Learning to be a {House} Wife

Since I quit my job last October to stay at home full time with my baby boy, I have found it quite difficult to get into a cleaning "groove."  Plus with remodeling going on in almost every room of the house, it makes it very difficult, to say the least, to get organized.  Just a couple of weeks ago, I ran across a printable cleaning scheduled that has literally changed my life...and our home.  Here is what it looks like...

I printed 4 of these out (a months worth) and stuck them to my fridge.  I'm only on my second sheet but I can already tell it's working for me.  And what great is it's actually more geared towards working moms, so I get everything done fairly quickly and then have the rest of my day to spend digging in dirt and playing catch with my 2 year old.

 I think the reason it works is that everytime I finish a chore, I can put a little {√} next to it.  I love being able to walk by it throughout the day and see more and more {√'s}, I guess it gives me a sense of accomplishment.  I also put a {√} each day by the "Daily Upkeep" tasks instead of just one at the end of the week for no other reason than it just makes me feel better.

I also love the way that it's customizable. Each day has a few extra lines where you can add your own unique chores. I added {clean mirrors} on Monday's schedule. It also gives you a place for your store list, which I think is genius. If I'm cleaning and I run out of something, I just add it to the list when I go to {√} something off.

To make myself even more accountable to keeping things clean and tidy, I think I'm going to start adding my sheet here each week so that I have to {show} what I've accomplished.  I'll also have my husband sign it just to prove that I'm not commiting {√} fraud (sorry, a little banking humor there).

I personally think this would be a great gift for Brides-to-Be.  If someone had given these to me at the begining of our marriage, I can tell you right now our house would be in a lot better shape than it is now.  I still feel like I'm playing catch up for the last 4 years, but it's getting better everyday.

If you want to try this out for yourself, find the free printable here.

If you haven't heard of emeals, it's a wonderful webside that offers weekly meal planning with printable grocery lists.  I've used emeals for a while now and absolutely love it!

Titus 2:5 - To be self-controlled, pure,working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.