A daily routine.

That’s right, I said I’d be talking about this and talk about it I shall! As much as my weekly routine is a big deal to me, I’d venture to say pre-planning my day is a smidge more important. When I wake in the mornings I immediately find my daily task sheet and browse it over. If we have morning plans (such as mops or church days) I know what to get started on first. But those aren’t daily. Most of our mornings are spent here, and if i’m not on top of things and prioritizing – life get messy.

I really wanted something that would work best for our family, something I would want to use. Quite a few hours later I came up with my very own, personalized, daily task sheet. I listed out the things during the day that I needed to keep track of and put it in a document format.

Let’s break it down

Daily tasks

This is where my weekly routine sheet comes in handy. The night before as I’m filling out my daily tasks sheet for the following day, I’ll browse through to see what is on my list for the next day. There are never more than five daily tasks as to not overwhelm myself. These items I take care of as soon as possible (after the kids are fed, dog is walked, I’ve had my own quiet time, etc). Getting to these strait away is truly imperative to my feeling relaxed the rest of the day.

Taking care of me

After a successful journey through weight watchers, my dear wee one was born and well, here I am again :) Getting my waters in, being active, and keeping track of my points is a huge part of my day. This keeps me on track, and might be my fave part of this entire thing!

The middle blank spots

These two middle lists are really just my other to-dos. I like to specify certain things I’d like to accomplish in their own categories (The Creative Mama & my photography business) so that I can easily see what needs to get done. I typically work on this bottom section in the afternoons when the boys are down for naps.

The to do list

This little corner is usually taken up by phone calls that need to be made or emails to be written (not in relation to either this blog or my photography business). It can be so easy to let your to do list pile up. I try to only put down things that are really the most urgent.

Notes

Pretty self explanatory. I just like having a little section that I can jot down a cute thing one of the boys did, or a reminder for tomorrow’s daily task sheet.

Dinner / Start prep

Way down here at the bottom sits the thorn in my side. I’m not a fabulous cook, it really isn’t my ultimate favorite thing to do during the day. If i don’t menu plan, and have our dinners written out – well, we wouldn’t eat ;) Again, it’s all about looking ahead.

I think the most exciting part of this, was my discovery that I don’t have to print each day – wasting not only paper but ink as well. I simply slide my daily task sheet into a plastic sheet protector and use a dry erase marker. not really that genius, but it works! I clear it off at the end of each day and start fresh.

A few downloads for you!

I’ve included two downloads for you – one with the weight watchers points and one without. Click to download and enjoy!

How do you get through the daily grind?