Running an efficiant home...

You are the CEO of your home and you need to start acting like it! God has called us to be excellent, productive, and fruitful in every area. I am a stay-at-home mom and my desire is to be productive at home and in advancing the kingdom of God. I need to run my home efficiently, raise my children in the way of the Lord and provide what my husband needs. My husband works hard and I want to make sure that my house is clean, food is prepared, and our home is organized so we feel at peace. A lot of times we as women, I know I do at times, take things out on our husbands, because we are overwhelmed with everyday life of taking care of the kids, cleaning, shopping, cooking, working etc.; But my goal is to establish a routine so that I can take control of my home.

This month I will be focusing all on how to run your home in excellence by starting off with the little things and being consistent each and everyday. It may take a while to get used to, but that's OK! If you do the little things everyday and do 15 min intervals of decluttering a day; at the end of the month you will feel more at peace! No matter if you stay at home with your kids, work, live on your own; you always want to establish a routine so you can efficiently get everything done and can come home feeling at peace, organized, and not overwhelmed.

During this month I will go over my morning, afternoon, and evening routine and helpful tips along the way. I am going to start off with my night/after dinner routine first. If we don't set up for the next day, the night before, you will wake up feeling behind. We don;t want to spend the mornings constantly catching up on everything from the day before.

Evening Rutuine:

-check your calendar for what you have planned for the next day (for you, your husband, kids, animals).

-put clothes out for the next day (make sure kids have their clothes picked out, homework ready, school stuff ready, lunches packed) I packed my diaper bag for my little guy.

-put away any clothes you still need to put away from doing laundry that day, (we do one load everyday).

-clear a "hotspot" off in your home (place where clutter gathers; coffee table, kitchen table etc) just take a few minutes.

-disinfect and put away my toddler's toys. ( I love using seventh generation disinfectant spray-natural no wipe spray).

-empty trash if full

-start dishwasher

-clean and shine sink

-get my coffee set-up and ready for the morning

-get my son's breakfast ready for the morning

-read/pray, relax and get ready for bed