Being sick has made me realise how being on top of the housework meant much more less stress than there could have been, there was still stress of course but I wasn't still trying to play catch up which was a wonderful feeling. My Control Journal is constantly being tweaked as i figure out things could work better this way or as Master A grows and things need changing. I'm sure I will re-edit this entry every so often as I think of new things, and what works for me won't work for every other person.
Daily
- 6am Get up, Make bed, Swish shower (its part of Flylady's Swish & Swipe but i prefer to do the toilet and sink at night while my son is in the bath)
- 6.15am Make cup of tea, Shower, Moisturise, Get dressed to shoes
- 7am Master A up, Check nappy, Breakfast
- 7.30am Teeth, Hair, Check Kitty Litter, Feed Cats, Hang laundry out
- 8am Wash breakfast dishes, Tidy kitchen, Sweep kitchen
- 9am Walk for a hour, leave 8.45am
- Brush Cleo & clean eyes, Check rabbits & garden
- 2 bottles of water before lunch
- 5 min hot spot fire drill
- 5 min pick up in each room
- Steralise change table, Put dry clothes away, Smudge Check (what I like to call getting rid of handprints and puppy nose prints around the house)
- 2 bottles of water before dinner
- 5pm Dinner
- 6pm Master A bath
- Sink & toilet S&S
- 7pm Master A bedtime
- Put load of laundry and dishwasher on
- What's for lunch? What's for dinner?
- 7.30pm Dr Who (I'm a Dr Who fan only got hooked a few weeks ago)
- 8.30pm Me time (blog, FB, emails, reading, recorded tv shows)
- Check calander, birthdays and launch pad for tomorrow
- 9.30pm Bed
Disclaimer: Of course days where nothing goes to plan happens and especially having a baby will throw everything in to chaos. But if I have a rough plan of attack I can start to tick things off and it answers the hubbys dreaded question..." What have you been doing today?" I always seem to go blank even though i know iv been busy -.-
Weekly
Mon- Clean car & purse
empty & clean rubbish, recycling bins
Shine mirrors, door knobs, taps & clean light panels
Bath Cleo
Change sheets & bath towels
Tues- File Papers
Empty & clean fridge
Clean pet dishes
Wed- Menu plan
Errand day
Vacuum
Call dad
Thur-Baking day
Call nan
Fri- Ironing
Dust
27 Fling Boogie
Sat-Vacuum
Steam mop
Call mum
Sun-Rest
Also each week I will concentrate on one area for the week, then the next week another area so over the month the house will get a good clean.
Zone 1- Entance, Living room and Garden
Zone 2- Kitchen and Dinning Room
Zone 3- Bedrooms
Zone 4- Office, Laundry and Bathroom
My Control Journal also has things like;
- things i am procrastinating on
- Garden ideas
- Blog & Facebook page ideas
- Monthly, quarterly, half yearly and yearly to-dos