Housekeeping routines please :)

[PrincessJas]

Hi,

I am a SAHM with a 2yo. Hoping to TTC soon. I read the other thread about procrastinating and that's me! I manage to get the day-to-day stuff done (i.e. feeding, dressing and playing with DS, stack and unstack dishwasher, washing machine and hang up clothes). It's the other stuff that is proving tricky.

As I had a good career before DS, where I was mega-oragnised, I thought that creating a routine would be the best plan for me. DS still naps some afternoons so I would get a lot done then that I can't do when he's about (i.e. ironing and washing floors) and I can hoover and stuff with him as he loves to help.

So, ladies, those with good routines, please could you enlighten me to your plan for the weekly chores?

I was hoping to do the main chores over the week, so that the weekends are free for us to spend as a family. I also thought if I was more organised then I could fit in 30 mins of exercise too. I know it's all down to planning. And I realise I will have to limit the internet surfing and MN'ing!

So besides the day-to-day stuff as mentioned above, I wanted to have a plan for the weekly chores.
Ok, so my plan was something like:

Mondays: Wash DHs shirts & hoovering; Clean bathroom (whilst DS sleeps)
Tuesdays: Put laundry away; Iron shirts (and other bits whilst DS sleeps)
Wednesdays: Dusting; Wash kitchen floor (while DS sleeps)
Thursday: Scrubbing kitchen e.g. inside of microwave cooker etc.
2 hours tidying i.e. bookshelves or boxes we haven't unpacked yet! (whilst DS sleeps)
Friday: Supermarket shop; change beds (while DS sleeps - not his at this time obviously!)

Hope I haven't missed something and you think I don't clean properly

Thanks!

I started with FLYLADY as most people on here did. Google her, she starts with babysteps and it did work for me. That was 3 years ago.

I now have a routine that fits in around my commitments, eg laundry that doesn't require ironing (towels) is done on the days where I am volunteering etc. Both my children are now in school.

Although I moved a year ago we are just getting sorted (my Mum died at the same time so I was all over the place) but my last house ran like clockwork so I did have time to wipe over kitchen cabinet doors and clean out the bits from the cutlery drawer.

Having the right cleaning stuff helped me too, like a long handled feather duster does tops of wardrobes, skirting boards (no bending) and I could dust rooms in under 2 mins every day.

My kids are school age. My routine runs like this:-

Daily
7.30 - 8.30 kids up, breakfasted and off to school.
8.30 - 9.00 get myself showered and dressed and breakfast
9.00 washing in machine, mess about on the Internet for half hour
9.30 chores and hang out washing
11.00 coffee break and Internet again
11.30 walk to the shops and get what I need
12.30 lunch break
1.00 dog walking
1.30 - 3.00 free time for catching up with friends and family or just relaxing
3.00 get washing in, prepare snack and drink for kids
3.30 kids in from school, prepare their packed lunches for next day
4.00 sit down with kids and supervise homework
4.30 feed the pets and start kids meal
5.30 feed kids, prepare adult meal
6.30 adult meal
7.00 clear up and sit down with kids to watch a bit of tv together
8.00 supervise kids showers, getting school bags ready for tomorrow etc
8.30 adult time

My daily chores break down like this:-
Mon clean kitchen
Tues clean toilets and bathrooms
Weds big food shop
Thurs dusting and toilet cleaning
Fri hoovering and floor washing
Sat gardening
Sun ironing and toilet cleaning

Hi,

Fizzy - thanks for the Flylady idea - It's great! I cleaned my sinked the day I saw your reply (only just got round to reply now, as I have been flying since!) - thank so much!

Aquos - thanks for your routine - it helps me a lot with trying to work out what I need to be getting done before we TTC baby no. 2!

thanks both.
xx