Now, for some ideas to get you started...

One option for Scheduled Families is a simple Daily Planner.  These work great for older children and parents alike, and they are compact enough to go wherever you go.  Simply fill in each time slot with your to-do's for the week (I suggest weekly for the Scheduled Family rather than daily because you naturally prefer your week to have a nice flow or pattern to it).  As you develop a workable schedule, you will need only to transfer the previous week into the new week.  Leave the planner lying open on the table during the day for quick glances at what is next.  Anything out of the ordinary (ie. school projects, mending something in particular, picking up your mother from the airport, etc) can be penciled in without too much disruption to your daily schedule.

Another great option for Schedule-lovin' families is something like Managers of Their Homes.  This type of schedule is put together in 30 minute blocks of time.  You have a neatly set time for nearly everything you would like to accomplish throughout your day.  You are able to schedule in everyone else's day as well.  All of this is put into a color coded wall chart with blocks that can easily be changed and moved around.  If you find something that does not work well in the time frame you originally placed it in or something in your life suddenly changes, you simply move it.   

But, if you are a Routine person, MOTH is more than likely NOT for you.  In fact, I would gently suggest that it could quite possibly make you feel very badly about yourself and your ability to run a household properly.  Mrs. Maxwell never intended for this to be the case, so please do not think I am suggesting she believes her schedule is the only way to run a household.  She is merely trying to help other mamas out there manage their day with something that worked well for her household.  But, the fact of the matter is that some of our lives do not fit neatly in 30 minute boxes.  My life being a case in point. 

So, what are some things that a Routine family can try?

A Daily Planner may work for you as well (or just a piece of notebook paper for that matter), but with two differences from the one kept by the Scheduled Family.  Yours should not be marked with times.  The other difference is that your routine should be written out DAILY, not weekly.  You simply take everything that must be accomplished during that day, write it down in a good working order, and cross off as you go.

Another suggestion comes from my friend, SarahLynne.  You can read about it HERE.  The basic idea is that you write eveything down on seperate notecards.  When you have accomplished the item listed, you move it from the TO DO section to the DONE section.  This is a great option for the children.  Even those who can't read can have picture cards that tell them what to do next.  I've incorporated this into my daily routine by putting two magnetized chip clips on my refrigerator...one is TO DO and one is DONE.  It feels so good to move the cards from one side to the other.  I use this mainly as a way to remember all those daily things that if allowed to become sidetracked, I will simply forget to do:  taking vitamins, giving the kids their vitamins, switching over laundry, dethawing dinner, etc.