Sometimes my gratitude reminds me of the feelings I had as a Girl Scout that everything was taken care of, that I had the power to fix just about anything, that the world really was alright. It’s incredibly corny. I’m beginning to be okay with that.

This year, 2009, is about routines, schedules, and creating stability for Ben, Tom and myself. Each month I’ll be setting two new habits for myself, one for my health and one for my home. This month’s are flossing and creating a basic cleaning schedule. My home is dirty, but it’s cluttered. And I hate when I accidentally go a little longer than I like changing my sheets or washing the tub. And I sort of hate doing that stuff.

But when I have a schedule even doing the things I hate seems fun. The structure of a weekly/monthly schedule helps me feel centered. And so I’ll be setting up something VERY rudimentary. My hope is that it will grow to encompass all of the chores that must be done, but for now I’ll settle for just having a better idea of what I need to accomplish before the week is out (c’mon, I’ve a 4-month-old baby, I can’t really hope to have tasks for the day).

Any pointers on how to follow a cleaning schedule? What do you keep on yours?