Several Things You Can Do in Five Minutes

1. Wash a load of diapers.
2. Wash plates from last meal.
3. Fold blankets in living room.
4. Bring down dirty clothes from upstairs bathroom.
5. Bring down dirty clothes from children’s bedrooms.
6. Start a load of laundry in washer and put washed laundry in dryer.
7. Sort one load of laundry for next wash load.
8. Put away dishes in dish drainer.
9. Change a wet diaper.
10. Strip sheets from one of the beds to be washed.
11. Clean off high chair.
12. Wash pots and pans.
13. Fold a load of clean laundry.
14. Put away a load of folded laundry.
15. Wash mirrors in bathrooms.
16. Wipe off kitchen table.
17. Quickly dust living room furniture.
18. Put away unnecessary things on the piano.
19. Make wet wipes.
20. Put away unnecessary things on the entertainment center.
21. Pick up toys in the living room.
22. Pick up toys in the girl’s and boy’s rooms.
23. Clean off one kitchen countertop.
24. Put away spices on kitchen counter.
25. Pick toys up off of the kitchen floor.
26. Pick up shoes and put away.
27. Start a batch of bread.
28. Lay out frozen food for supper.
29. Straighten sewing table.
30. Take out trash.
31. Pick up trash off floors in one room and throw away.
32. Swish toilets in both bathrooms.
33. Wipe counters in one of the bathrooms.
34. Write down a weekly menu on calendar.

Many things can be done in five minutes, these are just a few. Not everything gets done everyday. But here's a start. These things can be done between homeschooling subjects and to make them go faster involve your children. Not only do you feel like you accomplished something, but you are teaching your children that if you break things down, the task doesn't seem quite so overwhelming.


Trust me, if you struggle with home organization & time management, I'm right there with you. These are my struggles as well. I've created this blog to try and motivate myself organizationally, as well as to let others know they are not alone.

Have a fantabulous day!!! And don't forget to SMILE!!!