Friday, January 15, 2016

A Week in the Life of

Someone asked what a week looks like at our house.  This is an ideal week.  Please don't assume we actually manage to accomplish everything exactly like this.  We try!




Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
7:00-8:00
Wake up/
Get ready
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
Wake up
Wake Up
8:00-8:30
Chores
Chores
Chores
Chores
Breakfast
Breakfast
8:30-9:00
Devotions
Calendar Work, Bird Study
Devotions
Calendar Work, Bird Study
Devotions
Calendar Work, Bird Study
Devotions
Calendar Work, Bird Study
Devotions
Calendar Work, Bird Study
Free Time/
Mom Chores

9:00-9:30
Church
Spelling
Spelling
Spelling
Spelling
Spelling Test
Grammar
Grammar
Grammar
Grammar
Phonics
9:30-10:00
Phonics
Phonics
Phonics
Phonics
Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading
Math
10:00-10:30
Writing
Writing
Writing
Writing
Break
Break
Break
Break
Break
10:30-11:00
Math
Math
Math
Math
History Project
11:00-11:30
Art
11:30-12:00
Break
Break
Break
Break
Free Time
12:00-1:00
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
Family Time
History
Science
History
Science
Get together with another homsechool family for joint lessons, and fun!
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:00
Music or PE
Music or PE
Library
Music or PE
3:00-3:30
Free Time/
Mom Chores
Free Time/
Mom Chores
Free Time/
Mom Chores
Free Time/
Mom Chores
3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
5:00-5:30
Clean Up/
Chores
5:30-6:00
Clean up/
Chores
Clean up/
Chores
Clean Up/
Chores
Youth Group
Clean Up/
Chores
Clean up/
Chores
Clean up/
Chores
6:00-7:00
Dinner with Read Aloud
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner and a Movie Night
Dinner and Game Night
7:00-7:30
Read Aloud or Games
Read Aloud or Games
Read Aloud or Games
7:30-8:00
Bedtime prep
Bedtime prep
Bedtime prep
Bedtime prep
Bedtime prep
Bedtime prep
8:00-8:30
Devotions
Devotions
Devotions
Bedtime Prep
Devotions
Devotions
Devotions
8:30
Bedtime
Bedtime
Bedtime
Bedtime
Bedtime
Bedtime
Bedtime

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5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
3.5






 Elaboration on the "Chores:"
My son has morning chores (making bed, brushing teeth, etc), that he does while I clean up from breakfast and straighten up the kitchen, sweep the kitchen floor, and usually start a load of laundry.    During our first recess break of the day, I usually unload/load the dishwasher, or switch laundry.

During the second break, before lunch, I'm in the kitchen getting lunch ready.  When we're done eating, he has free time while I clean up after lunch.


As for the "Mom Chores," I use this time to rotate through the larger chores of the house.  I try to stick to this schedule, but sometimes get off.  If I get my chores done, then I get to read, if I'm not constantly interrupted by my son showing me the latest Lego Star Wars Droid he's built.

Monday- Kid's laundry (usually 2 loads), wash and fold
Tuesday- Start adult laundry (usually 2-3 loads a week), wash, fold
Wednesday- Finish adult laundry (1-2 loads), wash, fold; clean bathrooms
Thursday- Laundry (towels if a full load); Sweep/vacuum the floors in the house
Friday- Meal Planning, Grocery Shopping, Personal reading, laundry I didn't finish, sometimes a nap!
Saturday- Cooking day, if needed, or Grocery Shopping, and other chores as needed (clean fridge, mop floors, dusting, laundry I still haven't finished, wash windows, change bed sheets, etc.)

I try to do one cooking day a month.  I make or prepare about 14 meals to keep in the freezer to make dinners easier through the weeks.  14 usually gets us through a month, since I make pizza every Friday night, and Tuesday nights are my kid's choice meals that often can't be planned too far in advance.

And there you have it.  An ideal week in my house.   But, keep in mind it's Friday, Jan. 15, and our stockings are still hung, and the tree is still trimmed; it's 11:25, and we're only now getting started with school.  Maybe next week will be more ideal.