Daily Schedule and Routines
My Daily Schedule (Monday through Thursday)
6:30 Get up/Read Bible/Pray/Memorize
7:00 Shower/Dress
7:30 Make Bed/Pick Up Bedroom/Exercise/Start Laundry
8:00 Eat Breakfast
8:30 Brush Teeth/Switch Laundry/Check Chores (kids are cleaning kitchen while I do this)
9:00 School Time
12:30 Lunch
1:00 Projects (exercise, read, sew, email/blog, organize, etc.)
3:30 M/W/Th: Bake or make snacks; Tuesday: Girls’ Bible Study
4:00 One-on-One Time with one child (each child has their own day–we just have fun!)
5:00 Dinner Prep with one child as a helper
6:00 Dinner
6:30 Dinner Cleanup
7:00 Family Bible Time
7:30 Start Evening Routine (see below)
8:30 Pray with girls/talk
9:00 Finish Evening Routine, time with husband
10:30 My goal is to be sleeping by now, but it doesn’t always happen! 🙂
Friday Schedule
The Friday schedule is similar to the above schedule, except that we clean the house during the usual school time. Everyone has specific chores for Friday’s Cleaning Day. My goal is also to have an art project planned for after cleaning time. We usually use Fridays as Family Night, and the goal is to plan something fun to do together that night (games, watch a movie, etc.). We also love to make homemade pizza on Fridays.
Morning Routine
- Read Bible/Pray/Memorize Scripture
- Drink water (and take herbs if necessary)
- Swish toilet
- Shower/Dress/Hair
- Make Bed/Straighten Bedroom
- Check calendar and to-do list
- Leave bedroom with a load of laundry, take to basement and start a load
- Breakfast/Take Vitamins
- Brush Teeth/put on lip gloss
- Clear Table and wipe down
- Oversee Chores/Check Chores
- Make sure lunch and dinner are planned and meat thawed.
- School Schedule: Bible memory, Read Aloud (all together), individual tutoring
Evening (Before-Bed) Routine
The Before-Bed Routine is the most important routine of the whole day.” ~FlyLady
1. Clean up the house before going to bed
- Living room–pick up and put away things: toys, dishes, clothes, shoes, etc.
- Kitchen–clean it up, shine sink, put away dishes in drainer, wipe down counters
- Dining room/eating area–clear the hot spots (table, bookshelf, china hutch, etc.)
- Entrance–straighten front door area and hallway
2. Think about tomorrow before going to bed
- Check calendar/planner
- Start to-do list for tomorrow
- Think: “What can I do tonight that will make tomorrow morning easier?”
- Start breakfast–some things can be started the night before, but have a plan and get out needed items (we keep bread in the freezer, so I might set bread out to thaw)
- Think about meals (check menu) and get out ingredients to thaw.
- Get out books/art supplies needed for school tomorrow, if necessary
- Lay out clothes for tomorrow
3. Get ready for bed
- Read something encouraging/uplifting
- Meditate on scripture and pray
- Write in journal
- Brush teeth, wash face, etc.
- Go to bed at a decent time, preferably the same time every night (10:30 is my goal)
Some Thoughts About Schedules
Don’t get discouraged if your schedule doesn’t work perfectly!
Sometimes the schedule doesn’t work because it needs some adjustments.
Make a schedule that reflects your life and priorities.
It’s not about perfection.
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Oh wow! You seem to have a hassle free schedule! My schedule involves almost 3-4hrs of cooking in the morning(both breakfast and lunch) and 2-3hrs of cooking dinner.So i feel most of the time i m in the kitchen 🙁
Wow, that’s a lot of cooking! We try to choose less time-intensive recipes for most of our meals (except for special occasions), and then we all take turns cooking, so that saves a lot of time.
Great tips and examples! I like FlyLady too…she was the first one to get me into home organization and binders and all that! 🙂 I think she’s bee around for many, many years! I mentioned her at one of the BSF groups and an older lady was surprised that flylady is still around! 🙂
Thank you, Gabriela! Yes, FlyLady has been around for a really long time—I guess because her principles really work! 🙂
I have enjoyed this post very much, as well as the post on your Homemaking Binder. It is so nice to see what other homeschooling moms are doing.
Thank you, Myra! So glad you enjoyed it!
I schedule our months with a simple monthly planner I got from Dayspring and our daily schedule is more of a routine…it isn't super time set. I would love to become more organized in our days, though. I need to be more intentional!
A routine is great, too–whatever works best for your family! It's a constant quest to be more intentional, isn't it? I know it's something I'm always working on and praying about.
I love the one on one time scheduled in for each child everyday. What a great idea. Thank you for sharing your routine 🙂
Thank you so much for reading, Suzy Mae! 🙂
Do you have a daily routine schedule form? I am not good at making them and I was wondering if you had that. I love the clip board and check off idea.
Thanks!
I make my schedule forms in Excel, and I don't have any of those available here on the blog. I do have a "daily docket" routine form in this post: http://www.artfulhomemaking.com/2013/01/my-extremely-simple-home-management.html
Money Saving Mom has some customizeable forms here: http://moneysavingmom.com/downloads/all-free-downloads
Hope that's helpful!
Schedules are great, especially for our younger children. Though my schedule isn't as well thought out as yours, I do keep my daughter's sleeping/eating to set times (or close to those times) and it works beautifully. I did notice, though, while on the schedule everything is great but once we deviate from it, it seems to make life harder for her/us sometimes. But that's ok, we all have to learn to "go with the flow" eventually (and I'm still learning, too).
Thanks for sharing your schedule, it is nice to see other people's schedules and plans and to have them as a base to start with for your own.
Thanks for stopping by, Bibi! I'm still learning to "go with the flow," too, especially now that my oldest is almost 16. Life just gets more unpredictable the older children get! 🙂