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Managing A Home And Homeschooling…It Can Be Done

February 8, 2016 By Michelle Knight 6 Comments

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Sometimes trying to run the house, homeschool, do the errands, cook the dinner and keep the kids safe is extremely overwhelming.  We all know that having a quick, solid plan is the roadmap to success. Even the best homeschool moms who plan out every detail know that there is no quick fix. Why?

Implentation.

That is the key word.  Why?

Because homeschool moms can have the best quick plans for house and homeschool but without the actual physical implementation nothing will happen.

I found this out the other night when I finally made Saturday breakfast on Friday night.  It had to be made because the kids had very early basketball games.

Before that epiphany I would think on Saturday mornings that I needed to have a better plan. We needed to move quick to arrive on time.

Saturday morning went so much better. We woke up 15 min. earlier, ate, got dressed, picked up the house and made it on time. No easy feat.

I needed to implement A plan.

If we don’t get up and do it, then it will not get done…that is a fact.

Managing and Implementing A Homeschool/Home Plan:

  1. Write a list. If you have read other blog posts on my blog you will see that I always say that first.  A list puts everything in perspective.
  2. Realize that the next day needs to be prepared to make it go quickly and smoothly for homeschool. Correct all of the lessons. Mark the pages or write down the daily work in a notebook, lay out all of the supplies or books necessary to start the day’s work.
  3. Get up early. Nothing gets accomplished when we sleep and let our children sleep until 8:00 am. (I am very guilty of this).
  4. Do a quick morning routine and start school promptly. NO matter what…just start. Do that for 21 days because that is how long it takes to implement a habit.
  5. Stay on track as much as possible. Mark items of school off the list to see accomplishment.
  6. Fix lunch, take a rest and do a quick cleanup before 4:00 pm.

If we take a few minutes in the morning and in the evening to plan, implement, and take action our homes will look better, we feel more caught up, and homeschooling doesn’t suffer. We can actually start the next day today.

Do you do a daily morning routine? If so, what is it?

Cheers,

Michelle

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  1. Helene says

    February 10, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    I love my list and I like the way you emphasized getting started early. If we haven’t started school by 8:15 we aren’t going to have a good day!

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    • Michelle Knight says

      February 12, 2016 at 9:01 pm

      So true!!!

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  2. Our Home of Many Blessings says

    February 11, 2016 at 1:39 pm

    This is a great post! I have a large family and if I don’t keep my eyes set on the Lord and keep my self organized then NOTHING gets done.I get up early and start on my day…It’s that simple!I am a list maker and check them off as I get done also. It has helped my children and I notice there doing that also.Thanks for sharing!

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    • Michelle Knight says

      February 12, 2016 at 9:00 pm

      It may take me awhile to do something but early is definitely what it takes to run a home. That and prayer. Thanks for your tips.

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  3. Jennifer Dodrill @ All-In-One-Mom says

    April 3, 2016 at 6:32 pm

    This school year I decided to do several specific things first thing in the morning, including cleaning up the kitchen (unloading the side sink and dishwasher) AND deciding what would be for dinner and actually taking the meat out for it!! 😉 It’s made a big difference!

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    • Michelle Knight says

      April 7, 2016 at 3:51 pm

      The little things that take only a few min. really add up.

      Reply

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