A Daily To-Do List

Well, this has been long in coming. I have developed a Yahoo Group for this, but I figure it doesn't hurt to post it here also. Now, don't go into thinking that I get everything done every day. I just haven't the time to do as much as I want to, but a list of intentions is a start. Someday, when I am old and all my children are either older or married and living on their own, I will be able to tackle my list of to-do's, but for now I will wish it upon myself until I am able.

Monday & Thursday

• Restore order from weekend & get children started on chores.
• Wash weekend dishes
• Fold Laundry in baskets
• Clear & wipe Counter tops in Kitchen
• Straighten shelf in pantry
• Wash Laundry, clothing only.
• Scrub Trash cans.
• Plan Menu, Fix Dinner, lay out meat for Tuesday/Friday
• Help children on jobs
• Focus Cleaning: Kitchen/Mudroom (Mon.) Office/Windows (Thurs.)

Tuesday & Friday

• Pick up bedroom floor & get children started on chores
• Dust flat surfaces
• Fold Laundry or Sew/Mend clothing
• Wipe out Microwave & clean stovetop
• Straighten floor/shelf in Pantry
• Wash Laundry, Towels & tablecloths & sheets
• Wash mirrors in bathroom & shower curtain if needed
• Fix Dinner, lay out meat for Wednesday/Saturday
• Help Children on jobs
• Focus Cleaning: Living Room/Hallways (Tues.); Bathrooms/Dusting (Fri.)

Wednesday & Saturday

• Dust mop bedroom floor & get children started on chores
• Straighten shelf in Living room
• Fold Laundry or Sew/Mend clothing
• Clean out refrigerators
• Straighten shelf in pantry or cabinet
• Wash misc. laundry
• Wash baseboards
• Fix Dinner, lay out meat for Thursday, make meal for Sunday
• Help KeriLynn/Christiana on jobs
• Focus Cleaning: Bedrooms/Stairway (Wed.); Lord’s Day Prep (Sat.)

Daily Jobs

• Wash cookie sheets, bread pans, skillets, etc. or anything that cannot fit in the dishwasher.
• Clean and sweep all floors with the aid of my children.
• Load Dishwasher (my younger son unloads it for me and sometimes loads it, too)
• Home School
• Manage to keep my sanity throughout the day with prayer
• Practice speaking softly, and use kind words
• Learn that life isn't about cleaning and keeping things perfect
• Remember that whatever cleaning jobs I do is for the Lord, and my lord at my earthly home

What I would like to add to this Online Home Management Binder

Edited: All things in BLUE are topics that I have covered thus far.

1. A list of Home Remedies with recipes included.
2. Homemade or natural baby supplies like wet wipes & recipes...
3. To Do Lists for each day of the week.
4. All Homemade Cleaners that I come across.
5. Herbs for Nursing and Pregnancy, what to use and what to avoid.
6. Homeschooling curriculum.
7. Charts and graphs for homeschooling.
8. Rules of the Home.
9. Gleanings from everyday life with many children.
10. Great sites for Homeschooling, Homemaking, Organization, etc.
11. Books that I use for information about herbs & natural healing from foods.
12. Gardening tips.
13. Five minute jobs.
14. Morning, Afternoon, Evening, & Before Bed Routines.
15. Cleaning goals for the month.
16. Rotating schedule for cleaning goals.
17. Laundry chart checklist.
18. Chore chart for children.
19. Room of the week for decluttering and deep cleaning.
20. Favorite recipes.
21. Weekly menu plan.
22. Meals in a Month, a look back.
23. How to reuse leftovers to make something new.
24. A journal on what I accomplished (for accountability).
25. Home School supplies needed.
26. Grocery lists for the month.
27. Sewing tips and tricks, maybe even a free pattern for girls quick & easy dress.
28. Homeschool: Complex art pictures that I have created.
29. Behaviors of a Proverbs 31 woman.
    
30. Femine dress: How to do it reasonably, from a financial perspective.

There is no specific order to these topics yet, just random thoughts.