Works for me Wednesday

House Work

   Oh never ending house work, such a bittersweet love I have for you. Some days I am able to remember that I am blessed to have you in my life and other days you overwhelm me so much I want to hide. 

   Let me start by saying just because it does work for me doesn't mean I always use it. I still get overwhelmed (and sometimes just plain lazy) but the days I am focused this has been a huge blessing.

Go through each and every room with pen and paper and write down every little thing that needs to be done. Make sure to write down the big things (cleaning out drawers) and the little things (dusting) and everything in between

   After you have made your list go through and give each job a "how often" so that you know when you will need to do it. For example, I sweep my floor every couple of days but only clean out the fridge every 10 days.

Make sure to have your 2 year old help :)

Getting it all in order

   I personally used index cards but you can do what works best for you! I wrote the day of the week at the top of the card and then started adding the jobs. Sunday is my Sabbath so that day only has dishes and rest on it. I wasn't strict about the jobs, if the job landed on Sunday I would put it on another day and if one card was getting to full I bumped the job to another day. I am by no means trying to be perfect, I am just trying to take care of my family without losing my mind

All my cards in a basket ready to be used

Full disclosure: I don't always keep up with chores :)

   I have used many ideas and schedules through the years to help make life a little easier but I am hoping this will work for this season. I would love to hear what works for you!

   How do you keep up with housework?