The road to Hell is paved with the best intentions...

Well, since beginning my leave last week, I have started contemplating what this year may hold. The obvious of course, the transition from being a DINK family (Double Income No Kids) to having a new arrival. I guess the other thing I am struggling with is the whole change of role. Having been the main breadwinner (with a complementing main spender title), I am worried about the expectations of my new role as SAHM (Stay at Home Mum).
So what does a SAHM really do??
I am a huge fan of reading other people's experiences via blogs etc, but I am yet to find a blog that can tell me what a SAHM actually does. I mean plenty of SAHM's blogs laugh at people like me who struggle to imagine how a little person can take up such a huge chunk of day...Don't get me wrong...I believe them! I am not trying to say that my job will be easier, being a lady of leisure, reading books and watching movies all day while baby is blissfully asleep, or easily breast feeding....I mean come on, I didn't come down in the last shower...but really...what happens in a typical day...aside from regular nappy changes, crying and sleeping?
How can I translate this to Mr Mercenary so he realises that his idea that I will become a housewife (like Grandma Mercenary when he was growing up), doing all of the cooking, cleaning and child rearing is probably not going to be an easy transition? I have pretty big shoes to fill...Grandma Mercenary was essentially a 50's house wife who raised 5 boys, cooked all the meals (and separate ones for the fussy children to boot), whilst living on a shoestring budget and maintaining very few relationships outside of the family...
Quite honestly I am SCARED! What if I am a crap housewife?! Or worse, what if I am really good at it and don't want to go back to work!? There goes the plan of Mr Mercenary taking over the home role when my maternity leave ends...

So I have a cunning plan...(hence the blog title!)

I have a cleaning schedule (because cleaning is NOT my forte, nor do I find it particularly motivating...)

Here is my slippery slope to hell:
Daily Tasks:
First thing in the morning - unload dishwasher and put clean dishes away
AM - put on a load of washing
Noon(ish) - put washing in dryer
PM - Fold load of washing
Make Dinner & lunches for following day
Post Dinner - stack dishwasher and put on to wash overnight

Weekly Tasks:
MONDAY - Change bed linen, towels and tea towels
TUESDAY - Clean out fridge, empty bins
WEDNESDAY - Plan meals, shop online (delivery Friday AM)
THURSDAY - Clean bathrooms, clean back glass door (dog slobber is a b*tch!)
FRIDAY - Floors, (vacuum (or sweep), then mop)
SATURDAY - Kitty litter, empty bins
SUNDAY - It really needs to be the day of rest!

Monthly Tasks:
1st Week - Air con filters
2nd Week - Fans and light fittings
3rd Week - pay bills
4th Week - dishwasher and sink disinfect

Seasonal Tasks:
January - March: Change batteries in all remotes, clean oven
April - June: Clean out all kitchen cupboards, jewellery needs to be cleaned in May for warranty purposes
July - September: Clean all windows
October - December: Sort and donate clothes

So there you have it...all my best intentions in one spot....out there for the world to see. Hopefully this will encourage me to actually change the intentions into actions, which will save me from housewife hell!