Schedule for the Modern 50's Housewife

A while back my fellow Stepford sister, Jairica, had a week to live life as close to a 50's housewife as she could. She has much more dedication to a goal like that than I do...but I'm going to give it a try. Starting tomorrow, I am going to try and utilize my time to its greatest potential AND keep my home clean. I'm also aiming at cooking and grocery shopping much more regularly than in my past.

In my posts of the past, I have talked a lot about getting into routines for both weight loss and organizing and keeping a home clean. I have never quite accomplished what I preach, and now I am in a position where I will have a few weeks between jobs that I can make up for lost time AND establish a routine that will allow my home to stay clean with minimal effort.

Since my first day will not begin until tomorrow, my schedule at this point is a good guess. Obviously, each person's home and responsibilities will vary so this is a schedule I made that I think will work for me.

Here is my planned schedule to keep myself on track (because I am too easily distracted!):

Task	Time Needed (in hours)
Feed the Dogs	.25	8:30-8:45
Showering	.50	8:45-9:15
Make-up and Dressing	.25	9:15-9:30
Breakfast	.25	9:30-9:45
Exercise	.75	9:45-10:30
Grocery Shop (daily)	.75	10:30-11:15
Vacuuming/Brush Cats	.75	11:15-12:00
laundry		12:00
Feed the Dogs/play time	.50	12:00-12:30
Lunch	.50	12:30-1:00
Laundry		1:00
Dust, sweep, mop, cat box	1	1:00-2:00
Special Project*	3	2:00-5:00
Feed dogs		5:00
Make Dinner	1	5:00-6:00
Eat dinner	.50	6:00-6:30
Plan Next Day’s Meals	.50	6:30-7:00
Kitchen Cleaning	.50	7:00-7:30
Finish Daily Laundry	.50	7:30-8:00
Family Time (computer/tv/trips etc)		8:00-9:00
Feed Dogs		9:00
Family Time		9:00-11:30
Cats/Dogs Night Routine	.25	11:30-11:45
Night Time Bathroom Routine	.25	11:45-12:00
Total Time:	15 ½ hours

Special Projects:

Upstairs Hallway

Master Bedroom Closet

Laundry Room

Master Bedroom Laundry

Basement: Quadrant 1

            -cleaning

            -Organizing

            -Moving

            -Painting Floor and Walls

Basement Quadrant 2

Basement Quadrant 3

Basement Quadrant 4

Dining Room Travertine

Living Room Travertine

Kitchen Cabinets Organization

Pantry Organization

Master Bathroom

Master Bedroom Flooring

Office

Reseal Wood Floors

Dog-Proof Fence

Clean Garage

Sand and Stain Redwood Furniture

Re-do Kitchen Cabinet Finish

As I prepare to start this schedule tomorrow, I already know that the time allotted in this schedule is not adequate for my first good cleaning of each room so I will just work to get the first floor of my home done BEFORE starting any special projects. Once each room is completely clean, I will be able to stick to the time allotted. I hope that it ends up being more time than I actually need in order to keep up with it. Any extra time will go toward a special project or time for me to meet up with a friend or go shopping!