Schedules, Routines and Habits For Your Home

Keeping your home from chaos and confusion is easier if unexpected disasters are dealt with quickly and expected occurrences are dealt with consistently, so they don't turn into disasters.

Just remember, that you don't want to be a multitasking Mom, because multitasking doesn't actually get things done as efficiently, and can harm your relationships when you don't give people as much attention as they deserve.

Routines

• The Importance Of Routines For Children (discussion of study where scientists found a correlation between a messy house, i.e., one without routines and schedules, and difficulty for kids to learn to read)
• How Do Your Routines Get Done When Something More Fun Pops Up?
• Getting Off Track - Help For A Reader
• New Work Schedule Making Life Tough

Schedules

• Top 10 Reasons To Create A Cleaning Schedule For Your Home
• Household Cleaning Schedule - Why And How To Create One
• Housework Schedule: How Much Time Should I Devote To It?

Daily Schedules

• Daily house cleaning schedule
• Daily tasks for a clean kitchen
• Tell us your must do daily household chores
• See other readers' daily household chores schedules
• Reader's daily cleaning schedule: Jacqui's 15 Minute Whirl

Weekly Schedules

• Weekly house cleaning schedules
• Weekly Cleaning Schedules From Around The Web
• More Weekly Cleaning Schedules From Around The Web
• House Cleaning Schedule Video
• Tell Us Your Family's Weekly Cleaning Schedule
• See Other Readers' Weekly Cleaning Schedules
• Make A Weekly Schedule For Your Laundry
• Share Your Family's Laundry Schedule
• See Other Readers' Laundry Schedules

More Infrequent Schedules

It can be difficult to remember to do things when you can never get into a good habit for them, say for example if you only need to do them twice a year.

One way to make sure you remember is to use an event, such as Spring Forward Fall Back time, which marks the beginning and end of Daylight Saving Time, to jog your memory to do certain tasks.

Resources:

• Free Blank Printable Calendars

Time Management Skills

Part of making and keeping up with your schedules, routines and habits in your home means developing your time management skills.

It can also involve just general personal development, to help you break bad habits and incorporate good ones into your life. Here are some resources to help you in these areas:

• Time Management Books - Reviews And Recommendations
• Personal Development Books - Reviews And Recommendations

Related Links At Household Management 101