Organized Homemaking - Kitchen Day

​Homemaking changes with the seasons of life.

Just when you have things under control:

• The baby learns to walk and suddenly your entire existence is just keeping that child from getting into anything that would send you to the hospital. -OR-
• Your bigger children start a medieval history unit and you randomly find yourself being asked to produce odd items, which you foolishly do, until you suddenly realize they are constructing a trebuchet in the back yard.

​Either way, life happens and the kitchen is suddenly no longer a priority. Trouble is, everyone still needs to eat, which means you need food and clean pots and pans.

Keep reading to find out how giving yourself a weekly Kitchen Day can help you get your kitchen work done without having to stress about it…

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Do You Have ​Mary Poppins Expectations?

​I don’t know about you, but I have lofty expectations for myself.
I want my family to eat well, and it would be awesome if they actually enjoyed the food I put on the table. And I want all of them to learn to cook And I want to know what I’m gonna cook, and actually have the stuff I need to cook it. Oh! And I would love to bake cookies and sing Spoon Full Of Sugar while we’re washing up. Mary Poppins, step aside, Mama's in the kitchen!

You probably have some lofty ideals, too, don’t you?

But how are we supposed to achieve any of that when the dishes are piled up and just looking at the kitchen is stressful? 

The answer is easy: Kitchen Day.

Now take a deep breath dear Mama. My Kitchen Day is flexible. 

When you’re in a season that has you frayed, or tired, or just busy: Do what you can. Give yourself grace. Cook the food and wash the dishes. Sweep when you need to. Stick to the Weekly Work on Kitchen Day. 

When things are smoother sailing: Do the Weekly Work and then add one or two Bonus Jobs. 

Easy Peasy. No stress needed. 

​And remember: Use your Kitchen Day for Doing. Do one job, and then do another. Smile. Play some uplifting music. Save the thinking stuff for Planning Day. Enjoy getting stuff done! 

Yes, you still have to feed the family all week long. And yes, you will have to take care of the dishes seven days a week. But giving yourself a Kitchen Day allows you to know that the work will get done. And knowing the work is getting done takes a great deal of stress out of your kitchen. That means you can have some fun the other days: bake desserts. Teach someone to scramble eggs. Maybe even sing a song and set the table.

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You do have to feed your family. 
​You don't have to stress over it.

Change the lists up and make them work for Your family!

Kitchen Day Chores

Weekly Work:

• Wipe appliances
• Scrub stove top
• De-clutter one cabinet or drawer
• De-clutter your counter tops
• Clean out fridge
• Bleach the sink
• Refill bulk items like flour, rice, etc. Put them into easier to use containers and make sure they’re full.
• Mill flour 
• Wash the kitchen towels
• Sweep

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Bonus ​Jobs:

• Mop
• Bake bread
• Clean out freezer
• Freezer cooking
• Make chicken stock
• Bag up your own mixes (pancake, brownie, cookie, etc.)
• Chop veggies for snacks
• Work on gathering your favorite recipes into one place. 

Do what you can do today and remember not to stress over the rest… Kitchen Day will come around next week. I promise.

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