Revamping the Schedule

After being inspired here and here by Anna at Pleasant View Schoolhouse, I decided to revamp my schedule.  And though I quickly realize that some reading this will be overwhelmed by such detail, I'm actually quite the opposite.  Getting all the nitty-gritty down in black and white gets it out of my head and in a place where I can see it.  The older I get, the more easily overwhelmed I become.  I've found that it's a help to me to take things out of the swimming pool of my mind to where I can deal with the reality of them.  Each evening, I sit down and type up the next day's schedule.  I only make schedules for Monday through Saturday - each day of the week looks a little different than the others.  If this sort of thing makes you crazy, skip this post!  But if reading other's schedules makes your heart beat a little faster in anticipation, maybe you'll find something that would be of use to you. 

Monday, July 14, 2014

DAILIES:

Morning

* Water hanging basket & herbs

* Devotions over tea

* Exercise

* Do laundry, as needed

* Blog/check e-mail

* Get dressed

* Garden chores, as needed

* Breakfast

* Tidy bathroom

* Clean kitchen – wipe counters, cupboards, stove, microwave, frig

* Supper prep.

* Clean living room – dust/vac/water plants

* Clean bedrooms – dust/vac/trash

* Specific chores

* Two deep-cleaning chores, if time

Afternoon

* Lunch

* Check e-mail

* Wash AND dry lunch dishes/sweep floor, as needed

* Specific chores

* 2 p.m. – Tea and reading

* 2:30 p.m. – Listen to Revive Our Hearts/take notes

Evening

* 3 p.m. – Begin supper prep.

* Specific chores

* 5:15 p.m. – Supper

* Wash AND dry supper dishes/sweep floor, under rug & steps/pack lunches

* Garden chores, as needed

* Specific chores, as needed

* Shower, as needed

* Make Tuesday’s schedule

Breakfast Notes:

Lunch Notes:

Supper Notes:  Grilled cheese with tomatoes & peppers, Corn, Macaroni Salad

Specific Chores that NEED to be completed today

* Call Lancaster Farming

* Make zucchini bread

* Edit interview article

* Bag frozen berries

* Check on paper products for baptism picnic

* Call Suz re: dr. and bbq sauce

* E-mail Jen re: recipe

Specific Chores that MAY be completed today:

* Write Sheila

* Make chive butter

* Plant herbs

* Research nature item for S&R

Deep Cleaning Chores:

* Wipe down one kitchen chair

* Dust one video shelf

* Clean out file folders

* Clean out school papers

* Wipe off freezers

Garden Chores:

* Pick veggies

* Weed corn

* Pick & freeze peas