the schedule- hearth keeper 'over haul'

I sat down last week and came up with the best "schedule" I could considering I *hate* scheduling.

We started today and it is going far better than I could have dreamed! So far we are running an hour ahead and I have not napped which is HUGE since I got very little sleep last night.

Schedule 

5 am 

wake up for Hubby and I.
get breakfast going, make Hubby's lunch
make our bed

start laundry
 

5:30-6 am 

family up, eat, Bible time
 

6 am 

Hubby off to work

clean up breakfast, 15 min pick up of living room

children do "bedroom" chores, shower, dress

 final tidy of bathrooms

 

8 am- 12 pm 

school time for all 3 children. 

Mom's reading time or exercise and Bible 30 minutes

 lunch

1 pm

lunch clean up

quiet reading time/ read  aloud

free time

3 pm

quick tidy of house

prepare for **evening activities**

wait for Hubby to arrive

free time

5-6 pm dinner

leave for **evening activities**

8-9 pm

20 min of Bible time

prepare children for bed

couple time

**evening activities**

Karate- Tuesday

AWANA- Wednesday

Men's Fraternity- Thrusday

This is a Tuesday through Friday schedule. Mondays we go to fine art classes so we miss "school, lunch, quiet time" at the house. We are trying to figure out a way to add some sort of school back in on Monday. That is the only draw back we have found to full time computer schooling since the laptop died.  Maybe a trip to the library for some special reading material for those days and a report is in order. Maybe learning a handiwork skill. Whatever we do there are 6+ hours of time that needs filled for 2 of the 3 children waiting on classes.

The best comment today was  my oldest  daughter telling me "the house runs so much smoother doing it this way".  She is right. It has been a better day with less fighting, stress, mess, and me yelling. :)

putting it to paper

I am currently working on my home management binder.
I have been making lists of things on paper and then I will sit down on the computer and make up charts or whatever you call it. It is amazing how much you can think of that you should have info on "just in case".

So far I have-

• emergency phone numbers
• allergy list for each family member
• my cell phone "call list" in case it dies in the washer *again*
• CDs
• DVD/VHS
• books
• basic schedule for a day
• current activities for the week (til summer)
• back up list for my bookmarked favs on the computer
• Hubby's cell phone(s) "call list"
• pics of each room for insurance 
• decorating ideas/swatches from rooms
• "to do" list for each room. including ALL future projects
• clothing/shoe size list for each member of the family
• pantry/freezer main list
• pantry/freezer shopping list (we go to Costco and stock for about 4-6 wks at a time)
  
• passwords for CPU/internet/websites

What do you think?

Am I missing anything?