Once upon a clutter... "The sequel"

Coming from the latest post about decluttering Here, I mentioned  how important it is for  us to keep up daily routine and maintenance of our home. With homeschool and daily living, things can get pretty hectic. Overall preserving from chaos brings just the right balance to carry on our activities. So here is just a simple scheme of how our method works for our family.

Let's say everything for us begins at night... yes! our starting point is right at dinner time. By then we are all done with school activities and maybe, we are back from running errands or just from being out. So here in about 6 steps is how the magic happens! 🌠

• We prepare and serve dinner.
• We wash the dishes, clean counters, sweep and mop the floor; in other words we clean the kitchen and leave it ready for the next morning.
• Kids clean and organize the after-school mess and leave the room and supplies also tidy for the next day.
• We take showers at night, so while that happens for everyone, we go around picking up clutter and assembling clothes for the following day.
• Kids get ready for bed after night prayers.
• Mom or dad or sometimes both, tackle laundry.  We switch and fold the "loads" while popping a movie. (it just makes things better 😏). We make for each member a pile to be placed where it belongs the next morning .

The three musketeers work together after dinner!

It may sound strict, in a way maybe it is, but we make it as pleasant as possible. Some days we accomplish everything and some others we don't. But to know that picking up at night reduces the stress in the morning is a pretty good incentive. We don't have a set schedule of who does what, we tackle it together, we find this little ritual a place to bond and share and contribute.

With a growing family of 5 little ones we have found the importance of teaching basic skills. Kids are more than ready to feel part of the family team! letting our kids be part of such an important daily task has made them feel that they belong and that their input makes a difference. Never underestimate how generous their little hearts can be and never be so proud to carry the load alone!

Hope some of the tips I shared are helpful or at least interesting to you.

What tips help you keep up your home tidy?