Creating a Daily Chore Routine
A lot of people have been asking for tips on homemaking. While I’m not the world’s greatest homemaker (at all), there are some things that work for me. I plan to share what I do know, and we can muddle through the rest together.
In our home, we have a general daily routine and part of our routine is the chores that we do to keep our home looking decent. No, it isn’t perfect. Yes, there are areas that are just awful (like…my bedroom, or the laundry), but we at least get the basics done and keep the main floor reasonably clean. Even with three crazy children and me blogging quite a lot.
Coming up with small ways to get the things that you need to do as a part of your schedule will help you stay on top of things. I promise.
Our Daily Chore Routine
We all get up around 7 am everyday. We spend the first little while sitting around together and having a snack. Then, by 8 or so, I head into the kitchen to start our morning chores. This usually takes 20 – 30 minutes each day. Our morning chores include:
- Emptying the dishwasher and re-loading it with breakfast and other dishes
- Emptying and re-filling the ice trays
- Re-filling the Berkey water filter
These are the ‘must do’ things on my list each day. Depending on what else is going on, I might also:
- Start a load of laundry
- Get meat out for lunch and/or dinner
- Sweep the kitchen floor
- Start cooking lunch/dinner
- Add yeast/salt to soaked bread and set to rise
That’s pretty much all I do in the morning. I can get it done in under 15 minutes if I’m pressed for time. If I have cooking chores that day, it will take a good 30 minutes. If I also need to wipe down counters or the stove, it takes 45 min. or longer, but I do this usually once a week, on Mondays. (That is — scrubbing things down, not a quick swipe!)
In the afternoon, we have another bout of chores around lunch/nap time. These are spread over a two or three-hour stretch but much of it is not actual work time.
It generally looks like this:
- Around noon, I supervise the kids cleaning up the playroom — all toys, dishes, trash picked up
- I make lunch, and serve the kids close to 1
- While they are eating, I do any dishes that are around
- We play outside for a little while, then they head for naps
- I get out meat to thaw/start dinner
- Kitchen floor is swept
- Any other baking/cooking
- Switch laundry, if needed
- Vacuum carpet, if needed
I usually get up while the kids are napping and take care of a few chores in between eating and blogging. Finally, we have an evening chore set.
Before I go to bed:
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