the task of quitting smoking so I really feel like it is important for me to help him relax as much as possible at night. I want our home to be his "safe place". I don't want to risk him looking for somewhere else, like a bar where there is so much temptation, to call his "safe place". Then we transition into dinner and family time. I love it! I also have on my evening schedule to do a more intense workout.
The last box is Other Things To Get Done. In this box is all the things that need to get done eventually. Things that are still important but not things that need to be done right away. I haven't thought of anything to put in this list yet but I'm sure before I know it, it will be full.
Here is what the list looks like on my fridge!
Yesterday was my first day of putting this list into action and it really helped! I loved being able to check things off and to have an idea about what I need to get done. Also when I look around the house and see everything that I need to do and I just don't know where to start...it's all right there in a list. I can say "OK I have 20 minutes, what can I get done" and then go get it done. I get distracted easy so I could be cleaning in one room and go to put something away in another and then start cleaning there and so on until nothing actually looks or truly gets clean. So this is perfect for me. I'm so grateful to have such a wonderful group of ladies/moms that are around me to give me wonderful suggestions about how to improve my life and my household.
Thank you to all my wonderful mom's that are around me!
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