Getting Organized:
In your home and homeschool
Hello! This week we are going to focus on our kitchens. The kitchen is the heart of the home, and it is where we spend a lot of our time. In my home, we do meal prep, eat, do school, and work in the kitchen. Even though I shine my sink daily and take care of the hot spots, I still need to detail clean monthly in the kitchen. Each of the missions should take you 15 minutes or less each day. I don’t want you to pull everything out of your cabinets. If you have a cabinet that is over-full, spend a few minutes each day this week purging. Small, consistent steps and detail cleaning monthly will help you maintain your home. Today, let’s declutter the counters and wipe them down.
Zone Missions: Kitchen
Monday – Declutter Counters & Wipe Down
Tuesday – Declutter 1 Cabinet
Wednesday – Declutter 1 Cabinet
Thursday – Declutter 1 Drawer
Friday – Clean Out the Refrigerator
This week, I will be in Sandusky, OH, and in June, I will be speaking at the North Carolinians for Home Education Conference in 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
