#weeklyroutine

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Alison Rushing

When I first resolved to keep a better home, I knew I needed a change in my daily housework routine. My days were already disorganized, and clearly, I wasn’t doing what needed to be done with the way my house was looking. So, I wrote a list of all the chores I wanted to get done in a day, week, and month.

When I made my first housework routine, I looked at several vintage and modern homemaking routines before making mine because I was starting from scratch; I didn’t even know what I should be doing with my house in a day. 

Of course, any full day routine is an ideal day at home. There are going to be days when I run errands and go to my mom’s house, so I don’t commit to my all-day homemaking routine every single day of the week. I take off Sundays because I routinely spend that day out of the house with my family. 

Sunday is my sabbath from work, house, and blog. I do a few things on Sunday to keep us out of disrepair on Monday, but I don’t commit to a project like mopping or cleaning the oven, for example.

I also consider my routine an ideal and not a standard because, so far, the self-discipline it takes to commit to a routine is hard work; I just haven’t gotten there yet. My primary obstacle is that unless I start my routine at my planned start time, I lose motivation to pick up later in the morning. My planned wake-up time is 7:30 a.m. I know a lot of vintage homemakers woke up at 6:00 a.m., so I shouldn’t complain about waking up an hour and a half later.

If you fall off your routine, forgive yourself, complete your most important goals, and try again tomorrow. So what if your day is no longer perfect because you didn’t do your morning exercise? I usually don’t do my morning exercise and stretches, and can still say that I had a very good day. Look for the reasons why it was a very good day.

Here are some of the sample homemaker daily routines that I referenced to make mine:

MY MID-CENTURY MOM DAILY ROUTINE by Emily

A REAL 1950S HOUSEWIFE CLEANING SCHEDULE by Lisa Sharp

Here is my Ideal Daily House-Mom-Wife Homemaking Routine:

a.m.

Wake 7:30

Air out the bed

Open blinds/windows

Do stretches & exercises, 10 minutes

Brush hair & teeth

Take vitamins

Get dressed 

Start coffee

Start laundry

Read the Bible for 30 minutes

Pray ACTS Prayer Model

Wake up kids by 9:00

    Brush teeth & hair

    Serve breakfast

    Cartoons are allowed until 10:30

Dailies

    Clean kitchen

    Plan dinner (set out ingredients, thaw meat)

    Pick up the house

    Sweep floor

    Vacuum the living room

    Do a weekly

Monday, do a monthly

Noon

Lunch 12:00

Baby naps after lunch

Make beds

Put away laundry

Take out trash

Take the kids for a walk

Play outside

Friday: do an enrichment activity (craft, bake, crazy game)

Daughter (3 y/old) nap/rest 2:00

Read, blog, work on project

Wake baby, or both kids, by 4:00

p.m.

Start dinner 4:00

Serve dinner 6:00

Clean kitchen, do dishes

Run washer

Tuesday Bible study 7:00-9:00

Kids’ baths 7:00 (unless it’s Tuesday)

Watch shows with Dear Husband

Kids’ bedtime 8-9:00

My shower, teeth, hair

Work on blog* -12:00

My bedtime 10:00, take meds

*I’m working on scheduling workdays for my blog so I’m not doing everything after bedtime and staying up past midnight. But, there are things I need to do daily, like keep my Pinterest active.

I broke my chores down into Daily, Weekly, and Monthly tasks to organize them. I do one weekly per day and let them rotate over the weeks. I find motivating myself to complete my weeklies and monthlies challenging because they are larger tasks than my dailies and can be somewhat of a drag.

A day of just “dailies” is an easy day. After getting the house cleaned the first time, keeping the house clean is easy, and I find I have a lot of downtime throughout my day.

Weekly:

Clean and sweep my bedroom

Clean the kids’ room 

Mop house

Clean microwave

Clean bathroom (wipe shower and tub)

Dust

Make a week-long meal plan (Sunday)

Monthly:

Clean fridge

Wipe kitchen cabinets

Deep clean the shower and tub

Wash and change bedroom linens

Clean oven

Vacuum behind the sofa and the recliner

Annual:

Clean window sills

Clean fan blades

Clean baseboards

Purge stuff

Ordinary weeks don’t leave much room for decision-making. They’re made of routines that repeat, responsibilities that stack, and days that blend into each other without ceremony. In weeks like that, what you wear becomes less about choice and more about habit.

I’ve noticed that during these stretches, I reach for the same hoodie without thinking. Not because it’s special, but because it removes friction. It fits the rhythm of my days — early starts, long afternoons, quiet evenings — without needing to be reconsidered.

There’s comfort in that repetition. Wearing the same thing through ordinary weeks creates a sense of continuity when everything else feels scattered. You’re not resetting every morning. You’re just continuing.

That’s why something like a godspeed hoodie stays part of my weekly rotation. It doesn’t mark time or signal change. It just holds its place, week after week, doing exactly what it’s supposed to do.

Over time, those ordinary weeks add up. And the clothes that carry you through them become more meaningful than anything you save for special occasions. They’re tied to the reality of your life, not highlights or milestones.

For years, I dreaded Mondays. I’d feel overwhelmed by the mess, my endless to-do list, and the mental chaos of starting over.

That changed when I discovered the power of a simple “Sunday Reset.”

What is a Sunday Reset?

A Sunday Reset is a set of small habits you do every Sunday to prepare your mind, space, and schedule for the week ahead. It’s not about adding more work — it’s about doing less later.

My 6-Step Sunday Reset

1. Tidy Up the Hot Spots I start with a quick clean of my biggest stress zones:

Kitchen counters

Desk

Entryway

These small resets make Monday morning feel fresh.

2. Do a Brain Dump I write down every task, idea, or worry cluttering my mind. Seeing it all on paper helps me sort what’s urgent and what can wait.

3. Plan My Big 3 Goals Instead of a massive to-do list, I pick three priorities for the week. These keep me focused and realistic.

4. Prep Easy Meals I don’t do an elaborate meal prep, but I do plan 2–3 healthy, quick meals. This saves me from panic ordering takeout.

5. Restock Essentials I check my fridge, pantry, and bathroom to restock basics. It’s amazing how running out of toilet paper can ruin your Monday mood!

6. Self-Care Ritual Before bed, I always do one thing that feels good: A long shower, a face mask, or reading in silence. It closes the weekend with calm energy.

Why It Works

Since starting this habit, I wake up on Monday feeling like I’ve got a head start. My space is calm, my priorities are clear, and my mind feels lighter.

Try Your Own Reset

I always forget how good it feels to actually scrub your face — gently, with something that isn’t too harsh.

The Saparya Vedic gold facial scrub is the first I’ve found that doesn’t burn, sting, or feel like sandpaper. It’s soft-grain, smells subtly herbal, and gives this faint glow after rinsing.