So Monday was a hard day to do any cleaning. We were hit with a huge snow storm. This meant my husband had to go outside and shovel while I entertained the baby and dealt with my son coming in and out of the house because he was cold. Then I had to go to work! I worked until 10pm so when I got home I just wanted to relax and go to bed. Luckily while I was gone a huge mess wasn’t made. We used the crock pot for dinner that night and my husband washed all the dirty dishes in the sink and put the others in the dishwasher. Yesterday was better but still hard to get too much done. I was able to do a load of laundry. I did clean up the kitchen before I went to bed. making sure that the table was washed and the floor was swept. It wasn’t perfect but something is better then nothing. I also started making my “home binder”. It is a mixture of the control journal from www.flylady.net and the household notebook from www.organizedhome.com I like the idea of having what needs to be done all in one place. I have a feeling though that I will be the only one to use it. Even so it is a fabulous tool for our house.
The home binder will contain all of the information I need. The binder is a 3 ring binder that has different sections. It will have an area to check off each days chores. It will also have an area for weekly chores and monthly chores. I’ll check them off as I go. I feel proud when I can check something off a list. The binder will also contain important phone numbers, grocery lists, addresses, and anything else I find important. I like the idea of having it all in one place, so when my husband asks “what’s the phone number for the pizza place?” I can tell him to check in the binder.
Today I have to work again but not until tonight. My husband has already thrown in another load of laundry. If he hasn’t folded it I will do that tonight when I get home. I’ll will make sure the kitchen is clean still before I go to bed. I also plan on cleaning up the toys from the hallway. And possibly working on my son’s bedroom a little. I also plan to work on more pages of the binder. When I get a chance I write them out on a piece of paper and then when I get free time I type them out. I like to write them out first because then I get a chance to edit them easier. I can move things around so that they are in the order I like. I also can add things easily or remove things. Then when it is all set I make the final typed version that everyone can read (my handwriting isn’t always so neat lol).
Each day as I do a little and maintain what I have already done I can see the progress. I just have to remember to maintain it and not become lazy. Taking 3 toys out of the kitchen each day seems like less work then taking out 21 at the end of the week and getting frustrated that they’re in there!
Little by little I will get there. It may seem hard now starting out because I tend to have to do things late at night. But as things get cleaner and more organized it will be easier to maintain them during the day and then I’ll have my nights free to do what I like!
