Saturday is a day that seems to have a mind of its own. It’s kinda a day thrown in there that no one knows how it’s going to go. What?! Daddy is home?! Breakfast is later?! No school!!!!
The routine of Saturday is a little bit different for us than on other days. It’s a day I’ve chosen to use to get ahead for the upcoming week and also to make up for anything I might have missed during the previous week.
A lot of homemakers choose to make Saturday their Cleaning Day because everyone is home and able to help. Just use discernment for your family to know which day you need to schedule what on.
What my Saturday USUALLY looks like
Because of our family dynamic and my desire to grocery shop by myself, Saturday is the only day I can make solo grocery shopping work. I get up at 5am and get to the grocery store by 6am (our Kroger is open 24 hours). I’m able to get my shopping done easily – I can park anywhere I want and don’t have to wait to check out! It’s amazing! Try it some time.
- Get up and get ready
- Grocery shop
- Unpack groceries
- Breakfast
- Needed chores (anything left over from the week + trash)
- Baking for the week + Sunday meals
- Lunch, clean up
- Quiet Time/Nap Time
- Family time
- Make dinner, eat, tidy kitchen
- Baths/hair cuts/nail trims
- Prep for church and after church
- Kids to bed
Sunday prep
You won’t find a post here about what to do on Sunday. And that’s because, Sunday is my DAY OFF. I prepare for it on Saturday. I bake our breakfast. I cook anything we need to take to lunches or potlucks. I get everything ready for church and afterwards.
This way, when I wake up Sunday morning, I am able to leisurely get ready while listening to podcasts or worship music. Breakfast is reheated and cleaned up.
Sundays are usually known to be cray-cray. The rushing around – the church preparations – the “I need to use the bathroom!” call from the back seat of the van in the driveway. However, by preparing for this day in advance, you’ll keep yourself from going insane in the membrane.
Try your best to rest on the Sabbath (your Sabbath might be a different day).
Baking again!?
Yes, you read that right. Two baking days for me. You might not require that – but I prepare our breakfasts for the following week on Saturday. This has been a GAME CHANGER for us. It keeps my morning running smoothly and it’s a lot less hectic for our family.
I prepare enough on Saturday to last us all week for breakfast. That might be Berry Muffins, Baked Oatmeal, or Cinnamon PB Granola.
This is the day I also prep food for Sunday, because remember…day off. Sabbath. REST. You need REST, mama.
A skipped day
If something happened during the week that made you skip something important, like washing a nasty load of laundry, then Saturday is a good day to make it up. If it can wait, let it wait. Most things in your house won’t go to pot if you leave them till the next week because you missed it.
Family time
Saturday is still a “work day” for us – mostly around the house. But, we use it as family time. The kids are almost always with us. If Barry is working on a project, the kids usually spend time with him. If I’m cooking a long time, Annie might come alongside me and help me shape bagels. It’s not about WHAT you do, it’s about being TOGETHER.
How can you plan your Saturday to the best of its ability?
See other posts in this series:
- Wash on Monday
- Clean on Tuesday
- Bake on Wednesday
- Town on Thursday
- Office Day on Friday
- Chores to do Daily
- Chore FAQ
- Each Day Has Its Own Proper Chores
- What Would Ma Ingalls Do?
- Embracing Your Inner June Clever
You’re amazing! Thanks for this great series. I’ve gained a lot of insight. I feel like I struggle the most with keeping up. I have three kids (one is an infant), one is homeschooled, one in public school and both older kids play sports. It feels chaotic in my house all the time. I desperately want Sunday to become a day of rest and hope that I can use some of your tips from this series to get my house under control.
Oh, I hope so too, Becky! You CAN do this!!!
Thanks so much for your posts this week, I’ve enjoyed them all. This one was really one I needed–Sundays always seem to get crazy. So today I did some baking, including overnight cinamon rolls to go with our yogurt for an easy breakfast in the morning.
Also prepped our Dutch oven with lunch to get cooking before we leave, and made cookies for tomorrow nights fellowship.
Shoes are the hardest–my kids always seem to lose them. So tonight I had everyone find their shoes and put them up for tomorrow. I think this prep will go along ways to helping me keep my sanity, and maybe even rest a bit, tomorrow!
Now to make these things a habit, Thanks for the inspiration!
Again, thank you!
Yes! It can be hard to make things a habit…so, just keep going. Even when it seems like a lost cause, just keep going. You got this, mama.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks to the ladies who inspired me!
yummy and thank you so much for the ideas for breakfast.
I am going to make each one..since there are only two of us it will take a while to go thru!
I had already gotten items to make granola..now I will try your PB granola..it sounds so good.
Love your blog!
Happy homemaking…Katie
I hope you like it! It’s a favorite here.
Stacy, you are my inspiration! I have been trying to figure out how I can rest more on the Sabbath and making our meal for Sunday on Saturday will really help. Plus I always make a week’s worth of oatmeal for work in the crockpot on Sundays and now I will start doing that on Saturdays as well. Thanks so much for your scopes and blog posts. I can’t wait to see what’s in your organizing binder next week!
Thank you, Cheryl! I’m glad you were able to pick up a couple tips to make them work for you!
I like the idea of making Sunday’s food on Saturday. I’ve been trying harder to make sure I actually take a Sabbath rest. The only way to do that is to get the work done ahead of time! I will have to think about making breakfasts ahead, too…but my fridge is sorta smallish. Helpful ideas, thanks!
Having a small fridge is hard – I’ve been there. You could try things like granola that don’t have to be refrigerated?
On Saturday I would let my girls watch cartoons until 10:00. Then they got dressed so they could help clean the main living areas. Each one had a different job. Vacuuming, dusting etc. I baked a dessert for Sunday. They learned how things were run.
It seemed like there were things left over from the week for me to catch up on. There was always clothes I made for each of them and I can’t remember how I got everything done.
Thank you Stacy for your inspiring ways. Never too late to learn.
Great posts this week! So what kind of meals do you make on Saturdays for Sunday? Or what do you do to prep for Sunday?
For prep, I basically just do what’s under the Sunday Prep heading – it can vary as to what’s needed. But for food, that varies a lot too based on where we are going. I like to make a lot of refrigerated salads – or things that I can reheat in the morning on Sunday and keep warm in the crock pot. Thank you for all the support, Sonja. <3
On Saturday I would let my girls watch cartoons until 10:00. Then they got dressed so they could help clean the main living areas. Each one had a different job. Vacuuming, dusting etc. I baked a dessert for Sunday. They learned how things were run.
It seemed like there were things left over from the week for me to catch up on. There was always clothes I made for each of them and I can’t remember how I got everything done.
I remember cartoons from my childhood fondly. 🙂
One of my favorite childhood memories was when my Mom and Dad let me fix my own breakfast (cereal with milk) on Saturday mornings, build a fort and watch Saturday morning cartoons (AKA Mom & Dad got to sleep in Saturday – now I get the benefit to them too:)). Anyway, I thought I was “big stuff” fixing my own breakfast and had a ball in my forts watching Casper and such!