Getting Started

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since i have now read that you are an organized, structured person and i can tell that is true…i am curious to know more about that. especially now that school is starting. what is a typical day’s schedule? and what is a typical week’s schedule? when do you do laundry? when do you clean your bathrooms? i am not an organized person and i am not structured and i want to be. do you think it is possible to become such a person? how do you stay up on all that you HAVE to do so that you can take on more things that you WANT or SHOULD BE DOING? ~Lisa

I had a couple of people ask me about my scheduling and routine. I am flattered that people who don’t know me think that I am organised. My Mom hearing this would probably laugh out loud! I have the reputation in my family of being sort of a scatter brain. (That is the sad thing about reputations, once they are set it is hard to break out of them.) Truth being told, I was a very unorganised person and it has only been the last few years that I have learned to schedule myself. I have learned that children do better and behave better if they know what to expect everyday and at different times of the day. There are no surprises, my girls know that when they wake up they are to get dressed and sit up for breakfast, after breakfast they work on piano or stewardship’s (depending on the child) everyday.

There are some aspects of my life that are more organised than others. If you were to take a peek in my closet or on my desk and you would see that I need a lot of help in those areas. I am much better at organising my time.

Another thing I would like to say. My scheduling works for me at this time a season in my life. I have done different things during different time. When I had 4 little ones, 5 years old and under my schedule was very basic and consisted of nap times, meal times and bed times.

Over the next few days I am going to share with you all my schedules. There are 4 main schedules that run my life: Morning, Evening, Homeschool, and Weekly. I will also be writing a post in answer to this question:

Also, I’d love to hear about your earlier days as a homemaker, and how you made things work with very small children around. ~Mrs. Mordecai

So join me in the next few days as I open the day-to-day details of my life.

6 thoughts on “Getting Started”

  1. I'm so excited to hear what you have to say. Oh, and I just love the picture on your header!

  2. I too have wondered how you do it all. I look forward to hearing more and hopefully learning some of your secrets.

    If you are still looking for ideas to write about, I always love hearing about your adventures in cooking and your families favorite recipes. I love that you are always trying new things. I've also adopted some of your recipes for my family. In fact, we had your old english scones for breakfast just this morning!

  3. It's hard to believe that you were EVER unorganized!

    But I think in early years, as children come along, the need to be organized forces us to do SOMETHING!

    I really like your notebook idea, too. I hope you share that again, along with your new practices! I'm looking forward to your day-to-day, action-packed schedule!