Getting Organized:
In your home and homeschool
Most of us grew up with the attitude that cleaning our house was a chore. It was not fun, but I have learned differently from The FlyLady. Cleaning my home blesses me, and it blesses my family. Cleaning my home brings peace. It puts an end to CHAOS. I have passed this shift in thinking to my children. We work together to bless the family. We play music while we do our missions. We use the timer, so we don’t feel like we have to work all the time. We balance our work time with family play time. Over the weekend, we went on a family picnic, and we had a family fantasy football draft. Taking time to play makes it easier to encourage your children to pick up behind themselves and help with the missions around the house. Try it and let me know how it works for you.
Here is your September Mission Calendar:
You can download the PDF HERE.
Zone Mission: Wipe the Kitchen Counters.
Weekly Home Blessings of the Day: Quick Dust and Vacuum
Menu Plan for Tuesday: Taco Tuesday and Salad
If you need more help with organizing your home and homeschool, you can download The FlyLady’s Homeschool Teacher and Homeschool Student Control Journals for free.
Set your timer for 15 minutes for the Home Assignment and 15 minutes for the School Assignment
Home:
- Make Your Bed (Do this as soon as you get up.)
- Get Dressed Down to Your Shoes
- Swish and Swipe
- Start Your Laundry
- Decide on Dinner
- Check Your Calendar
- Start the Day off with a Shiny Sink. Don’t leave the breakfast dishes sitting.
- Clean out your refrigerator. Toss the science experiments.
School: Plan a fun field trip to kick off your school year.
Afternoon Routine:
- Eat Lunch
- Clear off One Hot Spot
- Reboot the Laundry
- Declutter for 15 Minutes (Be sure to have your children declutter, too.)
- Drink Your Water
- Write up a menu plan for the next 7 days. Check your pantry and freezer and make a grocery list. This habit will save you time and money. Try out some new recipes with the slow cooker. It will save you time once you start back to your school schedule.
Family Fun: Take your children for a walk.
Before Bed: (This starts right after dinner.)
- Check the Calendar for Tomorrow
- Lay out Your Clothes for Tomorrow (Have your children lay their clothes out, too.)
- Put things at the Launch Pad that you will need first thing in the morning
- Shine Your Sink
- Clean Off a Hot Spot
- Go to Bed at Decent Hour
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