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The scripture on my cover is 2 Thessalonians 3:7-10. I also have some quotes pertaining to the value of work, because I love quotes (hint: if you also love quotes, visit QuoteGarden). One of my favorites in this section is "You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind." I don't know who said that, but they are so right! I'm a procrastinator, and I can't tell you how much valuable energy I waste thinking about what I need to do, instead of just doing it!
The Schedules section is possibly the most difficult section of the binder to establish, because it takes a great deal of thought and planning. However, this section is one of the most important, because it's what helps you keep control of your day. If you're home with young children, you know that control can be lost pretty fast!
Here's what I have in my Schedules section:
-My daily task list. These are the tasks that I absolutely must get done each day to keep the house from falling apart.
-My weekly work schedule. This is a week-at-a-glance schedule, which details the tasks that I need to complete on each day of the week.
-My weekday schedule, broken down in time increments. Aside from meal and nap times, we don't have a set schedule on weekends.
-My weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual task lists. We'll discuss these more in future posts.
Since this section is a big one, let's break it down into small parts. Today, we'll focus on the Daily Task List. Getting these absolutely necessary tasks defined and put in your binder is the best way to start gaining control of your day. If, at the end of the day, you've accomplished nothing else but these things, you know that your household isn't going to crumble into a complete disaster. The kids won't have to go to school without underwear because you haven't washed any. You won't have to grind congealed egg off your dinner plates with a belt sander because you haven't done the dishes. The cat won't eat the kindergarten cupcakes in the middle of the night because you forgot to feed her. Completing these basic tasks gives you a feeling of success and accomplishment on even the most discouraging days.
Just for reference, these are my daily tasks:
□ Defrost food for supper/crockpot
□ Straighten up
□ Unload/Reload dishwasher (after meals)
□ Wipe down sink, stove, counters (after meals)
□ Sort/Recycle mail
□ Food/water for Pumpkin (the cat)
□ Sweep/vacuum kitchen floor
□ One load of laundry (wash/dry/fold/put away)
□ Wipe down bathroom sinks and counters
□ Refill cold drinking water
□ Take out compost
If you're unsure of how to define your own daily tasks, think in these terms:
Meals-everyone needs to be fed, you know, to survive and all.
Dishes-you must clean up after said meals for sanitary reasons, at the very least. Unless you like mice and cockroaches, and want to share your home with them.
Laundry-you all need clean clothes right? I mean, nobody wants to smell bad. That I know of. But hey, I'm not judging!
Mail-you must deal with this every day to avoid suffocating in a mountain of catalogs.
This is a good place to start, but of course you can add any other tasks that you feel are necessary. On Monday, we'll tackle the Weekly Work Schedule.
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5 comments:
Hello, I found your blog when I was looking for a basic pantry list. Your home management guide is great! I have been making one this month from flylady. I wanted to make cover pages with quotes and Bible verses. When I saw yours I got so excited I just had to leave a note. I read your testimony and was so happy for you. I do wish you would try to pick up the KJV again. Reading the other is like reading the condensed version of a great classic novel - you miss so much. Now that you have the Author dwelling with you, the understanding will be much easier.
When my eldest son was 2 or 2 1/2
He made a tent with the coffee table and some pillows and blankets. He then said "Mommy, Come look at my bedchamber." No, we don't talk that way at home =) and I had never explained the word to him. He just picked it up from our reading family devotions. I could go on and on. It's not an I'm better than you or your good or bad if you do or don't. It's just the best book on the planet and I think it get's a bad rap. Anyway enough I hear the washer calling me. Thanks for the help so far I will be back. Have a great day! ~Jennifer
Thanks for showing us this. I also have job lists for each day, but I have it for each day of a four week rotation - that includes all my daily jobs & the extras needed to do on that particular day. Hope you are having a lovely weekend!
Hi there!! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! That really blesses me!! By all means, yes...add me on your blog roll!!!!
Have a blessed Sunday!!
Alicia
dear heather
could u pls read the follows and try to help me out in this hopless case :)
I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide it needs washing. As I start toward the garage,
I notice mail on the porch table that
I brought up from the mail box earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my car keys on the table,
put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,
and notice that the can is full. So, I decide to put the bills back
on the table and take out the garbage first. But then I think,
since I'm going to be near the mailbox
when I take out the garbage anyway,
I may as well pay the bills first. I take my check book off the table,
and see that there is only one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study,
so I go inside the house to my desk where
I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking. I'm going to look for my checks,
but first I need to push the Pepsi aside
so that I don't accidentally knock it over. The Pepsi is getting warm,
and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold. As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi,
a vase of flowers on the counter
catches my eye--they need water. I put the Pepsi on the counter and
discover my reading glasses that
I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back on my desk,
but first I'm going to water the flowers. I set the glasses back down on the counter,
fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.
Someone left it on the kitchen table. I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,
I'll be looking for the remote,
but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,
but first I'll water the flowers. I pour some water in the flowers,
but quite a bit of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back on the table,
get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then, I head down the hall trying to
remember what I was planning to do. At the end of the day: the car isn't washed
the bills aren't paid
there is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter
the flowers don't have enough water,
there is still only 1 check in my check book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses,
and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,
I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day,
and I'm really tired.
Enas
Middle East
Egypt :)
I am loving this! I've been married 17 years, a mom nearly 16, have tried FlyLady multiple times and am just looking for lists at this point. I'm an avid blogger and want to make everything "fit". Thank you so much!
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