Getting Organized:
In your home and homeschool
Last week I talked about the importance of family meal time. One way to help you with daily meal preparation is to have a clean kitchen when you are ready to cook. Once a month, we detail clean in the kitchen. The rest of the month, we clean daily by wiping things down, doing the dishes, and putting them away. I have a meal prep area that is disinfected daily. I shine my sink each night before I go to bed. When it is time to detail clean in the kitchen, I am not starting with a kitchen in a wreck. I can spend 15 minutes moving things around on my counters and wiping them down. I can spend 15 minutes cleaning out my refrigerator because I spend 5 minutes each week throwing out leftovers before I go grocery shopping. I can spend 15 minutes cleaning out a cabinet or drawer because we are putting things away daily. By working in small steps, it makes detail cleaning easier each month when you are working in a zone. The kitchen is the heart of your home. Take care of it, so you can bless your family with meals.
Zone Missions: Kitchen
Monday – Declutter Counters and Wipe Down
Tuesday – Clean out Pantry for 15 minutes
Wednesday – Clean out Refrigerator
Thursday – Wipe out Microwave
Friday – Declutter 1 Other Area in the Kitchen
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.
Weekly Home Blessing Hour:
Spread these out over the course of the week. Put a note on each day of the week with one or two of these per day.
7 Parts of the Weekly Home Blessing Hour from The FlyLady:
- Quick Dust
- Sweep/Mop
- Purge Magazines or Paper Clutter
- Change Bedding
- Empty Trash
- Clean Windows/Mirrors
- Vacuum
School:
- Read a chapter book together as a family.
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
Family Fun: Have some outdoor time with your children today. Play. Do some nature journaling. The point is to add some movement to your day.
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.)
- Lay anything out that you will need first thing in the morning
- Shine Your Sink
- Clean Off a Hot Spot
- Go to Bed at Decent Hour