Housework Ideas not Ideals

Here's my first post on the new blog and I thought I start with the arch nemesis...housework.  


How to get it all done??..and do school, cook and run errands?  The secret for me is to not have a schedule.  That's right, no schedule.  I can hear you now...are you crazy?  I've done that and the house is a wreck which is why I need a schedule.  Probably not.  I've had a chronic illness for a while now and I can assure you I love checking off boxes as much as the next gal but it's not going to happen regularly.  Then I start getting behind because monday's schedule didn't get done and then I'd have tuesday to deal with also.  By wednesday I would have given up because I was probably sick again and 3 days behind.  So what was the solution?  

A Housework Loop Plan.


If you've never heard of of it, don't worry,  neither had I but I had been doing it for quite some time when I found out what it was.  

A Housework Loop Plan is where you have a general list of chores and you just rotate through them as you can.  No zones. No day schedule.  Just do the next thing on the list.  When you get to the end you just start over.  So Here's my list in case you need a starting place.

DAILY

make beds

load of laundry (first thing)

Everyone Reading:  History, Science, Read Alouds

tidy bathrooms

clean bathroom sinks, counter & toilet

pet care

breakfast

load dishes, start dishwasher

start dinner in crockpot

WEEKLY

vacuum

sweep

mop

clean desk and other messy paper places

dust

do banking

plan meals & shopping list

clip kids nails

clean shower & tub

sweep porches

bills

sheets

MONTHLY STUFF

check dryer ductwork

toy declutter

clean living room & kitchen windows

clean refridge

straighten books & cull out old stuff

clean 3 drawers

clean oven

vacuum furniture

throw away magazines

clutter clean kitchen counters
clean dresser drawers

wash window sills

wash nick nacks or clutter clean

clean a light fixture

wash baseboards

wash any woodwork

clean 1 cupboard
move furniture and clean behind

I do have a seasonal plan that has certain stuff that's specific to the time of year but I'll leave that for another post.  

This is not a clutter cleaning plan so I'll put that on another post as well.