December 11, 2008
Published in Being A Homeschool College Student, Home School Blog Awards, Homeschool Memoirs, Me Myself and I, The Daily Life at The Daily Planet 
Chores… something we all do everyday almost all day. The chores I do are a part of my life, so they are a part of my schooling. I mean you can turn everything into school, right? You can always learn something from everything you do! So with that being stated I thought that when I saw what the Homeschool Memoirs theme it was neat!
This week I would you to share how chores are done in your home. How you order your day with school and getting housework done. How do you decide which chores should be done by which child, of which age? I’m looking forward to hearing them!
The chores that ONLY I do are: Laundry, bathroom, menu, grocery, and errands.
Laundry… I take care of ALL the laundry! It is a big task too in our family of 10. My loads usually consist of: towels, rags, darks, whites/lights, cloth diapers, and Lillie’s/Mine. I usually wash all those loads everyday too, so that is 6 loads a day. Not to mention lately we have had big comforters that need washing a lot too. So I wash them all, dry them, hang dry the cloth diapers, fold them, and put them away!
Bathroom… Since our laundry room is in the bathroom right now I usually clean the bathroom when I do laundry. I clean the counter and faucet, clean the mirror, pick up the floor, pick up the stuff in the shower, straighten up the shelves, and fix the towels, sweep the floor, then mop the floor.
I also wipe down the washer and dryer and organize the laundry detergent shelf. I do all this about twice or three times a day.
I also wipe down the washer and dryer and organize the laundry detergent shelf. I do all this about twice or three times a day.
Menu… I make up the menu, the grocery list, and make sure its all within our budget of $180 for 11 people. Sometimes its a little hard, especially since we buy almost all organics, but God sure stretches our dollars! 
Grocery… I go grocery shopping every week on Tuesday. It usually takes me about 2-2 1/2 hours to do all the shopping. We shop around to get the best prices.
Grocery… I go grocery shopping every week on Tuesday. It usually takes me about 2-2 1/2 hours to do all the shopping. We shop around to get the best prices. Errands… I am the only one who goes places. Mama and Jocelyn are homebodies and since Mama and I are the only ones with licenses, I go run errands for everyone. I usually run errands for animal feed, Dr. Pepper, library movies and books, and anything we would need from Dollar General. I usually just go down to Podunkersville to get stuff, but occasionally I will go into the City for things, but we usually just ask Dad to grab stuff that we can’t get from Podunkersville on his way home from work.
Besides those chores I also cook dinner, clean the living room, kitchen, and parlor, I wash dishes, and more… chores never end do they! 
If you would like to join the Homeschool Memoirs, visit Homeschool Memoirs Meme. I hope to see you there! 
Be looking this Friday for a giveaway! I am pretty excited about it!
Love, Prayers and Blessings,
Thanks for stopping by “Daily” at the “Planet”!!
©AmandaDixon2008
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December 11th, 2008 at 1:32 am
WOW!! Amanda..
How do you do it!?
Buy food for 11 on $180 budget.
That would mean I could pay about 1/4 of what I pay now, for a family of 5 and I’m afraid to buy organic because of the cost.
Do you clip a lot of coupons?
Hubby would be ecstatic if I could save that much $$ on our grocery bill.
Blessings,
Mrs. Michelle
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December 11th, 2008 at 9:18 am
If you want an interesting chore, we have an outdoor woodburner for heat, and I get the unenviable job of keeping it stocked….Not to mention the woodsplitting, and stacking, but at least it’s better than picking tomatoes!
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