After using several variations on store bought chore charts, I finally decided to make my own. With a little help from Google Sheets, I made a printable chore chart, filled in with my most frequent chores.
You can see how I left some extra rows for writing in extra chores or appointments. I also used a pink zebra mildliner to highlight the rectangle for the day I planned to do each task.
This kind of simple chart works really well for me, even when I don’t need the reminder to do certain chores that have become habits.
As I check off completed tasks, I essentially create a log of my “wins” for the week. This is important to me, because like a lot of us, I often get in a slump and feel as if I haven’t accomplished anything, or that my day was a waste.
Keeping a log like this allows me to see that I have, in fact, accomplished things, even on days when it feels as if I haven’t.
If this post makes you think “hey, I could do that!” please feel free to take my idea and run with it. If you got something out of reading this post, or you try my idea and like it, please feel free to let me know in the comments section.
-Kat
Kat Pollock 