Archive for November, 2009

My Homemaker Schedules

Monday, November 9th, 2009

These are the schedules I put together in Word, based on the information found in Managers of Their Homes, by Teri Maxwell. This is my Monday, Wednesday and Every Other Friday schedule. Tuesday is very different, but due to complications I’m not going to try to publish it here. Thursdays are still up in the air. I am trying to revise the old routine, which was to grocery shop all afternoon with four kiddos. I’d like to keep them out of the store more, and free up my afternoon for other important things, and also keep them home more, for stability. One other thing you just don’t get to see here is the beautiful colors that the schedule is ACTUALLY in.  After the schedule I also posted my Chore Chart, (special thanks to Donna Young for the original layout.)

Time

Mommy

P (b, 6)

J (g, 3)

J (g, 2)

R (g, 8m)

7

Laundry In

Coffee Bible and Prayer

Bed

Bed

Bed

Bed

15

30

45

Nurse

Nurse

8

Start Breakfast

Bible Together

w. Mommy

HC

15

Play Together

30

BREAKFAST

45

9

Laundry Reboot

Supervise Chores, AM Routine

Table, Dishes

Room & Chores

Bath

Johnny Jumper

15

Bible

Bath

Dress

30

Hebrew

Dress

Table Time

Table Time

Nap

45

Vocabulary

10

Laundry Reboot, Folding,

Quiet Training with Girls, Planning

Astronomy

Quiet Training

15

30

Spanish

45

Preschool

Piano

Preschool

11

Get kids ready to go out

Play

With

Mommy

15

Pick a Chore, Project, Train Jenni

30

45

Play Alone

12

Supervise Laundry, Nurse

Laundry Away

Tidy Mudroom

Laundry Away

Nurse

15

Start Lunch

Play with Jenni

Help with Lunch

Play with Peter

HC

30

LUNCH

45

1

Time With Daddy

15

30

Mat

45

Chore Hour: See Chore Chart

Swing

2

15

30

Grammar

Grammar

Naps

45

3

15

30

45

Free: Nurse, Exercise, Comp

Literature/Comp

Naps

Nap

4

Nurse

History Reading

15

Play Alone

30

Play with R

Play with P

45

StoryTime

5

Dinner Prep

Play with Jenni/

Table

Dinner Prep

Play with Peter/

Table

HC

15

30

DinnerTime

45

6

15

Floor, Counters

Dishes

Free

Free

Nap

30

45

7

bedtime

15

Bedtime

30

45

8

Bedtime

CHORE CHART

Morning-Noon Routine:

q Coffee, q Bible Time, q Make Breakfast, q Eat Breakfast, q Wash Table, q Start Table Time q Start Laundry, q Start School, q Curtains Open Slipcovers, q Dishes, q Re-Start Table Time q Master Bed/Trash, q Girls’ Chores, qMonthly Chore, q Daily Chore, q Laundry, q Training Girls, q Computer Time, q Make Lunch, q Eat Lunch, q Chore Hour,            q Naptime à Afternoon/Evening Schedule

Weekly Schedule:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
q Baths

q Laundry

q LR Trash

q Stovetop

q Clean Bathroom

q

q Laundry

q Polish Coffee T.

q Trash Day

q Recycling (E.O.)

q PIANO

q

qPlanning Day

q Sheets

q Light Switch (Juby)

q Tidy Desktop

q HEBREW (E.O.)

q

q Baths

q Grocery Shop

q Dust LR, Off.

q Sweep LR, Off

q Stovetop

qClean Bathroom

q Make Menu

q Dust Master

q Sweep Master

q Tidy Sewing Area

q Doug’s Nite

q

Monthly Schedule:

Sunday Monday:

Kitchen Day

Tuesday:

Living Room

Wednesday:

Office/Sew

Thursday:

Kids’ Rooms

Friday:

Master

Saturday:

D’s Office

1st week qSweep Stairs/Hall q Organize LR Shelves q File Cabinet q Dust, Sweep, Mop q Closet
2nd week q Clean Oven q Vacuum LR Rug + Sofa q Organize Homeschool Shelves q Baby’s Bed q Wash Comforter
3rd week q Dust Ceiling

+ Lights

qDust Ceiling q Organize Desktop q Clothing  Organized q Baseboards
4th week q Fridge q Dust Inside TV Cabinet q Mop Office q Wash Comforters q Under bed

Seasonal:

January Declutter toys baseboards
February Windows Throughout Wall behind stove Cabinets washed
March Beat LR rug/ mop floor
April Windows outside Polish crib Closets
May Declutter toys Clothing sorted
June Beat LR Rug/ mop floor Homeschool planning
July Baseboards
August Windows in and out
September Beat LR Rug/ mop floor Wall behind stove Canning
October Declutter toys Clothing sorted Organize kitchen
November Curtains Christmas cards Closets
December Beat LR rug

© Donna Young http//:donnayoung.org

Afternoon-Evening Schedule:

qtidy toys, q Living Room Table, q slipcovers, q trash in LR emptied, q Chore Hour (1-2pm), q Grammar, q school project?, q computer time, q make dinner, q Eat dinner, q food away, q dishes, q tables and counters, q floor in Kitchen

Notes/TO DO: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

by the way, all those q’s are boxes on my Word document.

So far so good!! I am planning to get some made for what to do when I am sick, either with a pregnancy or some other time… I hope to get one made up relatively soon. Anyway, using this schedule has greatly improved the standard of living in our house. Not only are we cleaner, and more organized, but mom is way happier, kids are happier and all around things run much more smoothly. I have only been using the schedule as its printed for about three weeks, with just some tweaking. I still hope to be able to add in more things as we get more efficient with the current routine.

Mrs.MegLogan