FREE Daily Routine Chart Printable (That You Can Edit)!
Establishing good daily routines is a great way to make the best use of your time. Use the free Daily Routine Checklist in this post to get started.
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It’s a New Year and that means that most of us are thinking about ways to better ourselves.
In my life, I am always looking for ways to make better use of my time and balance all the things. And as a homeschooling, homesteading, work-at-home mom – I need all the help I can get!
That’s why I love planners, free printables, and checklists. They help me to organize all of my thoughts and to-do list in to one central location. I also enjoy creating printables to share with you guys!
The best part about the printable you’ll find in this post?
- It’s FREE
- It’s editable
Why You Need a Daily Routine
Just like me, I’m sure you have numerous things that you want to get done each day. But you probably also fine that some of those things are slipping through the cracks. This is where a good daily routine comes in.
You’ll have a system to follow. At various points in the day, you’ll know that you should get “X,Y & Z” done.
A good routine is also so beneficial for establishing new healthy habits. After going through the same daily routine for a while, it will become a habit – something you do without really thinking about.
Even though this post is for a daily routine chart for adults (or older kids even), I do have a Kids Daily Routine Chart available also! I think we can all agree that good habits are needed at every age!
Looking for some free printables for your kids? Grab this MONTHLY CHORE CHART or this WEEKLY CHORE CHART! Both are FREE and CUSTOMIZABLE!
Printable Daily Routine Chart for Adults
When searching online for printable routine charts in the past, I noticed they were more like kids chore charts.
So, I wanted to create something that anyone of any age could utilize.
I’ve kept this design pretty straight forward and basic. The daily schedule is split up in to three sections – morning, afternoon, and evening.
You can list your daily tasks, sorted by time of day, and then use a check mark to indicate a completed task. There is a column of boxes for every single day of the week.
At the end of each week, you can look back and see how things went!
Printing and Editing the Daily Routine Chart
*Note – This printable is the property of Humbly Rooted Home. It is for personal use only and should not be redistributed or sold.*
As I mentioned earlier, this chart can be edited.
This will open the template up in a program called Canva that will allow you to edit the text. Don’t worry – Canva has a free version that allows you to do this!
Click here to get the editable Daily Routine Chart!
Or download your free printable daily routine charts as is. You can print the chart and write on it as many times as you want!
If you just want to download the printable as is – click here!
Be sure to grab your other free printables like this blank two page monthly calendar and a Monday through Friday Calendar that is perfect organizing your week!
Make Your Chore Chart Reusable
One of my favorite ways to save on paper around here is to make my printables reusable. This can be done without fancy equipment.
All you need is a clear page protector like these and some dry erase markers. Print your chart, slide it in a sheet protector, and use the dry erase marker to check the boxes.
You could also laminate the pages if you have a laminator. I purchased this inexpensive laminator for our homeschool on Amazon and it works perfect. It makes all of our printable chore charts last much longer for my young kids!
Setting Up Your Daily Checklist
Let’s get in to some ideas for setting up your own daily routine checklists now!
I’ll share an example of my own routine with you as well as some tips for setting yours up.
It’s important to remember that you (and your family) have your own special needs. That’s why generic checklists usually don’t work.
Morning Routine
Even though I’m not naturally a morning person, it’s pretty much the only time of the day that my house is still quiet. So, I try to get as many things done here that require me to concentrate.
So first thing in the morning, I am reading my Bible, praying, and working on things related to my online business. Once my kids start to wake up, we are moving on to breakfast and I start my cleaning routine. The kids will also do their daily chores during this time.
You can find my daily cleaning routine as a homemaker in these blog posts if you’re interested in that! And you can grab the free cleaning checklist that I use here!
I have found that having a productive morning set’s me up for a better day. When I am able to get a few important things done first thing, I approach the rest of the day feeling motivated.
When setting up your own morning routine, try to think of your natural family rhythms.
What I mean by this is, if you have to be out of the door by 7 each morning and you’re already waking up at 5 A.M. to get everyone dressed, fed, and out the door – I wouldn’t recommend adding to your morning routine.
You could however think about doing some of those early morning activities the evening before. This may free up your morning a bit more!
Afternoon Routine
In our house, I consider my afternoon routine to run from about 12:00 – 4:00. This routine really only consists of three main things – homeschooling, a quick tidy up of the house, and a little time to exercise.
Once those things are done, my time is spent doing whatever else needs to be done. This could be gardening, baking, cleaning. Really anything and everything in between.
These things change daily based on needs, so I don’t consider them “routine”.
Like I mentioned earlier, I stay-at-home, so I am able to tend to some things here that may not be possible for someone else.
If you work outside the home, this may be a time slot that aligns with your lunch break. Or maybe you’re running errands and waiting in the car rider line to get your kids from school.
Wherever you are, try to think of routines/habits you’re wanting to create that could possibly be tended to. I’m thinking of things like getting a quick exercise in, reading or studying, managing household maintenance (reviewing schedules, pay bills, looking over the budget, etc.).
Evening Routine
The evening routine is another time of the day that I try to be diligent in getting things done (just like in the morning). An evening routine usually has the ability to determine if you will have peaceful mornings or hectic mornings.
My evening routine runs from 4 until bed. This is a big chunk of time that covers everything from dinner time to bedtime routines.
The specific items on my evening routine list that make things run more smoothly are, cleaning the kitchen, tidying everything back up, prepping breakfast, lunches and clothes for the next day if needed, skin care routine, (because we’re not getting any younger around here) and spending some time reading with my husband.
I don’t list things like dinner and bedtime here, because they are natural rhythms for us.
But, if you are trying to make them part of your daily habits, put them in your routine!
One last thing..
If you have something in your routine that just isn’t working – create a new routine! There is no shame in trying something and then realizing you need to do it in a different way.
Just like nature has seasons, so do our lives. So do what works for your current season!
