Establishing Routine

Establishing Routine:

By: Casey Eisenberg

 

            This morning I was running late to work and didn’t get a chance to pack myself a lunch. This was because last night I decided it was okay to mess around and not get what I needed to get done done. Thinking about this now I feel sick and stressed and I regret it. I hate not being prepared and on time and ready to go. That is why there needs to be a major change in how I go about doing things and making sure that things are ready to go.

            So the first thing that you need to figure out is what needs to be done when, i.e. In the morning I need to have breakfast and lunches made, and the bed made and everything cleaned up. This all needs to be done by 6:15. 6:30 at the absolute latest.  This means that I only have 45 minutes when I get up at 5:30, leaving there to be absolutely no time for me to get ready for work myself. So, the first thing that I need to do is get up earlier. I will now be getting up at 5:00 a.m. so that I can have everything ready and get myself ready to go all while not feeling pressured and stressed. Getting up 30 minutes later also means that I will need to be going to bed earlier. This leads to me needing to have better time management in the evening. When I get home from work I need to clean out trash from lunch boxes, wipe them down, and put ice packs in the freezer. Then I need to either get started on dinner, or clean up the kitchen depending on if it’s my night to cook or not. Then if we go to Ty’s dad for dinner when we get done and get home I need to help with Ty’s paperwork and then finish cleaning up the kitchen, dining, living, and bedroom/bathroom. I will then sweep up the floors, vacuum the entry rug (it tends to get unbelievably dirty every day) Then I will mop with the Swiffer and make sure everything for dinner the next night (again depending on if I am cooking or not.) and then I’m done. All of this needs to be done by 8:00 so that I have 30 minutes in order to shower and get in bed. Of course one thing I have to be ready for is for things to change a little every once in a while, date night, laundry day, etc. All of those will be different schedules and such.  

            The other time that I can get much ahead on cleaning and cooking is on Sunday. This is our one day off and it means that honestly, I am still working. I need to get laundry done, grocery shopping done, and any prep work that needs done completed and deep clean the house. This is about a 6-hour process. Sometimes longer if I am trying to catch up on the seasonal cleaning or organizing project (there are going to be quite a few of these projects coming up here pretty soon.) It’s also my day to get all of the things we need for the week ready and to go ahead and get the vehicles cleaned out and washed if they need it. This means I really need to be productive with my time management and productivity. It means that there can be no sitting around messing off or making excuses not to do stuff. But it also means that at the end of the day we have a clean fresh house that is taken care of and a home to come home to every day!

            I hope that seeing how I will be managing my time will help you to better manage your time! Any questions or comments please leave them below!