Time to shake it up

I've decided that it's time to change the way I organise my daily routine. I've had a few various strategies over the last year.
My 'lucky dip' housework method worked beautifully, until my gorgeous boy got old enough to stand up at the table where I kept my paper slips and grab them. Very cute, but not very helpful to the organisation process.
I've also had a few timetables, particularly when bubba was small, to ensure that he spent time on all the various activities he was meant to be doing.
Then for a while I used an app called Daily Notes, which was really helpful, however they don't allow you to have fortnightly tasks, and I have lots of these. After waiting over 5 months for an upgrade to include this, I've given up and am embarking on a new timetable.
I spent last night drawing up a grid on A1 paper so I can have all 7 days, with columns for each of us, going from 6 in the morning until 8:30 at night.
Hopefully this will be thorough enough! I'm hoping that having our routines written out will ensure that both hubby and I get some designated down time.
So I'm spending today reflecting on how I spend my time, and what should happen at various times. Wish me luck!

Hot days and new routines

My year has properly started now (yes I know it's February). I've started my part-time work at the school Library which has been good - very basic data entry which means it's easy on my brain and feet (great now that I've hit 3rd trimester) and my part-time load has meant that I've had my first official house-wife days. I don't care how un-PC it is - I'm loving it!

I'm still using my lucky-dip housework that I mentioned last time and it is working fairly well, particularly on the days where I am home as it gives me something to work through.

The only down-side I'm finding is hot days = no housework. I am such a wimp, but I totally wilt on days where the temperature is above 30 degrees. At the moment our house has 2 air-conditioning units in the bedrooms(which I turn on maybe 5 times a year) but no cooling mechanisms for the rest of the house. I'm hoping that we can get some better insulation with the government's rebate scheme, and this should help a lot I think. The green side of me really doesn't want to have air-conditioning for the house, but on hot days, my pathetic self-centered side says "screw the environment and bring on the ducted air-con throughout the house!" I think I'll manage to resist though... hopefully! At least there's not too much of Summer left this year.