Recently I have been working on getting organized. Part of that process has been to create a regular daily and weekly routine for getting chores and projects done. So far it has been working pretty well. It is not super strict, just a basic guideline. I have my week divided up into days for certain household chores. So for example Monday is kitchen day. That means making bread, making yogurt, kitchen cleaning, etc. If for some reason something else comes up on Monday like an appointment in town I can simply switch and do the kitchen work on Tuesday, then Tuesday’s work moves to Wednesday and then I am caught up because Wednesday is town day, but if I go to town on Monday then I will do my errands then and not go in again on Wednesday. It will not be quite as flexible in the summer because we have to go to town on Wednesday for the Farmer’s Market, so I won’t have a catch up day. But the other nice thing about this routine is that if I just can’t do everything on Monday’s schedule this week then the next Monday comes around and it is time to clean the kitchen again.
Here is the basic breakdown of my days of the week:
Monday- Kitchen Day, Planting Day, Sewing Day
Tuesday- Laundry Day, Weed/Harvest Day, Soap Day
Wednesday- Town Day/ Farmer’s Market
Thursday- Cleaning Day, Weed/Harvest Day, Paper Day
Friday- Project Day, Farmer’s Market
Saturday- Office Day, Sunday meal prep day
Sunday- Church, Fellowship, Rest Day
I have tried to keep it simple and also versatile enough to use year round with our changing seasons on the farm. That is why most days have several titles. As the season changes so do the main areas of focus. The household chores are supposed to get done year round (although probably cut back a little in the summer), and the other options vary with winter and summer. For example on Mondays during the winter/ early spring I will work on sewing projects, in the summer I will be busy planting in the garden. I have found that each days household chores take about two hours. I will post more details on the daily routines soon. I got some of these ideas from the book "Large Family Logistics" and simply made them fit better into my lifestyle.
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We're going over that book in Mom's Meeting at ACTS on Fridays. :)
Dear Celeste,
It was so encouraging to know that you, too, are benefiting from Large Family Logistics!! Isn't the book great?! I'm still trying to work into the new routines she has you develop--I really like how Kim encourages routines and not schedules. This works so well for me! My sister Beth and I have been passing ideas back and forth from the book. Actually, it was your sister in law, Aimee who first told me about the book, then I got to peruse Jenny's copy. : )
It's always fun to hear what you are up to (even though I rarely comment!). So glad that the Lord has blessed you with a new little on on the way. Our Baby Praise is doing well, too, praise God!
Love,
Rebecca
Rebecca,
Good to hear from you. I am glad to hear that everything is going well with you.
I have really enjoyed the Large Family book. Even though we don't have a large family... yet! The ideas work well for anyone with too many things going on. I first saw Aimee's copy that she got from her mom and I enjoyed it so much that my mother-in-law got it for my birthday.
Love,
Celeste
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