Getting Organized:
In your home and homeschool
Is your current laundry system working for you? As I am writing this, I have the sounds of the washer and dryer in the background. In my large household, we do a minimum of two loads of laundry per day plus bedding. Each load is moved along throughout the day. The boys help me at each stage, so they are very familiar with all 4 steps of the process. What are the 4 steps?
1) Wash
2) Dry
3) Fold or Hang
4) Put Away
By handling it one load at a time, we do not live out of laundry baskets. We do not have piles of laundry (clean or dirty) sitting around. It takes only a few minutes to fold or hang the clothes and put them away. I have a process that makes this easy. When I am folding laundry, I make a stack for each person. When I am done, I ask them to come get their clean clothes and put them away. They keep their drawers purged, so the folded clothes fit in their designated places. Their hanging clothes hang in their designated places. I have a special place to keep their church clothes (suits, shirts, ties).
We keep the laundry system as simple as possible. By not procrastinating folding and putting the laundry away, we have eliminated so much stress and mess.
Zone Mission: Declutter the Hot Spots in your Kitchen
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Set your timer for 15 minutes for the Home Assignment and 15 minutes for the School Assignment
Menu Plan for Tuesday: Spaghetti (low carb version with spaghetti squash) and Salad
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: Work on your lesson plans..
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
