Do y'all have some sort of daily/weekly routine during daycare hours to make your life run smoothly? I'm not talking about the children's schedule. For example, I'm dedicating every Monday's nap time to emailing out receipts for the parents and paying my own personal bills. I also do one load of laundry every day during this time. On Fridays I take the toys off the shelves/baskets and deep clean the furniture.
What sorts of routines do you have in place?

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I do most of my book work and paying bills early in the morning after kiddos get here because they go back to sleep upon arrival (it's really early). Deep cleaning and laundry is done on the weekends. Normal cleaning like vacuuming, toy cleaning, etc is done in the evenings. I also do all of my grocery shopping on the weekends.

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This is me

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I make a paperwork to do list and do anything and everything I can, during nap time.

I clean my dc room the last 1/2 hour of the day, kids get put up at the table with an activity.

The only thing I HAVE to do before kids arrive is pre-cook everything (which drives me crazy bc it's only bc they go INSANE without CONSTANT 1:1 attention. 20 minutes to play quietly? NO WAY)

Laundry and shopping- evenings and weekends.

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The night before, I throw laundry in the wash, so first thing in the morning I can put it in the dryer, and then fold during nap.

My kiddos nap for 2.5 hours, give or take. During nap I fold laundry, do any paperwork or bills that needs to be taken care, prep/cook stuff for dinner and zip through my house picking up and cleaning. I also dedicate one room to be "deep cleaned" on a separate day of the week (today was the kitchen). I clean up the daycare area in the last 30 minutes of daycare so I am set up and ready for the morning. I grocery shop and do a little food prep on Sunday nights.

Every day at 5pm I am completely ready to sit back and relax, and my days off are not busy playing catch up

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I do. I have a routine that I follow to make sure that I don't fall behind on my household and business duties. I'm crazy OCD like that though. I even have recurring Google reminders and checklists that I check off daily.

Here's my life:

Everyday

• Set up for daycare
• Wash 1 load
• vacuum/sweep/spot mop
• AM declutter 15 minutes
• Load/unload dishwasher/run
• Clear kitchen counters/clean the sink
• evening daycare cleanup
• PM declutter 15 minutes

Monday: living room
Tuesday: dining room
Wednesday: kitchen/activity planning
Thursday: downstairs bathroom
Friday: backyard/daycare record keeping
Saturday: bedrooms/daycare washing & disinfecting
Sunday: upstairs bathroom/landing/van/meal planning

I also have a list of monthly tasks and seasonal tasks.

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Yes....

I have two dedicated ch. care rooms.

Each morning before kids come I clean the bathroom.

I vacuum the one room that has carpet.

I ready activities

Unload dishwasher

The rest of the day I spot clean as I go. The same with the rest of my house-I spot clean. Always have. Hate dedicating a day to cleaning!

At the end of the day both rooms are picked up and orderly as we pick up toys by 5:00 or are outside In good weather at the time parents arrive.

I sanitize one bin of toys each day. I run them through the dishwasher if possible. Any toys I see put in their mouth gets put in a bin and I sanitize that when its full.

I take diapers out.

During nap after lunch clean up I relax!
After work I close the door to DC and foget about DC until next day!

I have all my menus typed up. I have at least three months worth so meal planning is taken care of.

Shopping on weekend.

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I've been looking for something like this. Could you share the monthly/seasonal task list?

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I have no routine at all and it sucks. I suggest finding one that works for you. I'm so lazy and tired everyday which I partly blame to my lack of vitamin D and b12. I'm going to attempt to take some of the advice here. It's just during nap time my house gets soooooooo dark and quiet and makes me not want to do anything.

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Thanks so much, everyone. You've given me some great ideas. Now the hard part--implementing them.

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Of course. I'm so OCD that I list every little individual task for each day. It helps me stay on task if I break it down and put them in a certain order (like living room: check for cobwebs, clear the floor, clear the surfaces, dust the surfaces, vacuum etc) . I'm so scatter-brained that if I don't do this I'll get distracted and nothing ever gets done (I'm also big on bullet journaling to help me keep my life organized. I create my task lists in Google Keep so I can open them up on my phone and tick them off as I complete them.

Monthly Tasks

Week 1:

• Check the dryer duct. Remove the lint from catch and clean out with duct brush. Wipe washer and dryer clean and remove any loose lint.
• Check the dining chairs for stains and treat them
• Clean out a closet, declutter and reorganize. Donate/sell/throw out uneeded items
• Deep scrub a floor. Steam it also.
• Wash and disinfect any remaining trash cans (ones not used in the previous week for mopping) [I empty the trash can in whichever room I'm cleaning and pour hot water and floor cleaner in about 1/4 of the way full and use that to mop with then I take a cleaning sponge/brush/rag and wash use the same water to wash the trash can with so I get clean floors and clean trash cans. Once a month I wash the trash cans that are in rooms that don't get super dirty like the one's in the bedrooms)

Week 2:

• Clean out and organize 3 drawers
• Move living rom furniture and vacuum underneath
• Clean out under kitchen sink and reorganize. Scrub the bottom and sides
• Wash and change all bed linens

Week 3:

• Clean all window sills
• thoroughly wash a light fixture. Remove it completely and wash it in soap and water.
• Check the whole house for cobwebs, garage too.
• In each drain pour mix of 1 cup salt, 1 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup white vinegar. Let stand for 15 mins then pour 2 quarts of boiling water
• Run ice and a lemon wedge through the garbage disposal to clean it

Week 4:

• Go through kids clothes and throw away any that are stained/damaged. Sell/donate any that are too small
• Clean the bathroom grout and sealant in both bathrooms
• Wash woodwork, railings, baseboards and mouldings
• Wash curtains, throws, rugs, guest blankets, and furniture pillows
• Check my van for maintenance needed

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