Taking 5 Today...

Taking 5 to organize. I realize I need to organize my house better as well as my cleaning routine these days. I am ready to implement the following into the daily humdrum of life:


Everyday 5 minute jobs:

Bathrooms: swipe toilet, clean mirror, wipe down sink, quick mop floor
Kitchen: sweep/quick mop floor, throw out trash, load dishwasher, hand wash dishes
Dining: quick wipe chairs, table
Living room: pick up loose papers, gather misc. items, dust, quick vac
Car: clean out trash
Garage: take papers inside, put items away in rooms
Bedrooms: put loose laundry in bins, quick clean up
Laundry area: one load in and out a day
All: sanitize door handles


Every week:

Monday: Water plants, clean out car (vac, windows, wash outside if needed)
Tuesday: Heavy duty vac (use the handle on trim, under furniture and couch cushions)
Wednesday: Clean out fridge/pantry, gather trash, set out trash cans (trash is Thur.)
Thursday: Clean windows and mirrors, write and send letters/mail
Friday: Iron, recycle, clean out oven
Saturday: Family project (30 min - 1 hour in morning)
Sunday: Set bags in car/ garage


Once a month:

Meal plan
Clean out trash bins
Heavy clean kitchen and bathroom floors
Wash down walls and doors
Change out calander
Organize garage bins
Go over budget

Menu Planning Monday 08-03-09

I am BACK! Woo hoo - it's been a long summer and I took a long break from blogging, but I am back in the bloggy world now.

Here's my Menu Plan for the week:

Monday:
Breakfast – Cereal, boiled eggs, toast, water
Snack – Carrot sticks and ranch, water
Lunch – Ham sandwiches with lettuce and tomato
Snack – Crackers and cream cheese, water
Dinner – Spaghetti and meatballs, salad, breadsticks
Dessert – Cookies and Horchata

Tuesday
Breakfast – Scrambled eggs, bacon, pancakes
Snack – Applesauce, graham crackers
Lunch – Chicken quesadillas, Spanish rice, corn, milk
Snack – Apples and almond butter
Dinner – Chicken and rice soup, grilled cheese, broccoli salad
Dessert – Jell-O

Wednesday
Breakfast – Oatmeal, toast, fruit
Snack – String cheese and cherry tomatoes
Lunch – Soup, toasted bagel with cheese, juice
Snack – Apples and honey
Dinner – Baked salmon, cheesy cauliflower, wild rice
Dessert – Warm rice

Thursday
Breakfast – Toast, kiwis and grapes, milk
Snack – Boiled eggs
Lunch – Leftovers
Snack – Nuts and raisins
Dinner –Tacos, fruit salad, Spanish rice
Dessert – None

Friday
Breakfast – Cereal, bagel with almond butter, milk
Snack – Fruit leather, water
Lunch – Grilled cheese, carrot sticks
Snack – Yogurt and crackers
Dinner – Eat out
Dessert – Ice cream

Saturday
Breakfast – Egg Muffin, fruit, milk
Snack – Mixed cereal, water
Lunch – Popcorn, smoked salmon
Snack – Grapes, deli meat
Dinner – Aloha chicken kebobs, (pineapple puree, sweet potato puree)
Dessert – Coconut “flan”

Sunday
Breakfast – Cereal, toast, eggs, grape tomatoes
Snack – Cheese and apricots (dried)
Lunch – Sloppy Joes, sweet potato fries, milk
Snack – Crackers, juice
Dinner – Chicken salad, breadsticks
Dessert – Ice cream

Monday
Breakfast – Pancakes, scrambled eggs, apple sauce
Snack – Fruit
Lunch – Pea salad, cheese and tomato sandwich
Snack – Edamame
Dinner – Lasagna, salad, milk
Dessert – None