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A HOMEMAKER'S DAILY SCHEDULE

6/11/2021

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Every homemaker’s daily schedule will look a bit different, but sometimes it helps to see how someone else structures their day. Here is a peek into my current personal schedule.
When people find out that I’m a homemaker, they often want to know what my day looks like. I think sometimes they are wondering what exactly homemakers do all day!
Does being a homemaker mean I have unlimited amounts of free time? Do homemakers just sit around eating bonbons and feeling bored?
Hardly! Homemaking never gets boring!
I have had many jobs in my life but being a homemaker has been the most challenging as well as the most rewarding career ever.
One thing I have learned is that having an orderly home does not just happen. It takes a lot of planning and a desire. A schedule helps me with that.

A Homemaker's Daily Schedule

​For me, it helps to have a daily schedule to follow. This helps me to focus on tasks for my days rather than just drifting through life.
And just because I choose the use of a schedule or routine, that does not mean that I follow my schedule perfectly. I never do. Things come up, we get sick, livestock get sick, life happens.
But I still like to have a basic framework for my days to help me get closer to accomplishing my goals.
A schedule also eliminates lots of decision fatigue. If you already have a basic plan for the day, you do not have to wonder what you should do first thing in the morning. You have already got that planned out.

My Current Schedule  ​

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Recently, I updated my schedule. My hope is to make my days as productive as possible.
And I hope to make some progress on my goals.
My goals include being the best I can be wife, mom, farmer (keeping our farm animals healthy), as well as personal and home goals.
As a farmer / rancher, you will see our farm time reflected on the schedule. If you do not have a farm, you could have more homemaking, cleaning, and project time scheduled in during that time.
There’s also time for exercise, cleaning tasks, cooking, and one-one-one time.

​Here is a basic outline of my current schedule:

​4:00-8:00 Morning Routine (my current morning routine includes Bible and prayer time, reading time, exercise, showering, and morning chores)
8:30-9:30 Farm / Feeding time for livestock
9:30-11:30 Farm / cleaning the barns
12:00-1:00 Lunch
2:00-4:00 Projects (decluttering and organizing, creative projects, baking, or online work)
4:00-5:00 One-on-One Time with my husband
5:00 Start Dinner
6:30 Dinner
7:30 Evening Routine
10:00 In Bed

About the Schedule

You will notice that my morning routine takes several hours at the beginning of my day. During this time, I am reading, praying, exercising, taking a shower, and getting dressed, and eating breakfast.
I also have time for working on a few cleaning tasks early in the morning. In addition to making the bed and straightening the master bedroom, I also have a few cleaning jobs to work on, based on what day of the week it is.
Now that it is not kidding season (baby goats), this morning routine works for me. When I have bottle babies (baby goats), I cannot have had such a long morning routine like this.
That is why I am continuously adjusting my schedule. As our life seasons change, the schedule and routines change with it.
The time slot designated for “projects,” is the time for working on DIY projects, big cooking or cleaning projects, sewing, or crafting, and online work.
Our evening routine includes things like cleaning up from dinner, checking on farm animals, and other family activities

​Weekend Schedule

The schedule above is for Monday through Friday. Our Saturdays look a bit different. My husband and I pick up feed for the feed store and pick up groceries from curbside shopping. Later that day we do projects around the home or farm.   
We have a rest/family day on Sundays.
My Homemaking / Home Management Binder 
I like to transfer my schedule into my daily binder (this is the schedule I’ve been using for several years).
I feel like it’s the best planner for homemakers, because it also includes 20 pages for weekly schedule and budgeting. Also a place to list meals for each day. Print and reuse as needed. 
​GET YOUR HOMEMAKING / HOME MANAGEMENT BINDER 

​Here’s my simple process for How to Make a Schedule.

For some homemakers, it works better to focus on a simple daily routine, rather than a rigid schedule.
I put times on my schedule just to use as a guideline, but we often do not follow it exactly.
One thing I always keep in mind is that the schedule is just a tool to help us to be more productive. It is not my master.
If things do not go according to plan, due to sickness or other factors beyond my control, that’s okay. I just do what I can and remain peaceful, knowing I can try to go back to the schedule later.

When Schedules Don’t Work

​There have been seasons where a schedule did not work for me at all. This was usually a season of farm work, or chronic illness.
Whatever the reason, sometimes it just does not work to have a schedule.
And there is nothing wrong with that.
One way to maintain some kind of order and still feel like you are accomplishing something during these difficult days, is to make a daily list.

The Daily List Schedule

Here is what I do during those times when a schedule (or even a routine) just won’t work.
I get a small, cheap spiral notebook from the dollar store (like this one).
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​Before bed each night, I write down everything I need to get done. Everything from getting dressed, to making and eating breakfast, to putting a load of laundry in the washer.
After I have my list down, of everything I want/need to get done the next day, I highlight the most important things.
The next day, regardless of the time, I just work through my list. For the most part, I do not worry about what time it is (unless the task is something time-sensitive, like an appointment or something).
I love being able to check the tasks off the list as I go. I can see that I am getting things done, even if they are just basic things necessary to survival, like making a meal and doing laundry!
If times are really stressful, I like to do something enjoyable too, like setting drinking a glass of ice cold sweet tea and watching the baby goats play, reading, just relaxing.
Planning like this probably will not be as productive as using a more structured schedule, but you’ll eliminate the feeling that life is out of control and you’re not getting anything done!
And remember, it is just for a season. One day, things will probably settle down and be more predictable (or maybe not, and that is okay too!).

​Creating Your Own Homemaker’s Daily Schedule

I hope this post has given you some ideas for creating your own homemaking daily schedule or routine.
The important thing is that your schedule serves you and your family.
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Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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