SAHM: please share your chore chart/schedule for keeping on top of household tasks
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Anonymous
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I'm the OP to the "help me exist as a parent" post. It got highjacked into a WOHM vs SAHM schedule before I was able to get more feedback. One thing I liked that someone posted was to have a schedule for chores to do around the house. That way, when I see something dirty/laundry/etc I can think "I'll get to that on Tuesday" (or whenever the scheduled day is.) I tend to get so overwhelmed every day: there's never-ending daily tasks (meals, dishes, tidying up) and also big jobs: laundry, vacuuming, dusting, etc. I am going to get a cleaning lady 1x a month for a deep cleaning which will be a huge help.
I was a classroom teacher so I am all about schedules and being organized. I'd love to hear others schedules or feel free to create one for me! Below is what I want to accomplish: Daily: tidying up dishes after meals water plants exercise outdoor time/activity with baby meal prep as needed, but generally 3x a day. DH does dinner occasionally. Weekly: vacuum (2x) dust (2x) mop and clean kitchen counters bathroom (DH job) laundry switch bedding PS: I have an 11 month old and am due in December with #2. Baby naps 2x a day, 8:30-9:30 and 2-3. He goes to bed at 6pm. |
Anonymous
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I'm both SAHM and WOHM since I'm teacher- and it's more overwhelming to be home because it feels like you should be doing something every single minute, but that's simply not possible.
For the broad picture: Friday: clean the house so that it's clean for the weekend (and any possible guests who might come over) Saturday: laundry Sunday: put away clean laundry, make grocery shopping list Monday: grocery shopping Tuesday: general cleanup Wednesday: laundry Thursday: put away laundry, general cleanup My mantra when I'm home for the summer is that dinner must be prepped while little one is napping- so dinner must be about 80% "done" by about 3 PM (meaning everything is chopped, marinated, put together and in the fridge before she wakes up) Unless there's a disaster involving poop, vomit, or paint, I don't do laundry unless it's one of my laundry days. We have enough bathing suits to get by. Not sure if it's helpful, but it's how I manage the full day at home with 2 kids (ages 7 and 2) |
Anonymous
| Your daily activities can be completed by 12 noon everyday. I'm looking at your list and thinking that's not much. They are only 3 people living in the home. 2 adults and 1 infant. It's not much compared to living in a home of 5 or more and still keep everything organized. |
Anonymous
| ^^This. The reason that it turns into a SAH vs. WOH thread is because WOH parents have to deal all these tasks too, in addition to working. It just seems a little precious to agonize about what is, in reality, a light load with plenty of hours to accomplish. |
Anonymous
No you are not. |
Anonymous
| You are not both a SAHm and WOHM |
Anonymous
Wow, someone's bitter. Child care is a "job" whether you're paid for it or not. |
Anonymous
If you have nothing constructive to add, then just STFU. OP asked a very specific question. I'm a WOHM and would do more chores if I made myself a chore chart. |
Anonymous
| It's not rocket science, but involves variable such as number of rooms, whether DH handles any chores etc. But in general, with a baby, I tended to focus more on floor cleanliness, so would vacuum/sweep/mop pretty much daily. Beds made/meal prep daily. Otherwise, laundry and food shopping 2x/week on different days and bathrooms once per week. Exercise then relax during baby's nap. |
Anonymous
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I'm a recent SAHM so I was working until last year. My house is MUCH messier now that we are home much more. We eat at home more so more dishes and tables to clean up. I get kids to help tidy up their toys but we host play dates often and the toys get messy again.
I get cleaning service every other week. That is the only time our house is truly clean. I do a load of laundry every other day and all the laundry is never fully folded since we usually have another load waiting in the dryer. I quit my job to hang out with my kids, not clean toilets and vacuum constantly. |
Anonymous
I outsourced most of my household tasks when I was working so that I could spend my free time spending quality time with my kids and husband. |
Anonymous
| 15:39 ~ I thought that was helpful. |
Anonymous
OP here. I know. I'm new at this and have a lot to learn about organizing my schedule. It shouldn't be hard but some days it is. I'm always interested in hearing how people manage their households. I only mentioned the SAHM aspect because sometimes people share how they get creative with cleaning and doing chores with a baby in tow all day and making more mess as I go. |
Anonymous
That's great that you could afford to do that! |
Anonymous
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It might be a light load, but it's stressful because as a SAHM I want to play with my son and enjoy precious time with him instead of managing of household. But, being a SAHM means it's my job to keep the house clean. That's what was decided, at least. If we wanted a cleaning lady id have to work to get the money to pay for one.
I wish someone would just give OP some schedule ideas. She said her other thread got high jacked by the same debate. Go to that thread if you want to debate. |