Routines bring structure and stability to your already chaotic life, reducing stress, improving productivity and the calmness that comes with knowing what’s next. Routines create predictability for both adults and children making it easier to stay focused. Routines believe it or not save time and energy not limit freedom. If anything the fact of knowing what’s next is a huge plus.

It takes time and work to get a home out of chaos. I know because I lived in chaos for years until I realized that I had to change or I’d be miserable. Not only does a chaotic, messy home worsen mental illness it also puts tremendous stress on you and your family. Once I started sticking with a cleaning schedule, and trust me it was not easy at all, but I finally did it. The more you do certain tasks everyday the more it becomes a habit. No one likes doing the dishes. That’s the worse chore out there, at least in my opinion. I’ve learned over the years however that if I let the dishes pile up my house would be in shambles. And ever since I started forcing myself to do certain tasks now it’s not as bad. Here are ideas for you to use to create a realistic cleaning schedule.