weekly schedule
So, I've been reading flylady.com to help me in my forever weak area of cleaning. And so far it's been pretty helpful. Mostly stuff I already knew, but it helps me focus and put it into practice (clean for short periods at a time, take breaks, etc). But it has helped a lot towards getting the dishes done on time. I keep the sinks empty, and have one of my spare drying racks (I have 3, wtf), under the sink to put dirty dishes in. Then every day, I wash dishes for like 15 minutes, taking one dish at a time from under the sink. The sink always looks nice, and I have room to do the dishes without it being an all day thing.
And I've been working on a schedule for myself to ensure I can keep my apartment nice and clean, and acceptable for guests to come over unannounced.
CLASSES:
Mon/Wed 1pm-4pm Sculpture, 4pm-7pm Art&Computer
(9am-1pm, I'm gonna try and be on campus to do any homework, since then I can leave all my art stuff at the studio)
Tue/Thur 8am-9am Modern Art History, 11am-1pm Drawing II, 1pm-3pm Art Hist I
WORK: (this is just when I'm available for work, I don't work all these shifts)
Tue: 5pm-11pm
Thur: 5pm-10pm
Fri: 4pm-10pm
Sat: 3pm-9pm
Sun: 9am-7pm
FREE:
Mon/Wed: 7pm-8pm (woo Mon night house time!)
Fri: 9am-3pm
MORNING SCHEDULE:
Wake Up (7:30, 6:30 T/R)
Get Dressed (once I have actual sheets, I'll add Make Bed here)
Teeth/Bathroom (take out retainer, brush teeth, swish clean bathroom)
Eat Breakfast/Net
Pet Needs (clean litter box, fill food and water dishes)
Straight/Gather (make sure all things for the day are together, straighten up the rooms)
Relax
Leave
Each task has about 10 minutes, with a 10 minute buffer built in.
EVENING SCHEDULE:
(this one is a little complicated, since I have anywhere between 4hrs to 1hr after getting done with the day and before bed, so I'm going to exclude how I portion each task for each day, but I do have them portioned out)
Dinner (cook/eat dinner, wash dishes, pack lunch for tomorrow)
Rest (15-30 minutes to relax)
Task (I have tasks that, depending on how much time I have portioned here, I can get through)
Bed (brush teeth, put in retainer, shower, put on pj's, get clothes out for tomorrow)
I've found that when I have a specific schedule, with the times split up into 15 minutes or similar time slots, and say 'I can only play on the internet for 15 minutes before I have to *whatever*' it helps a lot. Especially when I set the kitchen timer to ding.
I'm printing out this schedule (organized a bit nicer looking) and plan to lamenate it, so I can put it on the fridge. So I can write on it and mark off things I do through the week. I even have space for TO DO list.
I need to start making plans for what we'll be eating through the week. I know that'll help a lot. Make sure we're not eating the same thing over and over again.
I've also been working towards having like, a monthly game night, which the first day went pretty well. It was me, Jeremiah, Rikki, Rikki's boyfriend (Shawn or Kevin or something), and some guy from CL named Matthew. We tried playing Munchkin for a bit, but since no one else had ever played, I don't know if it went well. So we ended up playing Never Have I Ever, which was fun. Everyone seemed interested in playing Clue if I can ever get a copy of that game.
I'm thinking of trying to do a monthly study group for my two history classes, since both of their tests are generally the same week. So that would be useful.
I wish I had a scooter so the task of walking to and from class wasn't so daunting. It's really not that bad, and probably takes like 10 or 15 minutes at most. But still.
And my printer is out of ink :( that was stressful last night when I was paranoid that maybe it was just broken, but everything but the ink part of it works, so I guess that really is the problem. Not a big deal, although I'm miffed at why the printer would tell me the inks are all full when it's not.
And I've been working on a schedule for myself to ensure I can keep my apartment nice and clean, and acceptable for guests to come over unannounced.
CLASSES:
Mon/Wed 1pm-4pm Sculpture, 4pm-7pm Art&Computer
(9am-1pm, I'm gonna try and be on campus to do any homework, since then I can leave all my art stuff at the studio)
Tue/Thur 8am-9am Modern Art History, 11am-1pm Drawing II, 1pm-3pm Art Hist I
WORK: (this is just when I'm available for work, I don't work all these shifts)
Tue: 5pm-11pm
Thur: 5pm-10pm
Fri: 4pm-10pm
Sat: 3pm-9pm
Sun: 9am-7pm
FREE:
Mon/Wed: 7pm-8pm (woo Mon night house time!)
Fri: 9am-3pm
MORNING SCHEDULE:
Wake Up (7:30, 6:30 T/R)
Get Dressed (once I have actual sheets, I'll add Make Bed here)
Teeth/Bathroom (take out retainer, brush teeth, swish clean bathroom)
Eat Breakfast/Net
Pet Needs (clean litter box, fill food and water dishes)
Straight/Gather (make sure all things for the day are together, straighten up the rooms)
Relax
Leave
Each task has about 10 minutes, with a 10 minute buffer built in.
EVENING SCHEDULE:
(this one is a little complicated, since I have anywhere between 4hrs to 1hr after getting done with the day and before bed, so I'm going to exclude how I portion each task for each day, but I do have them portioned out)
Dinner (cook/eat dinner, wash dishes, pack lunch for tomorrow)
Rest (15-30 minutes to relax)
Task (I have tasks that, depending on how much time I have portioned here, I can get through)
Bed (brush teeth, put in retainer, shower, put on pj's, get clothes out for tomorrow)
I've found that when I have a specific schedule, with the times split up into 15 minutes or similar time slots, and say 'I can only play on the internet for 15 minutes before I have to *whatever*' it helps a lot. Especially when I set the kitchen timer to ding.
I'm printing out this schedule (organized a bit nicer looking) and plan to lamenate it, so I can put it on the fridge. So I can write on it and mark off things I do through the week. I even have space for TO DO list.
I need to start making plans for what we'll be eating through the week. I know that'll help a lot. Make sure we're not eating the same thing over and over again.
I've also been working towards having like, a monthly game night, which the first day went pretty well. It was me, Jeremiah, Rikki, Rikki's boyfriend (Shawn or Kevin or something), and some guy from CL named Matthew. We tried playing Munchkin for a bit, but since no one else had ever played, I don't know if it went well. So we ended up playing Never Have I Ever, which was fun. Everyone seemed interested in playing Clue if I can ever get a copy of that game.
I'm thinking of trying to do a monthly study group for my two history classes, since both of their tests are generally the same week. So that would be useful.
I wish I had a scooter so the task of walking to and from class wasn't so daunting. It's really not that bad, and probably takes like 10 or 15 minutes at most. But still.
And my printer is out of ink :( that was stressful last night when I was paranoid that maybe it was just broken, but everything but the ink part of it works, so I guess that really is the problem. Not a big deal, although I'm miffed at why the printer would tell me the inks are all full when it's not.