In the “old days” they used to designate certain days for specific tasks. For instance there was wash day and market day. While there may have been other tasks accomplished on those days, there was a particular focus on certain things.
If you are looking to put a new spin on keeping up with the house, why not bring back some of those old ways in a modernized version? Of course, this will depend on the unique needs of your family and how you run your household.
One day could be “office day.” If you run a home-based business, you could spend this day on bookkeeping or other related tasks. You could use office day to clean out and organize your papers, pay your bills, or catch up on correspondence (email or the old-fashioned way of snail mail).
Another day could be “meal day.” This is when you plan the week’s menu, write out your grocery list and cut coupons. Or you might be the type who likes to spend one day cooking for the remainder of the week.
Once-a-week cooking is becoming quite popular. There are all kinds of ways you can do this which can save you lots of time the other days of the week. For ideas on this, try doing a Google search on “cooking 1 day a week.”
Laundry day is another one where you might also focus on mending clothing, sewing on patches, ironing and the like. It could also be the day you wash bedding.
You might also set aside one day a week for “errands day.” If you can plan it right, you avoid taking unnecessary trips throughout the rest of the week. This will save you time and gas.
Make this the day you run to the post office, pick up your prescriptions, and whatever else is needed for that week. But map out your destinations so that you are hitting them in the right order.
What other designated days can you come up with that help you to focus on a particular task?
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