Inspired by the lovely Nicole over at Frontier Dreams (I really do love that girl) who has posted her morning rhythm for all to see, I have decided to post my weekly rhytym in the hopes that it might help some mom out there to think about making one for herself. For those of you not familiar with rhythm, here is Nicole’s description and she puts it much better than I can.
To try and define rhythm simply : Each day of the week has a theme, and each day follows the same predictable pattern. Is rhythm just a fancy word for schedule. NO. While they have similarities, rhythm is more about a gentle flow, a knowing of what comes next, whereas a schedule is more rigid and by the clock. Little ones thrive and feel safe when they know what’s next. (thanks Nicole)
Monday: Baking day
Tuesday: Sewing/projects day
Wednesday: Laundry and cleaning day.
Thursday: Library day
Friday- Gardening day
Saturday- Market and planning day
Sunday- Lords day
Baking day- bake bread and muffins for the week and anything else that we can make ahead of time. I also make the bread bucket dough which will last us the week (hopefully)
Sewing/projects day- this is my favorite day of the week unless too many repair jobs are on my sewing table. It is my time to make something for one of my children, prepare for upcoming holidays or plan and make presents for loved ones.
Laundry and cleaning day: All bed linens are cleaned, bulk of laundry is done, diapers are washed and hung to dry and collected once the sun has gone to sleep tired from bleaching out all the stains hanging on the line.
Library day- undoubtely my childrens favorite. I pack a take along breakfast to eat after morning mass and then we are off to get lost in a new book(s)
Gardening day- a little daily weeding goes along way but there must be one day when gardens are given attention, chicken coops cleaned and our farm projects get done.
Market day/planning day- Poppa and I will decide what meals we want to have during the week, go to the farmers market and fill in at the grocery store. Once a month on Saturdays we drive an hour to the organic supermarket to buy our bulk grains and things we cannot source closer to home.
The Lords day- other than meals and necessary cleaning, nothing else is really done today. We don’t shop, or eat out, we go to mass and then come home, eat together and put on our jammies and relax, watch movies or take naps. It is very lovely.
I wrote my rhythm into a little poem which I am going to frame in our home.
The rhythm of our week
written by Tricia Gaitan
Monday kneads the water and flour, bowls of dough hour by hour
Tuesday pulls the needle and thread, to sew the blankets for the bed
Wednesday linens washed and sunned, till all the clothes are clean and done
Thursday stop to search and look until you find the perfect book
Friday works the soil by hand, to weed and plant the good Lords land.
Saturday time to plan ahead and gather the grains to bake the bread
Sunday comes to give us rest, Thank the Lord for our little nest.
(if you like this poem enough to copy it, make sure you give credit where it is due as this is my intellectual property : ) But if you do like it, thank you!
So do you have a weekly or daily rhythm you want to share? Please feel free to post it in the comments section. You might inspire someone else.
so, what have you found on a thrifty adventure lately?
