a couple of years ago, my wife went on a trip for a month and that left me to take care of everything, I set a schedule for myself and my child still at home.
Monday & Fridays Vacuum, Sweep, Mop all floors cook meals
Tuesday, water all the plants, clean stove and stove top scrub all surface areas in kitchen, cook
Wed. bathrooms 2 1/2 took most of the morning but i wanted them clean cook meals
Thursday Clean up bedroom, wash sheets and blankets both my and childs, cook meals
Saturday mow the lawn and trim it; take chile to mall and book stores; breakfast at Denny's Domino's for supper
Sunday take child to fun center, movie, and mall, buffet for brunch, hamburgers, hotdogs for supper. with fixin of course.
I can't believe it the wife still wasn't happy with the way I had done things or rather she didn't beleive i could have done that well and just wanted to say something. And most of all get use to being home and being Mom and Wife again.
My child and I made a menu for every meal while mom was away, and included snacks we wanted, movies to rent, movies to go to, beach to vist etc. we had a good time, was able to teach some cooking, (sure) and had some one on one time with my child was a great experience. Had done this very same thing 10 years before with several children and use the same schedule. Tough part was trying to make Mama's dishes like she did, didn't succeed but wasn't for a lack of trying. We had a great time. But missed the wife so much and kids definitely misseed mama, she is the easy one in comparison to me.