Getting Organized:
In your home and homeschool
Hello! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Let’s get started in a new Zone this week. We are going to detail clean in the main bathroom and one extra room of your choice. If you have an area in your home that we do not typically list in the Zone of the Week, this is your chance to work in it. Remember this is only for 15 minutes a day. Don’t start an 8-hour project in your garage unless you plan on working on it a little at a time over the course of several weeks. The rule of thumb when cleaning a big area, is to focus on an area of it that you can do in an hour or less. This summer, you might have time to tackle a big project, but during the school year, don’t try to do a big project. You will burn out, and you will get wrapped up in it and feel guilty if you don’t finish it on your time table.
Here are your Zone Missions for the week for this week’s zone:
Monday – Detail Clean the Shower or Tub
Tuesday – Declutter 1 Room of Your Choice for 15 Minutes
Wednesday – 27 Fling Boogie Anywhere in the House
Thursday – Detail Dust 1 Room of Your Choice
Friday – Pick 1 Room and Clean Under the Furniture
I still have 3 homeschool conferences on my schedule this spring. I will be in Atlanta, GA; Sandusky, OH, and Winston-Salem, NC.
Read HERE about the events I will be attending this Spring.
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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:
- Plan one fun activity for this week.
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
