Master Schedule August 26, 2008

Greetings!

I’ve been working on a new schedule for the upcoming school year and I think it will work.  As you can tell I’m trying to get my exercise in and the best time for me to do it is before the kids wake up.  Feel free to share your schedule!

	ME	KIDS	Focus Clean
5:00-5:30	Exercise	Sleep	Monday-Kitchen
5:30-6:00	Bible Study	Sleep	Tuesday-Bedrooms
6:00-6:30	Wash & Dress	Wash & Dress	Wednesday-Baths
6:30-7:00	Breakfast/Load Washer	Breakfast	Thursday-Family Rm/Living Rm/Dining
7:00-7:30	Quick Clean	Play	Friday-Laundry Rm/Kombucha
7:30-8:00	Focus Clean	Play	Saturday-Garden
8:00-9:00	Homeschool	Homeschool
9:00-10:00	Email/Blog/Snack	Freetime/Snack	Laundry
10:00-10:30	Declutter	Books	Monday-Towels
10:30-11:00	Paperwork/Bills	Computer	Tuesday-Sheets
11:00-12:00	Lunch/Nap	Lunch/Nap	Wednesday-Kids
12:00-1:00	Nap	Nap	Thursday-Mine
1:00-3:00	Kombucha/Read Book	Nap/Snack	Friday-Emmanuel
3:00-4:00	Prep Dinner	Outside	Saturday-Mats &Rugs
4:00-5:00	Cook Dinner	Outside
5:00-6:00	Shower/Pajamas	Showers/Pajamas
6:00-8:00	Eat, Bible, Pray, Relax	Eat, TV, Book, Pray

Walmart Earth Friendly Cleaning Pack May 20, 2008

After writing the post about vinegar and its many uses especially for cleaning I thought to myself I would use vinegar for certain things but I really love scented cleaners.  So I surfed the net the earth friendly, natural cleaners and came across this cleaning pack that is REASONABLY PRICED at Walmart.  The cleaning Pack is only $18.88 and has the following:

• Dishmate Almond Hand Dish Soap
• Toilet Kleener
• Orange Plus Ready-to-Use All Purpose Cleaner
• Stain & Odor Remover
• Creamy Cleanser
• Window Kleener

The cleaning pack is also:

100% natural renewable ingredients; plant-based

Scented with pure essential oils

Dye, petroleum and formaldehyde-free

pH balanced; non-caustic

Never tested on animals

Safe for your family and the environment

Easy-to-use recyclable containers

If anyone has purchased environmentally friendly  products or organic products you know that this is a steal:)  Plus you can purchase it online…how great is that!

Just Click on the Link

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=6051128

 

Vinegar Can Do All That? May 20, 2008

                                                              

It’s easy to see why vinegar has been around for thousands of years—it has 1001 uses! From cooking and cleaning with vinegar, to gardening and home remedies, white distilled vinegar is one of the most versatile—and economical—products you can have on hand.

As many of you know I am trying to learn how to live life more wholistically, naturally, etc:) So I’m always looking for information on  how to clean, cook, (pretty much live) more naturally.  I’ve heard so many things about vinegar but I’ve only used vinegar for a few things such as cleaning meat and use it (with a little water) to clean glass. BTW it does a good job for both uses:)  So me being Sister Resource as many of my friends call me I wanted to look up more information on how to use this cheap product around my house correctly since it is:  All Natural • Environmentally Friendly • Non-toxic • Economical

To my surprise there are so many uses.  A gallon of vinegar for $2 can safely clean the house without harming children and pets because its not toxic.  Click on the Vinegar link under the Going Green on my sidebar to see the 1001 uses of vinegar.

See guys its not hard going “Green.” 

My Daily Schedule May 19, 2008

Below is a copy of my daily schedule.  I try to follow this as much as I can to establish routine with my children and myself but as we all know life brings changes so I oftentimes “tweak” it to suit my household.  As for today, I’m not feeling very well so I won’t be doing a lot of this but its okay:)  Lord’s willing it will be done tomorrow:) Have a Blessed Day!

Block 1- Begins @7am

1. Everyone Rises

2. Wash and Dressed

3. Start a load of Laundry

4. Breakfast and Read Proverbs

5. Table Chores

6. Potty Training

7. Quick Clean House (Make up Beds, Take out Trash, Spray and Wipe Baths)

Block 2- Begins @10

1. Do Homeschool with Amber & Autumn (sing songs, letters, numbers, shapes, colors, animals, read story)

2 Zone clean (girls play with toys)

3.Lunch

4. Tidy up

Block 3-Begins @1

1. Nap time for girls

2. Devotion Time

3. Phone Calls

4. Read book

5. Take care of some chores/laundry

6. Computer Time

7. Dinner Prep

Block 4-Begins @3

1. Take Elijah off Bus

2. Light Snack for Kids

3. Cartoons for kids while I do #4

4. Cook

Block 5- Begins @5

1. Finish Dinner

2. Sit at table and Eat Dinner

3. Kitchen Cleanup

4. Kids Bath time/Pajamas on

Block 6-Begins @7pm

1. Read children stories

2. Kids brush teeth/Go Potty

3. Prayers

4. Daddy or Mommy blesses/prays over kids

5. Lights out for kids at 8pm

Block 7-Begins @8

1. Finish kitchen cleanup if not finished

2. Sweep and Swiffer

3. Tidy up house

4. Take Shower/Lotion/Floss/Grooming

5. Time with Emmanuel

6. Watch Tv/Read Book

7. Read Bible/Pray