In your home and homeschool
You are worthy of taking care of yourself. This summer I have given you tips on organizing your home and homeschool. In order to take care of these, you need to take care of yourself physically, emotionally, and spiritually. If you neglect one of these areas, you will have a higher risk of physical problems. As you are looking at your school schedule, be sure to include time for you to exercise, rest properly, eat properly, and care for your spiritual life. I take care of myself early in the morning before the children are up. I have my quiet time and exercise time before they are out of the bed. This keeps me from getting derailed right off the bat. What are you going to do today to take care of yourself?
Grocery Shopping and Errand Day – Take your list, pack snacks, and water bottles.
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.
School:
- Put away any school supplies that you purchase today while you are out running errands.
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
- Zone Focus: Kitchen – pick a drawer in your kitchen that needs to be decluttered. Most of us have a junk drawer that gets neglected. Let’s get them decluttered.
- Errand day: Make your plan for grocery shopping and errands. Pack water bottles and snacks for everyone. Pack up your library books that need to be turned in.
Family Fun: Plan a fun activity while you are out.
When you get home from doing errands, have everyone work together to unload and put away everything.
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 your launch pad
- Shine Your Sink
- Clean Off a Hot Spot
- Go to Bed at Decent Hour