Taming My Tuesdays – Weekday Organization

With family finances addressed and closets restocked, Monday's new schedule jump-started the week perfectly.

Now, I have the task of getting the house cleaned within the next two days, while keeping up with all of my other priorities, too.

Using the same basic time blocks as yesterday, I am only modifying the chores that I complete within each.

Here is how I plan on Taming My Tuesdays:

TUESDAY FOCUS: Clean Upstairs & Laundry

5:00 - 5:55 Treadmill & work from home w/ voice recording software 55 m

5:55 - 6:00 Laundry - my mattress cover in & spray Lysol 5 m

6:00 - 6:45 Wake kids, quick shower, make/eat breakfast 45 m

6:45 - 7:00 Clean kitchen 15 m

7:00 - 7:05 Laundry - my sheets in 5 m

7:05 - 7:20 Brush teeth, hair, get Mady ready 15 m

7:20 - 7:35 Mady on bus 15 m

7:35 - 8:20 Home office work - mail, paperwork, calls 45 m

8:20 - 8:30 Ryan on bus 10 m

8:30 - 8:40 Laundry - my blankets in & cover on bed 10 m

8:40 - 9:50 Clean kid's bedrooms, voice record 1h 10 m

9:50 - 10:00 Laundry - R's cover in, spray Lysol, sheets on 10 m

10:00 - 11:10 Clean upstairs bathrooms, voice record 1h 10 m

11:10 - 11:20 Laundry - R's sheets in & blankets on bed 10 m

11:20 - 12:30 Clean master suite, voice record 1h 10 m

12:30 - 12:40 Laundry - R's blankets in & cover on bed 10 m

12:40 - 1:10 Eat lunch & clean kitchen 30 m

1:10 - 1:50 Clean half bathroom, voice record 40 m

1:50 - 2:00 Laundry - M's cover in, spray Lysol, sheets on 10 m

2:00 - 3:10 Clean rest of upstairs, voice record 1h 10 m

3:10 - 3:20 Laundry - M's sheets in & blankets on bed 10 m

3:20 - 3:35 Mady off bus 15 m

3:35 - 4:10 Warm up dinner, eat, pick up kitchen & talk 35 m

4:10 - 4:30 Ryan off bus 20 m

4:30 - 4:40 Laundry - M's blankets in & cover on bed 10 m

4:40 - 4:45 Kids ready for extracurriculars 5 m

4:45 - 5:00 Take Mady to activity - Mady read aloud 15 m

5:00 - 6:30 R's activity, talk while driving, remote work 1h 30 m

6:30 - 6:40 Laundry - dog's bed in, Lysol, sheets on bed 10 m

6:40 - 6:50 Review Ryan's school work & Homework Log 10 m

6:50 - 7:15 Clean kitchen 25 m

7:15 - 7:45 Pick up Mady & talk to Ashley on phone 30 m

7:45 - 7:55 Laundry - bathrm rugs in & blankets on bed 10 m

7:55 - 8:05 Bedtime routine with Mady 10 m

8:05 - 8:30 Homework review with Ryan 25 m

8:30 - 9:10 Work from home 40 m

9:10 - 9:15 Laundry - bathroom rugs in dryer 5 m

9:15 - 10:00 Time with husband 45 m

10:00 - 10:15 Say good night to Ryan & to bed 15 m

Much like noticing after I put Monday's schedule in writing, crafting Tuesday's schedule was simply a function of thinking back on what I usually try to carry out on Tuesdays.

The one issue that I typically have had in the past when I spend two days a week cleaning is that my work gets delayed.

With the newest voice recording technology for computers using wireless devices, I just might be able to get in a workout and clean the house, while brainstorming ideas and writing for work.

Since I don't have a cleaning crew and I'd really like to keep the kid's weekends free due to their hectic weekday schedule, I am forced to find a very inexpensive solution that allows me to make work a priority.

Combining housework with professional work might be the perfect formula for successfully Taming My Tuesdays.

Here's to another Inspired Minute!