How are you with schedules? Love them or hate them? For some, schedules can be a positive thing. For others they feel confining and limiting. There’s no doubt that putting things on a schedule makes them more likely to happen. That’s why scheduling home maintenance is a great idea.
We often underestimate how much time there is in a day to get everything done. Once the day gets started it can be hard to cram everything in, especially if it’s not scheduled. Things take longer than we thought they would, or something comes up and robs the time we thought we had to do other things. This can affect if and when we find the time to take care of things at home.
Scheduling maintenance helps set aside time to take care of things at home which helps keep things peaceful. Here are some of the unexpected benefits of scheduling your housekeeping and maintenance that are sure to have you grabbing your calendar and marking things down.
Never miss trash day again- How many times have you missed getting the trash to the curb? Scheduling a simple weekly reminder in your calendar can help you or your designated trash monitor remember to take the cans out. You can even use a device like Alexa to help remind you or your family of chores that need to be done.
Schedule a family clean-up day- Scheduling a specific day to do a deep clean or do chores helps everyone get on the same page and be ready for the day. It’s much easier to schedule a family clean-up day and prepare the team for the event than it is to spring it on them without notice. Letting your family know that a special day has been set aside will help them be ready when the day comes.
Build time into your daily routine- You can easily build the time into your daily calendar for important tasks that will help keep your home peaceful. Help your family schedule time into their day to make their beds in the morning, meal prep after homework, and clean up their rooms prior to bedtime. If you build tasks into the daily routine, they will become as normal as brushing their teeth or taking a shower.
Schedule service providers to gain back some time- Scheduling services can help you save time and put it back into your schedule. Pest control, yard maintenance, housekeeping services, and other providers can take some of the load off your plate and give you back the one commodity we all need more of…time! Be sure to include their services into your schedule to remember they are coming so you’ll be prepared.
You may not like having too many things on your schedule, but some things are more likely to get done when they are written down. Routinely marking housekeeping and maintenance into your schedule can help you stay on top of tasks making them easier and faster to get done. Grab your calendar and try it for a month and see if it works for you.
