Tip Tuesday
Once again, I don't have any tips today....I need tips! How to manage to keep this house clean throughout the week! Last week, the house stayed pretty clean. I made dinner almost every night, so the kitchen was constantly cleaned. I deep cleaned the house Sunday afternoon and it stayed pretty well picked up throughout the week - thanks to Brian and Lydia being gone during the day. Then the weekend came along and the house was a mess, again.
Sunday I cleaned the whole house, again, and it's already a mess - it got to be a mess before it was even cleaned 24 hours! I really need to make myself a weekly cleaning schedule and try to stick to it. I've done this before and I last about a week or two before I give up.
It's important that the front of the house stays clean during piano lesson days. The front room, or the piano lesson room/dining room, is usually always picked up. We don't usually go in there during the day, except to eat dinner. It's the living room and kitchen that tend to get messy. Especially Lydia's craft/drawing table area. Lydia's room is always a disaster by the end of the week. Our room tends to get a little messy, too. Thankfully I can close all the bedroom doors during piano lessons - that's always a good way to hide a mess! But, Lydia's bathroom must be cleaned in case anyone needs to go potty. I also like the living room straightened and the kitchen cleaned in case they walk through those rooms, as well.
I love how my house feels when it's all super nice and cleaned. But I hate cleaning it!
I really need to figure out a cleaning schedule that works for me. Here's what my weekly schedule looks like:
Mondays:
6:00-7:15 - get up, dressed, get kids up and dressed and ready for school
7:15-7:35 - get Lydia to school
7:35-8:30 - HEB trip, put groceries away
8:30-2:30 - Gideon should have at least 2 naps in this time frame, get chores done, run errands, straighten up the house, relax
2:30-3:00 - pick Lydia up from school
3:00-4:15 - hang out with Lydia and Gideon
4:15-5:30 - meet Brian somewhere for dinner before he goes to Grad school
5:30-7:30 - get kids home, bathed, watch a show, put to bed
Tuesdays:
6:00-7:15 - get up, dressed, get kids up and dressed and ready for school
7:15-7:35 - get Lydia to school
7:35-8:30 - go on a walk with Leah (until she starts Tuesday mornings...maybe just walk by myself)
8:30-12:30 - Gideon should take at least 2 naps, get chores done, run errands
12:30-1:30 - piano lessons for two homeschooled children
1:30-3:00 - Gideon maybe naps, go pick Lydia up from school
3:00-4:00 - make sure dinner is ready to either put in the oven or in the crockpot, hang out with Lydia
4:00-6:00 - piano lessons, Brian comes home at 5:00
6:00-7:30 - eat dinner, bathe kids, bedtime
Wednesdays:
6:00-7:15 - get up, dressed, get kids up and dressed and ready for school
7:15-7:35 - get Lydia to school, and Gideon to my mom's for BSF
7:35-12:45 - head to the preschool and teach Music
12:45-3:00 - get Gideon, hang out, pick up Lydia from school
3:00-7:30 - hang out with Lydia, get dinner ready, Brian is home at 6:00, eat dinner, get kids bathed and in bed
Thursdays:
6:00-7:15 - get up, dressed, get kids up and dressed and ready for school
7:15-7:35 - get Lydia to school
7:35-8:30 - walk with Leah
8:30-3:00 - Gideon should nap a few times, chores done, run errands, pick Lydia up from school
3:00-4:00 - hang out with Lydia, get dinner in the oven or the crockpot
4:00-6:30 - piano lessons, Brian home at 5:00
6:30-7:30 - dinner and baths and bed
Fridays:
6:00-7:15 - get up, dressed, get kids up and dressed and ready for school
7:15-7:35 - get Lydia to school
7:35-8:30 - walk with Leah
8:30-11:30 - try to get Gideon to nap, eat an early lunch
11:30-2:00 - piano lessons at homeschooler's house (5 kiddos)
2:00-4:00 - get Lydia from school, hang out, get dinner ready
4:00-6:00 - piano lessons, Brian home at 5:00
6:00-7:30 - eat dinner, bathe kiddos and in bed
So I actually do have lots of time in between stuff to get those chores done. I just have to make myself do them...and not laze around on the computer or my phone. Of course, I also like taking naps (which is what I meant to be doing right now...oops). Naps will especially be good on days I have piano lessons in the afternoon. My tired-waves usually hit around 3:30 or 4:00...right when piano lessons start!
