Family Schedule

Here's a new schedule I'm working on to help keep my life prioritized and in order as we exist in here together all day!! It's difficult to do with so many opportunities to get off track and having a large (or larger than normal) family; and one with littles who can help some but not nearly as much as they will some day!

I started by prioritizing each area of life and the jobs I have to do throughout the day, then detailing out the tasks under each area (without being anal and putting everything down to a T). The ones listed below are somewhat in order by priority. My desire is that this will also help me focus on the things I should be doing with the children (teaching and training) during times that i could be distracted by the phone or the computer.

I also included the chores that I do each day of the week.

That used to just be a list of chores by day, but now I'm including the times of the day I HOPE to get them done!

(The hour-by-hour schedule is on my computer in a nice format with tables, but I haven't worked out how to get that format displayed here on the blog).

Oh one more thing, the children have a different set of chores. I'll post that one later. When I'm on my job of management, they do chores that last 10 minutes or so, and those are done every hour except during lunch, naptime, and dinner/family time.

Morning
A. Prayer with Jeoff
1. Personal – hair, nails, eyebrows, lotion, etc.
2. Children's grooming - baths, brush teeth, etc.
3. Children reading
4. Cook breakfast
5. Eat breakfast
6. Cleaning the home
7. Daddy's clothes (help with preparation, cleaning, ironing)
8. School – Bible principles / heart shepherding :-), reading, memorization, teaching, crafts, etc.
9. Dance practice time (children)
10. Field trips (as scheduled)

(hourly schedule coming soon)

Afternoon

1. Cook (prepare) lunch
2. Eat lunch
3. Personal – prayer, Bible reading
4. Cleaning the home
5. Phone calls
6. Read to kids
7. Nap time
8. Husband requests – admin / projects / check mail and file it
9. Personal email / blogging / etc.
10. Planning - homeschool, family calendar, children's activities, shared community of believers
11. Service to Others – mail cards, take gifts, etc.
12. Field trips - as scheduled
13. Field trips - as scheduled

(hourly schedule coming soon)

Evening

1. Cleaning the home – declutter family room
2. Cleaning the home – declutter kids room
3. Cleaning the home – declutter school room
4. Cleaning the home – declutter kitchen counters
5. Finish dinner preparation
6. Eat dinner
7. Personal – jogging, exercise
8. Piano and voice practice time
9. Family talk
10. Children's grooming - brush teeth, etc.
11. Prayer with children
12. Children’s story time, bed time

(hourly schedule coming soon)

Night

1. Prayer with Jeoff
2. Husband requests – admin / projects
3. Cleaning the home (dishes for the night)
4. Cleaning the home – declutter master bed room and bathroom (if necessary)
5. Daddy's clothes (help with preparation, cleaning, IRONING)
6. Personal – shower, lotion, brush teeth

(hourly schedule coming soon)

List of Weekly Chores - work in progress

Sunday
Clear kitchen counter (including the bar)
Clear dresser

Monday
Clean toilets
Clean kitchen cabinet doors
Clean bathroom sinks and counters
Wipe walls and baseboards in bedrooms
Clear school desk

Tuesday
Clear kitchen counter (including the bar)
Clean kitchen counters
Clear coffee table
Clear dresser
Wipe walls and baseboards in halls

Wednesday
Sweep/Mop Floors
Clear school desk
Wipe walls and baseboards in family room

Thursday
Clean toilets
Clear kitchen counter (including the bar)
Clean kitchen cabinet doors
Clean bathroom sinks and counters
Clear coffee table
Clear dresser
Wipe walls and baseboards in bathrooms


Friday
Clean shower with amonia solution
Dust
Clear school desk

Saturday
Clean toilets
Sweep/Mop Floor
Clear kitchen counter (including the bar)
Clean kitchen counters
Clear coffee table
Dust
Clean shower with amonia solution