MY NEW GAME PLAN- FREE Housework/Meal Planning Printable

I am the queen of the laundry mountain.

The moment I feel like I'm on top of laundry...

I realize I completely ignored everything else I needed to do

and the world is completely out of control. It's a vicious cycle!

Some days I feel like I have to choose between clothed fed children and a clean house.

I'm a very good list maker...not so much a schedule follower!

But I knew that I needed a new game plan if I was going to be able to tackle working part time.. being a stay at home mom.. a blogger.. a graphic designer.. the list goes on.

I knew that I needed to write out what I needed to do every day so

that it wouldn't get out of control..but also set it up to be doable!

So here is the printable I created for my daily life! I'll print one for each day.

The daily chores are divided up into time frames.. NOT set times.

because that just won't work for me. I can't have my schedule put out hour by hour...

BUT I did put a timeline so that I could plug in different time sensitive things like appointments, play dates or deadlines for each day (It's marked for 5AM-9PM)

(We also have a different page with set times ben and I have time to both work.

whether it's here or at the office. It's amazing how much more work you can get

done in a couple hours when you have no distractions.)

I knew that I wanted to reduce the stress...and by portioning out the daily chores

and having a set area for my to-do-list and notes.. it would help me not have it all

jumbled in my head, looming over me or thinking I had to do it all at once.

There's a spot for marking what you are having for lunch and dinner.

I even created an area to remind myself to drink water! Healthy mind healthy body!

In the To-Do-List area I will usually plug in one of the following when

I think they are needed!---monday-scrub bathroom tub/toilet. tuesday: mop floors.

wednesday: windex windows. thursday: clean fridge/microwave. etc..

I might have put a little motivational wording at the top for myself. ;)

You can download My Daily Schedule HERE.

 And because figuring out what's for dinner can be another added stress...

I made up a calendar to fill in what I'm making for dinner!

You can download the Monthly Meal Schedule HERE.

I'm just starting this new routine..but so far it has been amazing!

It was so funny..one of the days ben and I both got up and did our morning

routine we felt so ready for the day and on top of the house stuff!

Ben: "It's kinda stupid but it feels like you conquered the world!" haha...

I felt the same way. :)

And when you aren't stressing about your crazy messy house and

what to feed your family for dinner...

you can enjoy moments with your family! 

I've heard that your children sense your stress...

This is SOO TRUE.

When we moved it was intense trying to get all unpacked

and handle all the work load we had...

The girls were acting up more and extra "wild"...

We tried to keep it as routine as possible but there was a

lot of things going on to disrupt the 'normal.'

They totally sensed our stress and reacted to it.

Ben and I made a conscience decision to take moments each day

to not worry about all the work we had to do and just have fun with them..

and to do some 'bigger' family adventure each week.

(they are easy to please at this age.. a garage sale where they can buy

a 25 cent toy is exciting...and the park is guaranteed fun.)

I think every mom needs a reminder that a messy house is completely acceptable.

If you have kids.. even just one.. life gets busy! It's more than just taking care of you now.

 But I think I've felt more and more capable with each baby I have had.. You learn how to handle the "chaos" a little bit more each time... and probably a part of that is you realize that it's fine if everything is crazy for a while. Toys will be covering your floor for most of the day..you will find the hand towel soaked and on the bathroom floor.... the cup of pretzels you gave your toddler might be found in throughout the toy bin... BUT. that's ok. My goal of less stress is to tackle certain areas that lead to making me overwhelmed if neglected!

Some days will be crazy still..and the house will go out of control..

but I'm hoping those days will be FEWER.. with this plan. ;)

 Try this new strategy with me!

I'm going to see how it goes and maybe make up updated printable if needed.

Hope you are having a great monday!