As a homeschool mom, we have a lot of paperwork to contend with on a daily basis. For the FlyLady, Tuesday is Plan and Play day. This is the day to plan school lessons, pay bills, make a grocery list, grade papers, check the calendar on the wall with the digital calendar, etc. I actually spend a little bit of time each day doing paperwork or desk day duties. That way it is spread out over the course of the week.

This is how my week looks for Desk Time:

Monday – Check the calendar and pay bills

Tuesday – File paperwork and note school days on my school calendar

Wednesday – Grade papers (usually math tests and review papers they have written)

Thursday – Clean out fridge and write down items needed from the grocery store

Friday – Menu plan and grocery shop, lesson planning for the next week

You can break it up anyway you want to do it, but I do find it easier to break it down rather than to sit for 2 hours doing this at one time.

Your Zone Mission today is to put away any kitchen appliances that are taking up valuable counter space and used rarely. I only keep out appliances that I use daily. This helps keep the counters from being full and cluttered. It also allows more room for food preparations. I will say that it is a daily battle to take care of the clutter that finds its way to my kitchen counters. I have to do a daily hot spot drill to take care of the things that appear there.

Zone Mission: Put away the kitchen appliances that you do not use daily

Weekly Home Blessings of the Day: Quick Dust and Vacuum

Menu Plan for Tuesday: Taco Tuesday, beans, and salad

• 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.
• Spend 15 minutes loving movement.

School: Work on your Christmas cards and ask the children to sign them

• 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.

• 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