Some days are better than others

This certainly isn't news to anyone with a pulse, but it's even more true when you're home with the kids.  And while the kids may not like school as much as you like them having to go, it does buy some much needed time each day to get things done that normally can't be done with the kids, their friends, their toys and their issues all hanging around.

My kids went back to school a couple of weeks ago and I am just about to hit my rhythm with their schedules.  Their school schedules anyway.  My oldest just started travel hockey again so we get to lump that into the weekly demands on our time and try to find a rhythm with that added into the mix.  Along with my daughter's gymnastics, her time at the equestrian center and my youngest son's in house hockey league.

The secret to surviving is to have a plan for each and every day.  Just like any other job, you have your daily to-do list of things you'd rather not do, (which is why they pay you to do them at work) and at home it's no different.  There are dishes to pre-scrub, laundry to sort and do, counters to clean off, and floors, carpets, mirrors, countertops and toilets that all demand at least some attention each week, if not more often.  And let's not forget you might want to eat at some point during the day so you get to add to your workload, on the off chance that you didn't have enough to do already.

The main key is to stay ahead of the workload by consistently doing a little bit each day.  If you schedule wisely, you can have your house looking tip-top for the weekend so you can enjoy your time as a family instead of having to use your weekends to catch up on everything you didn't do during the week.  It doesn't always work that nicely around here, but on those weeks where we are "on schedule" it's certainly a lot more fun come Friday night and on into the rest of the weekend.  I'd much rather take the family skiing than do laundry, clean the house & mow the yard.