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
	1	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.