My Weekly Chore List

I am a checklist person. When I used to work in medical records and than later in medical coding/billing, I always had a daily task list made. It always included eve the most mundane tasks because if I got to check them off the list, it made me feel like I was doing something.

Well, as a stay at home mom, I have found that the same thing works for me. Even though the same tasks need to be done every week, it makes me feel like I am doing something when I can check it off of my list. I have tried all different kinds of lists that included assigning specific chores to specific days of the week but found that I need to be able to be more flexible than that. So, I came up with this:

It works for me. It motivates me to get things done earlier in the week so I can be done with them. It makes me feel like I am accomplishing something. If I post it on the fridge, when hubby wants to know what he can do to help, he can see where I am with the checklist. It is easier to find things for the kids to help with. I love it.

I have a Home Management Binder that I use each week as well. It might sound silly but it keeps all of my papers in one place and helps me keep track of what needs to get done. I will post more about all of those things sometime soon I hope!

If you would like me to send you the word file for this so you can make it your own, I am charging $1.50. You can paypal it to me at my e-mail address mcmillan(dot)chrissy at gmail(dot)com (no spaces) and send me a quick e-mail letting me know that you did so. I will get it to you the same day!

Happy Chores!

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