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In an effort to streamline our chores at home and get us ready for the impending new-baby time crunch, I’ve put us on a new cleaning and laundry regimen to break up the tasks over the course of the week.  We’ve been on the new plan for about three weeks and I have to admit that I love it.  I don’t have to spend a whole day in the week cleaning house and weekends are left free for fun family time instead of chores.

This is the plan we’ve been following…

Another perk of this little program is that none of the tasks take longer than 15 minutes, which is the perfect amount of time for including Ava in the work of the home.  As I scrub the sinks and wash the mirrors, she climbs in the bathtubs and scrubs the floors.  (This is doubly great since I really can’t get that task done right now thanks to Doozy’s size.)

We’re enjoying the benefits and calm of a clean house and Ava’s learning to contribute.  In fact, she asks to help with a chore each day when we get home and is agreeable to picking up her toys every night since she gets to check it off on the chart.  I’m hopeful that this plan continues to work for us as we settle into our “new normal” after Doozy’s arrival!