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So, do you have a specific day of the week to do chores? We discussed that this week as we read chapter 2 in Little House in the Big Woods.
Here is Ma's chore list:
"Wash on Monday, Iron on Tuesday, Mend on Wednesday, Churn on Thursday, Clean on Friday, Bake on Saturday, Rest on Sunday."
I think this was pretty standard for the time period. I did some more reading on my own on the Large Family Logistics web page. This makes for very interesting perspectives on laundry and chores, especially for large homeschooling families.
Personally, what I have found that works for us is to have daily chores, such as sweeping the floor, cooking and dishes. And then we also have weekly chores, such as cleaning the bathrooms, dusting, windows and mirrors and mopping. We do laundry daily except for Sunday. I try to space our the linen washing. I will do the younger children's bedding one day, then the older ones have a day to do their bedding. And then I will do my and DH's bedding. In the winter, we will do around 23 loads of laundry per week, and in the summer it is closer to 21 loads per week. I think I can just wash more summer clothes at a time, and in the winter, we have a blue-jean load every other day or so.
What kind of chore schedule do you follow? Any MOTH users here? I confess I have the book; I have just never sat down to fill out the chore charts! Maybe someone will encourage me to do so. I did try Flylday, but I couldn't keep up with the emails, and I didn't feel that she really understands a homeschool mom's perspective on scheduling and cleaning.
Until later, The Prairie Primer Mom and Homestead Wannabe |
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