HOME JOURNAL

Table of Contents
Cleaning schedule

Brias learning schedule

Weekly menus

Shopping and expenses

 Before Bedtime Routine for Mama
1.Shine your sink, load dishwasher and
sweep
2. Lay out your clothes
3. Brush teeth and wash face
4. Respond to emails
5. Read for 30 minutes
 Morning Routine
1. Get out of bed and hit the ground FLYing!

2. Make the bed.

3. Get dressed to shoes: Shower, fix hair and

make-up

4. While in bathroom; Swish the toilet and

wipe down the counters and put things away.
Swish and Swipe.

5. Empty the dishwasher

6. Check Calendar for appointments

7. Get kids dressed and their routine

8.

9.

10.

11.
 Afternoon Routine
1. Get home from work and change clothes
and put on lace up shoes.

2. Get dinner started; fill the sink with hot

soapy water; clean as I go!

3. Sit down and drink some water for 5

minutes

4. Set the table and put some candles out

5. Start thinking about tomorrow right now:

Your Before Bed Routines can start right
now not just before you are ready to crash.
 Weekly Routine

Monday-Free Day- Clean out the

refridgerator, make menus and write a
grocery list

Tuesday-
Wednesday

Thursday

Friday Date Night-Errand Day

Saturday Family Fun Day

Sunday Renew your spirit day

Monday: Weekly Home Blessing (8:00am-
9:00am)

Get Up and Dress to Shoes

Laundry
Weekly Home Blessing Hour
Cull/toss old magazines.
Change sheets.
Empty all the trash.
Vacuum all rooms.
Mop kitchen and bath.
Clean mirrors and doors.
Feather Dust furniture.
Tuesday: Free Day

Water and fertilize plants.

 Spend 15 minutes in the current zone.
Wednesday: Zone Clean and Partial Desk
Time

Finish Zone Cleaning Chores.

Remainder Weekly Cleaning.
Make sure refrigerator is clean.
Write thank-you notes.
Work on menus and grocery list for next
week.
Balance check book before going shopping.
Thursday: Grocery and Errand Day

Make sure menus are planned before you go

shopping.
Check grocery list one last time before you
walk out the door. Take your list with you.
Grocery Day.
Errand Day:
Library.
Post office.
Buy gifts and cards.
Buy candles.
Friday: Paperwork and Misc.

Be romantic today.
Get food from the freezer for next week.
File papers.
Write letters and cards.
Clean out purse.
Mend clothes and polish shoes.
 Pet care (Flea and Heart Meds).
Clean out car and check fluids.
Clean laundry room.
Mail film to Mystic Labs.
Yeah! It's the weekend! Time for the
weekend dance! LOL! Have some fun! -
FlyLady

Friday: is "Date Night"

Saturday: is "Family Fun Day"
Sunday: is "Renew Your Spirit Day"

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FlyLady's Weekly Checklist

 To help you create your Basic Weekly Plan,
you may want to write out a list of all the
things that need to be done in an area. This is
the Weekly Checklist. Then schedule these
tasks into the Basic Weekly Plan.

This is my list. I keep it accessable all week

and use it to cross off the tasks that are done.
- FlyLady

Kitchen:
Scrub floor.
Wash area rugs.
Clean out refrigerator.
Replace foil on drip pans.
Sweep decks (all).
Bathrooms:
 Polish mirror.
Empty trash.
Mop floor.
Change vacuum bag.
Bedrooms:
Clean Mirror.
Vacuum carpet.
Dust.
Change sheets.
Livingroom, Dining Room, and Family Room
Dust furniture.
Vacuum carpet.
Clean mirrors.
Cull/toss old magazines.
Paperwork and Misc. Duties
 Plan menu for next week.
File County Commissioner Stuff.
Write letters and cards.
Clean out purse.
Water and fertilize plants.
Polish shoes and mend clothes.
Pet care (flea and heart meds)
Clean out truck.
Straighten out laundry room.
Mail off film to Mystic Labs.
Errands:
Grocery.
Library.
Post Office.
As many of you know, my routine evolved
over many months by adding a new habit
every few weeks. That is what I needed to
make the habits stick. We are all different -
you have to find what works for you. –
FlyLady
 Weekly Home Blessing Hour
Vacuum or sweep just the middles not
around the walls.

Dust

Mop the kitchen and the bathroom

Clean the glass in the doors and bathroom

mirrors.

Purge magazines. This means get rid of them

from your house.

Empty all the trash cans

Change the sheets on your bed. (each family
member is responsible for their bed)

 One thing per day or all on one day for

an hour Find a place for it

 Add in check family calendar for the

week and sync with each other for the
following week Sunday Night
Important phone numbers and directions to
our home for sitter Emergency contact info
Ashlee
Randy
Bria
Bair
Yuvonne
James
Patients Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Lea and Matt
Heather and Doug
Ashley and James
Dad and Melody
Mom
Emergency Contact Numbers
Sherriff
Fire Department
Ambulance
Hospital Triage Nurse
Dr. Vogus
Poison Control
Neighbors diagram and contact numbers
Cathy
 Addresses and Phone Numbers
NAME Phone Number
Address Cell Number
City Work Number
State
Memo
 In case of emergency
Insurance card numbers
Soc numbers
Dear Friends,

We have all seen the news of late; people

being evacuated from their homes at a
moments notice. During times like these we
can't think. So this is my challenge for you
right now. This will not take long. I want you
to do this whether you think you are immune
from a disaster or not. No one gets a free pass
on this one.

At the bottom of the email is my 11 Points to

Preparedness in an Evacuation. I wrote this
when wild fires were everywhere last summer
My heart goes out all the families that have
 lost their homes. One thing that the
authorities have learned that when the fire
storm came through that houses with drapes
shut and blinds closed caught fire on the
inside from the heat coming through the
windows. They recommended that you leave
the curtains open or taken down and the
blinds up. I know this seems strange but the
ignition temperature is lower on fabric and
plastic.

Get a pen and a piece of paper that will go in

your Control Journal. Now sit down with a
cup of your favorite morning drink and start
to list the most important things that you
would take with you. Think about space
constraints. Write things down in the order
of importance: People, Pets, Papers, Pictures
and go from there.
Next think about where they are in the house.
Make a note beside each item their place in
the house, so anyone can find them. Could
you get to them easily? Could you just grab
one box and go? Do you have copies of your
family pictures in a lock box at the bank or at
a family member's home? Could you get your
pets in the car? Do you know where the leash
is or the pet carrier? Do you have a box of
emergency rations for people and pets;
Water, peanut butter and crackers and other
non-perishables, dog food and cat food, pet
food?

Now put this list in the emergency section of

your Control Journal. Put a red mark on it so
you can find it in a hurry. With this list you
will not have to think; you will just have to
grab and go! None of us want to think about
this, but a little thought now will keep you
from running around like a chicken with its
head cut off.

Are you ready to FLY through an evacuation

with calm on your side?

FlyLady

P.S. The next step to this challenge is to

actually put together the emergency rations
and your Grab and go box!

I have added a few items to this list. This list

is also in our Control Journal that we have
built for you. The list will do you no good
unless you actually sit down and put it
 together. Ask yourself; Can I evacuate my
home in less than 10 minutes?

11 Points to Preparedness for Evacuation

1. PEOPLE: Have a plan for getting out of

the house and make sure everyone knows it.
Have an emergency bag of food and water for
your family. Include wholesome snacks and
treats for the children: dried fruit, nuts,
peanut butter, crackers and granola bars.

2. PETS: Keep pet carriers and leashes

readily available to lead pets to safety. Also
take pet food with you.

3. PICTURES: Keep negatives or CDs of

pictures in a lock box or at a family
member's home. Have picture albums in one
place ready to grab and go at a moments
notice.

4. PAPERS: Have all your important papers

in a lock box at a bank and only keep copies
at the house. This keeps you from panicking.
If you have them at home then put them in a
folder that you can easily grab if you have to
move fast. Color code it so you can find it!

5. PRESCRIPTIONS: Take your medications

with you. Don't forget the ones that have to
be refrigerated like insulin. Have small ice
chest and cold packs readily accessible to
pack and go. If you have babies; remember
their formula or medications.
 6. PURSES and PETRO: This is where you
keep your identification, credit cards and
cash. Keep a stash of cash for emergencies
and grab it. You may not be able to use an
ATM in the event of a power outage. Make
sure your car always has a half a tank of gas.

7. PROPER CLOTHES and COMFORT

ITEMS: According to the weather
conditions; gather up a change of clothes
along with outer clothing: coats, rain gear,
boots, gloves and hats. If you have babies
remember diapers. Remember to grab your
children's favorite blanket, stuffed animal or
toy. A game or a deck of cards could keep
them occupied and calm too.
 8. PLANNER/CALENDAR/CONTROL
JOURNAL: These documents have all the
information you will need from phone
numbers, insurance numbers and important
dates. They are small and filled with things
you don't have to try to remember.

9. PERSONAL PROTECTION: Many of us

still have that time of the month. Be sure and
grab a box of your preferred protection. It
may be hard to find if you have been
evacuated. Stress can cause our bodies to do
strange things too. So be prepared. Take
medication for cramps too.

10. PHONES and RADIOS: Many of us have

cell phones now. Always keep them charged
up and have a charger in the car or an extra
battery. They may not work in the event of
 power outages, but then they might. Know
which local radio station has emergency
bulletins. Keep your battery powered radio
tuned to that local station and have plenty of
batteries for it.

11. PATIENCE: This is one of the most

important things to pack. Keep it inside of
you so that you have a clear calm head.
Having your P's to Preparedness list guiding
you will keep you patient. In the event of an
evacuation there will be lots of displaced
people. Being patient will make things less
stressful. Your children need to see you calm
and collected. This will help keep them calm
too.

We can FLY in the face of Danger and

Emergency if we are prepared. Don't wait till
 you are being asked to evacuate. Everyone
thinks that it could not happen to them. Well
it could and it is up to you to make sure you
are prepared. Don't wait! DO IT NOW!!

-- FlyLady