Organized and Ready to Go!

So I've spent a good amount of time organizing our house...throwing things out, donating and selling.  I came to the realization that we acquire and keep too much stuff!!  It took all of September but I think I finally have us at a spot where I'm comf with it.  Yes we still need to get into the crawl space and the garage (UGH) but the house itself is organized.   Along with the organizing I decided to get other aspects of like organized as well.  Many of you ask for my menu plan and such so here they are :)

Family Dinner Menus

October
2013
Dinner Menu	10/13

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1	2	3	4	5
		Chicken with artichokes and angel hair	Meatloaf muffins	Firecracker Chicken	Family Fun Night: Hocus Pocus Batty Baked Mac and Cheese	Ravioli and meatballs
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup	Garlic Pesto Chicken	Slow cooker apple cider pulled pork	Chicken parm panini	Spaghetti and meatballs	Family Fun Night: Monsters Inc. Monster Sloppy Joes	Chicken and dumplings
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Beer Cheese Soup	Lemon Garlic Chicken	Crockpot Breakfast	Chicken Parm Burgers	Chicken vindaloo	Family Fun Night:  Spookly the Square Pumpkin Ghost Pizza	Jalapeno Turkey Burgers
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Chicken Pot Pie Soup	Baked Macaroni and Cheese	Linguini with Shrimp Scampi	Chicken Enchiladas	Steak and mashed potatoes	Family Fun Night: It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. Halloween Cheeseburgers	Order Pizza
27	28	29	30	31
Turkey Chili	Sesame Chicken	Honey Garlic Chicken Wings	Baked Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken	Mummy Dogs

Kids Breakfast/Snack/Lunch Menus

October
Monday: Snack and Lunch for Audrey and Aiden Tuesday: Everyone snack and lunch Wednesday: Everyone eats at school Thursday: Snack for everyone.  Mark lunch Friday: Snack and lunch for twins
Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks for Kiddos	10/13

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1	2	3	4	5
		B: Cranberry orange muffins S: cheesesticks L: rolled turkey, fruit, crackers	B: Pancakes S and L: Everyone eats at school	B: Baked French toast S: Apple, granola, pb bites L:pb sandwich and chips	B: Waffles and turkey sausage S:grapes L:turkey burgers and veggies	B: English Muffins S:hummus and pretzels L:quesadillas
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
B: Scrambled eggs S: carrot sticks and ranch dressing L: ravioli	B: cinnamon toast S:popcorn L: Hot Dog in Sleeping bag	B: Egg and cheese mini muffins S: Celery, PB, Goldfish L: Pizza Roll Ups	B: Bagel and cream cheese S and L: Everyone eats at school	B: Bacon and eggs S: Granola Bars L: turkey sandwich and chips	B: Peanut butter and toast S: Rainbow Colors Muffin Tin Snack L: macaroni and cheese and hot dogs	B: Cinnamon rolls S: Choc Banana Smoothie L: pasta, broccoli
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
B: Breakfast Pizza S: ants on a log L: Tomato soup and grilled cheese	B: English Muffins S: apples and pb L: pizza bagels	B:Rainbow Waffles S: cheesesticks L: Sweet and sour meatballs/veggie	B: Waffles and turkey sausage S and L: Everyone eats at school	B: French Toast S: Applesauce L: ham salad sandwich and chips	B: Doughnuts S: carrot sticks and ranch L: cheeseburgers and veggie	B: Homemade waffles S: hummus and pretzels L: quesadillas
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
B: Bacon and eggs S: Rainbow Bread L: Octopus Lunch	B: Cereal S: popcorn L: pizza roll ups	B: Cinnamin rolls S: strawberries and fruit dip L: rolled ham, fruit, crackers	B: Bagel and cream cheese S and L: Everyone eats at school	B: scrambled eggs S: Granola Bars L: ham sandwich and chips	B: Cranberry orange muffins S: Pumpkin Oranges L: turkey burgers and veggies	B: Monster Doughnuts S: Halloween snack mix L: ravioli
27	28	29	30	31
B: Orange pumpkin panckakes S: Choc covered ghost strawberries L: Jack o lantern pizza	B: Candy corn waffles S: Frankenstein Pudding Cups L: tortilla soup and bat grilled cheese	B; Spider Eggs S:  Choc pb witch brooms L: worms	B: Bat Pancakes S and L: Everyone eats at school	B: Egg in a nest (pumpkin) S: Frankenstein rice krispies L: ghost sandwich

 And my finalized cleaning and laundry schedule....after a month of changing it around I think it finally works for us ;)

Daily

Dishes

Take out trash

Wipe down stove and countertop

Pick up and put away

Wipe bathrooms down

Make beds

Vacuum as needed

Laundry

Clear clutter from island, desk and laundry room

Wipe Down patio doors 

Monday

Kitchen and Dining Room

sweep and mop * clean baseboards * wipe down walls and doors * wipe down cabinets * clean out fridge * clean out pantry * clean oven and microwave * dust ledges * wash windows * clean sink * clean glass * clean garbage disposal * change towels beneath the kids chairs

Tuesday

Living Room, Office and Family Room

clean baseboards * wipe down walls and doors * dust * vacuum furniture * wash windows * organize desk * clean out newspapers and magazines * clean glass * clean tv

Wednesday

Master Bedroom and Bath

Dust * wipe down walls and doors * vacuum * clean baseboards * change sheets and towels * hang up clothes * clean toilet, shower, tub and vanity * organize vanity * empty trash * take stock of anything that is needed * wash rugs * clean out vanity * clean glass

Thursday

Kids Bedrooms and Bath

Dust * wipe down walls and doors * vacuum * clean baseboards * change sheets and towels * hang up clothes * clean toilet, tub and vanity * organize vanity * clean out vanity * take stock of anything that is needed * empty trash * wash rugs * clean glass

Friday

Guest Bathroom, Laundry Room and Foyer

clean toilet and vanity * steam floors * clean baseboards * take out trash * wipe down walls and doors * wash hand towels * clean foyer floor and vacuum * clean windows * dust * clean glass * sort mail * pay bills * wipe down washing machine

Saturday

Outside

sweep patio and front step * pick up backyard * clean vacuum filter

Monthly

clean washers * clean dish washer * vacuum stairs * steam clean carpets * clean through kids clothes and donate * vacuum lint trap in dryer * switch air filters * wipe vents

Quarterly

clean inside of stove * clean inside of china cabinet * have carpets steam cleaned professionally  * flip mattresses * replace shower liners * declutter/organize garage

Yearly

have outside windows cleaned * clean out gutters * freshen up landscaping

Laundry

Monday – Colors

Tuesday – Sheets

Wednesday – Whites

Thursday – Towels

Friday – Colors