Getting Back to Routines – Getting Organized

Getting Organized:
In your home and homeschool
Many of us will be getting back to our regular schedules, and it is a great time to make sure we are getting our routines back in place. Holidays have a way of changing our schedules around, so this week use the Routines in this post to help you track your day. Most of us will be starting back to our school schedules, too, so you need to work on your evening routines especially and get to bed at a decent hour. If you can get up 15 to 30 minutes before your children get up in the mornings, you will be able to start your day off without distractions. I love having my quiet time and early morning coffee before the boys get up.
Here are your Zone Missions for the week for Zone 2 – The Kitchen

Monday – Clean your kitchen counters and detail wipe. Toss those Holiday snacks that are still sitting around.

Tuesday – Wipe the fronts of your kitchen cabinet doors and drawers.

Wednesday – Clean out the refrigerator and wipe down the shelves.

Thursday – Clean out the microwave.

Friday – Wipe the exhaust vent above your stove top.

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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:
  • Check your lesson plans and catch up on any paperwork that you need to do for tracking attendance or school progress.
 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

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Tami Fox is a homeschool mom of 6, who in age from 26 to 11. She and her husband have homeschooled for 17 years and have graduated three of their children from their homeschool. They are currently homeschooling 3 boys who are in grades 11, 9, and 6. They use hands-on learning and unit studies to ignite the fire of learning in their children. Tami is a homeschool author and conference speaker. You can contact her by email at Tami@TamiFox.com. Buy her book, Giving Your Children Wings at https://tamifox.net/giving-your-children-wings/.

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