Blessings From Home

Schedules and Routines

In an effort to get more organized for homeschooling as well as just daily life in our home, I sat down today and rewrote our schedule and daily routines. I enjoy the way Flylady teaches about routines and basic weekly plans and even zones, but that's where my fascination stops. I don't care for her long and plentiful emails that tend to do nothing but try and sell her products. So I use her system as a basis for my family. So our tentative schedule is as follows....

-6:00am-Wake up-Morning Routine

-8:30am-Homeschool begins( we're starting with Bible stories, devotionals, and hyms, we'll add more as we go along)

-10:00am-Morning Chores(the kids will have a list of chores to do as well)

-11:30am-Fix lunch-eat-clean up

-12:30pm-Free time( I have a list of free time activities)

-2:00pm-Quiet time( I also have a list of quiet time activities)

-3:00pm-Afternoon Routine

--4:30pm- Start dinner

-6:00pm-Dinner time

-6:30pm-Before Bed Routine

-10:00pm-Mom's Bedtime

Now like I said, this schedule is tentative...there are days that will look nothing like this. Like on T-ball nights, our before bed routine is a bit later than usual because we leave at 5:15 and don't get home until 7:45. So dinner is usually late and all else follows. I'm able to schedule our appointments into our Free time when possible. My morning chores are different every day of the week. Also as our homeschooling subjects grow, our homeschooling time will expand. I'm not exactly sure how much time will be needed for a full homeschool curriculum. This schedule is just our general guideline to follow. If we get behind we just start where we need to to get things done around here.

Now for our routines...

Morning Routine

1. Rise and Shine~

   a. Wake up-mom's Bible and devotional time

   b. Make bed

   c. Get dressed, brush teeth, fix hair and face

   d. Swish and swipe our bathrrom

   e. Start a load of laundry

2. Kitchen~

   a. Unload dishwasher

   b. Feed critters

   c. Fix breakfast-Eat-Clean up

3. Kids~

   a. Kids up-Eat-Vitamins-Get dressed

   b. Make beds

   c. brush teeth, comb hair, wash face

   d. Swish and swipe kid's bath

4. Think about day~

   a.  Check calender

   b. What's for dinner?

   c. Check to do list

5. Think about me~

   a. Take meds and vitamins

   b. Sit down with some water

   c. Computer break-15-30 minutes

Afternoon Routine

-Snack time

-Zone cleaning

-Finish up laundry

-Quick pick up

-Finish up chores

-Finish up homeschool

Before Bed Routine

1. Clean House-

   a. Kitchen-clean it, sweep it, clean rags, clean sink

   b. Living areas-pick up toys, clothes, trash, etc

   c. Clear hotspots

2. Think about tomorrow-

   a. Check calendar

   b. Work on to do list

   c. Lay out everyone's clothes for tomorrow

3. Focus on Kids-

   a. Bathtime and brush teeth

   b. 15 minute pick up in kid's rooms

   c. Bedtime story, prayers, and lights out

4. Focus on Self-

   a. Bath or Shower

   b. brush teeth, comb hair, wash face

   c. Clean bathroom

   d. Pajamas and all ready for bed

5. Reflection-

   a. Journal, read, listen to music, or work on a project

   b. prayers and lights out

Well, that's all for my schedule and routines. I'll post more about my basic weekly plan and my list of quiet time activities and free time activites, which I'm still working on, a bit later.

Sorry that got so long, I hope it helps someone.

Blessings,

Sara

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{ 06:49, Thursday, May 31, 2007 } { Posted by gokings13 }

:-}
Don't get to hung on a 'schedule' like this.
Give yourself 'structure' and goals.......but don't be to rigid.
Laura

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{ 09:12, Thursday, May 31, 2007 } { Posted by HandsNHearts }

I agree...watch for 'burn out' with a timed sort of schedule. I know it hasn't worked for us -- although I love the premise behind programs such as MoTH and the like -- they wear me down too much trying to keep up with time.
I do like the looks of your overall routine, though. Thanks for sharing!
Deanna