Control Journal

Lately it seems control is a bad word but in some facets of our lives we have to keep control to keep our sanity. I've been using the FLYlady since January and have experienced a crash landing so I'm trying to get back into it. She has a control journal idea to use to help get control of our house work and lives. I thought I'd share it with you & maybe we can all benefit.

Page 1 Before Bed Routine

Page 2 Morning Routine

Page 3 Afternoon Routine

Page 4 Weekly Routine Monday through Sunday
Monday - Home Blessing and Family Night
Tuesday - Zone
Wednesday - Bills/Filing, menu/grocery list, Thank yous, Fridge & Zone
Thursday - Grocery/Errands
Friday - Paperwork etc, Date Night(DATE NIGHT AHH! How long has it been? DOH!)
Saturday - Family Fun
Sunday - Sabbath Calendar Review prepare for the week

Page 5 Master Grocery List

Here are some additional resources for this....
Kitchen Organization Food Management
http://ce.byu.edu/ed/edweek/handouts/2005/R2.pdf


http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/content/0,21770,689596,00.html
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/Grocery-List.html?node_name=ChannelHome


Page 6 Home Blessing Chores
10 minute Vacuum/Sweep
10 minute dust
10 minute Mop
10 minute Clean glass doors/bathrooms
5 minute purge magazines
5 minute empty trash
10 minutes Change Sheets

Page 7 Emergency Numbers

Page 8 notes/messages

Cleaning by Zones 1 zone per week
Zone 1 Entry & Dining Room
Zone 2 Kitchen
Zone 3 Bathroom & Extra Room
Zone 4 Master Bedroom
Zone 5 Living Room, Family Room or Den

http://www.flylady.net/images/Detailed_Cleaning_lists.pdf

Take it slowly! 15 minutes at a time adds up in the end. DON'T GIVE UP!!!!
Sorry was I talking to myself again? Ooops. ;) Best wishes.
The Zone method really helps me. I get overwhelmed by all there is to do. It's really good to remind ourselves of the saying...

How do you eat an elephant?
One bite at a time.
Pic for your journal...
http://www.math.utah.edu/~cherk/teach/elephant.GIF
So, I'm going to get my control journal together, make a master grocery list, work together on chores and have a date night!