a simple stay at home mom schedule for a productive home

This article is about creating a simple stay at home mom schedule to keep a peaceful home.

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1. Establish your priorities

A good stay at home mom schedule is based on your priorities. Write down a list of what YOU want your family to value and prioritize during the day. This will help to give you a better idea on how to structure your schedule.

Examples of priorities can be:

  • Bible time
  • Physical activity
  • Homeschool
  • Outside time
  • Time all together
  • Screen/Screen free time.
  • Rest as a family
  • A free day to catch up on chores, making appointments etc.

What do you value as a family? Knowing this will help you to structure your day around the most important things to you.

2. Establish eating and nap times

To break up your day establish eating and nap times. Also, think of other things during your day that always happen at the same time. We are going to call these “Staple times”

Examples of Staple Times:

  • When Hubby leaves/ comes home from work
  • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner times
  • Nap time
  • Home school co-opts
  • Church
  • Any extra-curricular activities
  • When each kid wakes up

Most of these things consistently happen at or around the same time, so we know they are dependable. Write down your staple times and your stay at home mom schedule is halfway done!

3. Choose your wants and needs

Ask yourself these questions when creating your stay at home mom schedule:

  • What things can be done WITH the kids, what things need to be done without them?
  • What can be done during the morning, vs. done at night ?
  • What needs my attention daily Vs. Weekly?
  • Do I need to wake up early to get these things done, or do I have enough time during the day?

Asking yourself these questions will help to make your schedule run more efficiently during the day.

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4. Make your official stay at home mom schedule

By now you know your priorities, your staple times, and you have established your needs and wants. It’s time to create your stay at home mom schedule!

Heres an brainstorming example from start to finish of what creating a stay at home mom schedule may look like:

My priorities:

  • Bible
  • Fitness
  • Outside time with the kids

My Staples:

  • Breakfast (8am), Lunch (11 am), Dinner (5pm)
  • Kids awake (7am)
  • Nap time (12pm)
  • Kids in bed (7pm)
  • Home school (2pm)
  • Husband home (5pm)

To do list with the kids:

  • Clean the kitchen
  • Fold the laundry
  • Dinner prep

To do list without the kids:

  • Bible time
  • Workout

5. Stay at home mom schedule example:

This is just a simple example of what a stay at home mom schedule could look like.

5AM-6AM Wake up + Workout

6AM-7AM: Bible time + Get ready

7AM-8AM: Morning clean + Breakfast

8AM-9AM: Get kids ready, Get bag ready for outing

9AM-11AM: Outside time, Open play time

11AM: LUNCH + Cleanup lunch

12PM- 2PM : NAP TIME, Fold laundry, prepare to leave

2PM-4PM: Homeschool co-opt

4PM:-5PM: Dinner Prep

5PM-6PM: DINNER

6PM-7PM: Bedtime prep

7PM: BED!

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6. Staying consistent with a stay at home mom schedule

A planner, A to do list on your fridge, or keeping a notes section on your phone will help you stay consistent with your stay at home mom schedule. Every moment as a mom is not predictable. Stick to rhythms instead of specific times. The flow of your day is more important than the exact times to keep a peaceful home.

7. Adjust your stay at home mom schedule as needed

Schedules change as moms, and some things don’t work forever. If you are finding that your time is fleeting try timing your tasks. This will help you see where your time is really being spent- and help you rearrange your schedule.

8. God meets us

When our schedules don’t go as planned, know that God meets us in the areas that we lack. We can rejoice knowing that In our weakness He is strong. His grace sustains us! (2 Corinthians 12: 9-11)

9. Reward yourself

Job well done mama! Sticking to a good stay at home mom schedule can be hard, but it’s worth it. Reward yourself by having your cup of coffee after chores, or a snack. Your discipline and motivating will fuel your entire home.

What’s the hardest part of keeping a stay at home mom schedule for you ? What new elements will you implement today to create a better one?

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