Considering part of my post above -- how to manage the daily/weekly/focus stuff -- with the crazy, unpredictable schedule we live by around here...
My DAILIES are pretty well covered with a daily checklist, divided into Morning/Mid-day/Bedtime routine.
Morning routine basically just gets me dressed and ready to meet the public if need be. It also allows for a quick 5-min floor routine exercise and time for Bible study.
Mid-day is really ASAP, IF possible, and takes in s/s the baths, handling the mail, laundry, etc. Laundry can mostly be managed once a week, but I think I should consider it daily, b/c if Monday is wash day, Tuesday should be put away the stuff that hung to dry day, you know?
Walking/Walk Away the Pounds is listed in MORNING activities, but sometimes it just has to wait until later in the day. In good weather, I MIGHT get out even before s2s and walk... but too often, dh interrupts my plan, or dgrands interrupt my plan, or necessary errands interrupt my plan... Y'all get the picture -- and I know I should guard that time more carefully, but that would probably mean setting my alarm clock to get up earlier, and I can't manage that at this point.
Bedtime basically gets me ready for bed, and I know I sleep better, AND start the next day better, if I do it.
WEEKLIES are where I hit a snag. Because of all the PEOPLE in my life I just can't lock into a schedule with Monday -- THIS and Tuesday -- THAT.
So.
I am thinking on Monday, I will have all the cards for the week before me, and I will just work through them as best I can through the week.
If I am home, Monday IS laundry day. I like to get it out of the way early, and it's easy to do in between other things and other people. LIke today, I put the sheets in and went about my errands, then put them in the dryer when I got home. DGD likes to "help" with the laundry if she is here, too.
Vacuuming, dusting, cleaning bathrooms more than a quick s/s of the toilet -- those things just have to get done on whatever day they can.
I will strive to do them as early in the week as possible.
Same with FOCUS tasks.
But my MAIN GOAL is just to do SOMETHING... to quit thinking I don't have time, or energy, or whatever. I can get STARTED, no matter what, and as Dee says, "Begun is half done!"