OK, so if you know me, you know that if there is one thing on this earth i hate, it's housework. I mean, really, blech. Can't stand it. I think the lack of a housework fairy was a grave oversight in creation. So, needless to say, if i had to choose something to do with my time, it would not be housework. And oh, look how! Every day i end up falling further and further behind in this area. And i hate it. So it's gonna stop. Now. But really, i hate it enough that i can't simply say, "oh, yes, i know i hate it, but i'll be uber-diligent from now on." I know you'd think i could do it, but really, i can't. And i'm not going to say how i know this about myself, but trust me, it's true. So here's what i'm gonna try. A schedule. Break up the housework by day, and then set aside a certain time in the day for it. So, here we go: Daily Routine Kids to school at 8:45 "homeblessing" pick up Bram/lunch work while boys are napping pick up Blithe/snack homework supper dishes and tidying bedtime "me" time Oh, i suppose i should have mentioned something. "Homeblessing" is what my dear friend Annie calls housework and chores. I like it. So i'm stealing it. Maybe it will help change my attitude about it if i call it something else. That's the theory, anyway. We'll see if it works. Now, for the "homeblessing" time block: every day, i'm going to do one major task, and then of course the little things like sweeping, etc. My grandmother had a weekly "homeblessing" schedule, and it worked for her, so i'm giving it a whirl. Besides, if i have a day for laundry, i'll know the kids will always have clean underwear, and NO ONE wants to run out of clean underwear! lol Weekly Routine Monday: menu planning, groceries Tuesday: cooking, baking (it happens... sometimes!) Wednesday: laundry Thursday: clean bedrooms, wash bedding and towels Friday: bathroom/kitchen, floors, dusting So, yeah, i'm gonna give this a whirl. But haha, you'll note that this morning, i'm blogging instead of menu planning and groceries! So i'm already off to a rip-roaring start! LOL but now i'm going to get to work on the menu, and take the boys shopping this afternoon.
Random mommy-Asher pic :)
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Just thought i'd share a wee pic, so you can see 8-year-old Asher. My
littlest man's not so little anymore! ❤️
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Maybe I'll give this a whirl also. If I can't learn from my mother, maybe I can learn from her granddaughter. LOL
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i like the homeblessing. that's a cool way of saying it.
i'm in the same boat as far as hugely disliking housework. waste of time in my books, but still needs to be done. i bought myself a whiteboard and am keeping track of my stuff there. i'm doing a room of the week which is going to get some extra attention, which includes the special projects. i may go through the alphabet to decide which project to do instead of always saying, i still have to do that.
maybe we can keep each other accountable. what do you think?
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