Chore Day

At the exact moment I start feeling overwhelmed on how to keep up with things....an opportune answer presents itself.

I was feeling overwhelmed because I never make the time to get the household chores done. One Saturday morning at 8:30 am I announced the kitchen would be closed at 9am. It seems we laze around and take shifts eating bowls of cereal. I thought if we could complete the project of breakfast then I could complete the task of cleaning more accurately. And so the process began:
Ryan: starts with vacuuming the main floor ~ and other things :)




9am:
Jenn: tidy kitchen, coach and direct (but NOT all the kitchen because I'm off to train Quinten)
Logan: clean boys bathroom
Will: tidy toys
Colby: make bed and tidy room
Quinten: clean main floor bathroom sink & countertop
Sadie: run around aimlessly

9:15am
Ryan: vacuum stairs
Jenn: vacuum upper floor, while organizing paraphenalia, while taking breaks to coach and direct
Logan: coach Quinten through the entire process of scrubbing the main floor toilet
Will: make bed and tidy room
Colby: clean master bathroom sink & countertop
Quinten: clean main floor toilet
Sadie: climb onto the table and mix leftover cereal with a glass of water. Creating a wonderful presentation of slop and mush.

9:30am
Ryan: vacuum upper floor with Jenn - focus on baseboards
Jenn: clean kitchen table, vacuum upper floor, taking breaks to coach and direct
Logan: coach Colby through the entire process of scrubbing the master toilet
Will: Babysit Sadie
Colby: clean master toilet
Quinten: make bed
Sadie: play while being watched by Will

9:45am
Ryan: still vacuuming
Jenn: still vacuuming ... and some dusting...some directing ....
Logan: make bed
Will: still babysitting
Colby: break to play
Quinten: break to play
Sadie: still playing

10am
Ryan: returning cleaning supplies to closet
Jenn: finishing touches and check on kids playing and babysitting
Logan: Clean Mirrors and Windows
Will: Playtime with Sadie
Colby: Playtime
Quinten: Playtime
Sadie: Playtime

Something that once overwhelmed me and took me all day was just completed in 1 HOUR!

I know you've heard this before but people ask me how I do it?

I repeat: With HELP.

I have recorded this information more for myself than for my audience. This was our recipe for cleaning success.