So many things to do, so little time...

Since having Jackson it's been really hard to stay up on the housework. Not only is he not the happiest baby to sit and watch me mop, but so much of the day is taken up by feeding, diapering, and consoling. I am a huge fan of The Simple Mom blog and she has a sheet of all house tasks she must complete in any given week. While I thought it was very helpful at getting ideas, I needed to break those items into a daily list. It's much easier to finish 5-6 things per day then look at the week as a whole. This also helps me know that if I didn't complete something, on say, Tuesday, it moves to Wednesday.

Here is my checklist. I hang a new one on my fridge each Sunday night and keep a pen on top of the fridge so I can mark things off.

Monday

• Laundry (bathroom rugs and bedding every second week)
• Balance checkbook from the weekend
• Sweep and swiffer living room/dining/kitchen
• Dishes
• Clip coupons and make shopping list for the week (if applicable)
• Plan meals for the week

Tuesday

• Organize office/ file bill statements
• Dust upstairs
• Change kitty litter
• Dishes
• Trash out to the curb

Wednesday

• Dust downstairs
• Sweep and swiffer living/dining room/kitchen
• Vacuum downstairs and up
• Dishes

Thursday

• Laundry
• Balance checkbook/ Monitor all accounts on the web
• Plan meals for the weekend and buy groceries if needed
• Dishes

Friday

• Prepare church music and email Pastor
• Prepare any meals for the weekend
• Fully clean bathroom
• Sweep and MOP living/dining room/kitchen
• Dishes
  

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Some of these things may not apply to you- i.e. no cats so no kitty litter. We also have hardwood floors downstairs and carpet upstairs. If we are having friends over or have a commitment things may also change. I do cloth diapers so laundry for me means things other than diapers. And I am sure you can tell we don't have a dishwasher! Dishes everyday for me. :/

This week I also used this sheet to write down my meals for this week. This not only allows Brian to know what we'll be eating but it reminds me to move things from the freezer to the fridge, etc.

I'm realizing more and more that unless I make a plan for each day the day will just get away. It is way to easy to cuddle with my little man and try to ignore the mess building around me.

Hope this helps someone!!

Leah