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zone work.

1/8/2019

This week, as part of the Farmhouse654 12-week Challenge, we are looking at our habits and routines.

We have chosen a few areas of our lives where it would be helpful to have a routine written down so we can follow it for the next month and make it a habit.

I finally feel like I am to that point with my Morning Routine.

I wake up and start my favorite coffee in the Keurig.

I make my bed,
do my quiet time,
start a load of laundry,
shower,
& get ready for my day...

A morning routine...without even thinking about it! Wow!

I'm currently working to get my bedtime routine just as automatic.

Two of the big pieces of my bedtime routine include laying everything out for the next day AND doing a "quick pickup" of the house, where all five of us set a 15-minute timer and do just what it sounds like...PICK UP!

This really has helped the house to not get too out of control lately.

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These daily routines are so important to help keep the house manageable.

And when I started following the FlyLady 10-15 years ago, I learned how important cleaning zones in our homes can be too for those "deep-cleaning" tasks.

The basic concept is for you to divide your home into various zones.

I used to try and make sure I was getting through every single zone every single month.

However, starting this next week, I think I'll put my house on an eight-week zone rotation.

Front Porch, Living Room, Deck
Kitchen & Mud Room
Dining Room & Laundry Room
Downstairs Bathroom & Mattie's Room
Our Bedroom & Office
Older Girls' Bedrooms Upstairs
Upstairs Bathroom & Playroom
Outside the House & Basement

Today, and for the rest of this week, I'll be focusing on deep-cleaning the front porch, the living room, and our deck.

I make a list of tasks to get these three areas "all spiffied up" and I work on that list for 15-30 minutes a day (depending on each night's activities).

Here is my list for this week. ⬆️

As I am working through my list for this week, I'm thinking about my zone for next week (kitchen & mud room) and things that need to be finished in those rooms.

I just work to get what I can finished each evening and try to finish up on Saturday morning or Sunday afternoon.

Zone work isn't meant to be stressful.

It's just a way to get some of those deep-cleaning tasks (that we often neglect) finished every eight weeks. If you get to the end of the week and a few tasks aren't complete, just move on and get those tasks finished on the next round.

So...your task for today is to divide your home into zones.

You can decide how many.

You can decide what types of tasks to put on your zone lists.

The important part is to start to develop some habits for deep-cleaning a little at a time, instead of just constantly being stuck in the cycle of having a BIG cleaning day every few weeks.

Working my zones at the farmhouse this morning!

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(almost) happy new year.

12/26/2018

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2019 is coming.

In fact, we have ONE WEEK left of this year.

The day after Christmas is always when I really start planning and thinking specifically about the year to come.

We take down our Christmas decorations and get the house "back to normal".

I go through my calendar for the entire next year and fill in various events, reminders, and appointments.

I sit down with a piece of paper and I start to dream about what's to come in the new year...things I want to accomplish, dreams I have, and specific goals.

This week, I thought I would go through each piece of my planning process for anyone that wants to follow along.

Some of the things I'll cover are:

Realistic ways to stay on top of the "to do list" and daily routines
Financial goal-setting and sticking to a monthly budget
Dreaming big and developing annual goals

One of my big goals for 2019 is to stay in touch with my readers more!

So with that in mind, I've started working on an email list!

I'm currently in the middle of a chat conversation with my email provider to figure out how to turn off my subscription form for those of you who have already subscribed...for now, just click the "X" when it pops up, if you're already a subscriber!

Thanks in advance for subscribing and following along with us during the new year!

Prepping for 2019 at the farmhouse,
Hannah

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zone work.

(almost) happy new year.

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