Getting It Done

The last couple of years have been a real doozy for my household.  You see, I’d always worked at least part-time since my son was born seven years ago but was able to do my errands/housecleaning while my son was in preschool and I had a break in my work schedule.  Fast forward a few years and I’m working more hours (full-time during the school year) and there isn’t any room in the day for errands and cleaning.  All of that stuff has to wait until I’m home from work.  Of course, the household chores have taken a hit as I’m adjusting to this new life schedule.  I’m scrambling to get things done, my bills are unorganized and I’m just getting by and some things are falling through the cracks.  I’ve never had a “schedule” as far as when things would get done, I would just do it on my afternoons off and it worked out nicely.  That is so far from the case now.  I’m uncomfortable with not being “on top” of things in my house and rushing to meet deadlines that I’ve forgotten about.  I’m thinking that if I want to have things work efficiently, I’m going to have to go to a daily plan.  I’m looking through a few blogs for cleaning/life schedules and I’ll adjust them to fit the needs of our house.  It’s just so chaotic right now and the more I avoid things, the more things pile up.  I’ll keep you updated on what kind of schedule we keep, the adjustments we need to make and if I can keep up the follow-up.