From holidays with a house full of family and friends to the every day tidy that we all do (I do multiple times a day!) these House Cleaning Schedule Tips just might make life easier…
House Cleaning Schedule Tips
Divide chores into daily, weekly, monthly housecleaning jobs
Full confession: my home is in a constant state of disorganization (I have 3 kids remember) so I am not a role model for a spotless home. However, there is a difference between clean and spotless. I keep on top of the housecleaning as best I can by dividing the housecleaning chores.
Daily: quick vacuum of main living areas, wipe dining room table, kitchen surfaces, fill/unload dishwasher, tidy living room, tidy main bathroom.
Weekly: laundry, clean bathroom, clean kitchen, vacuum bedrooms, tidy toys, clear clutter.
Monthly: dusting, cupboard organization, clean out fridge, closet organization, empty school backpacks, wash school lunchboxes.
Divide chores amongst family
My big kids are in charge of keep their rooms clean. My son is in charge of hanging up his jacket, putting his shoes and backpack in their respective spots. I’m in charge of bathrooms, kitchen and laundry (until I find the laundry fairy – and when I do he/she will magically take care of that chore for us).
Do short bursts of housecleaning
Try to make housecleaning fun (play music)
Music is a MUST for housecleaning. The right music can improve your energy and motivation.
Make sure the environment is comfortable! When it comes to cleaning up the home, especially making a solid schedule out of it, sometimes the environment matters, as in, it really matters. If it feels hot and stuffy, it’s going to feel next to impossible to clean, right? On top of that, it’s going to feel very challenging too. So it might really help to look into air conditioner installation, especially before the summer hits. In general, it’s hard to clean (especially in the summer months) when it’s just way too hot. So this is definitely something that you’ll want to keep in mind!
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Great tips! I tend to let things get bad before cleaning and then I get overwhelmed unfortunately. I’m trying to be more organized now that we have our grandson living with us.
I’m not a big cleaner and tend to just do a bit each day. Now however I have a huge amount to do since we’ve had to have the heating seen too, it never got warm in here and the pipes to the kitchen sink froze each year, the electical sockets on the north facing wall had ice on them in winter. 14 holes later (this is a new house I might add!) they’d found the water pipes and the heating pipes. Water pipes on the wrong side of the vapour barrier and some of the heating pipes weren’t connected! We’re not finished yet but we’re getting there and when the workers are gone it will take me at least a fortnight to get everything cleaned and put back where it belongs. There’s a fine white dust everywhere despite the guy doing the mud work who is extremely clean working.
Great tips I agree on keeping it fun the time flys when the music is on and the kids are singing and helping too.
My home is also messy most of the time, but with two kids it is very hard to keep it clean! I love the idea of trying to make a system that will allow me to keep my home clean with less effort! Thumbs up!
Short bursts of housecleaning is the only reason my home does not look like a war zone… LOL! The boys pull out everything, things are in a constant state of flux. And time is at a minimum with all the activities and scheduled things going on. Thank you for the chart.
It sounds like you have a great system going there,very organized!
Great tips…I have 3 teenage boys and am thrill
if I can get them to clean their rooms!!
Great tips,i find if you clean the mess right away and everyone put back items when they are finished using them….oh i hate mess
Things have been more organized since everyone is now following the list
Having a schedule helps, but sometimes life gets in the way and schedules have to be put aside. We all do the best we can and keep looking for little ways to make things work better.
I am a list person, each time when I scratch a completed task off the list I have a sense of accomplishment
I love your tip to add music and love how you’ve broken it down. I have three kids too and you make it seem manageable!
These are all good suggestions to follow.
I think we’re going to try some of these out!
Good ideas. I have all kinds of chore lists, but never seem to actually follow them. Maybe your tip about having music playing will help motivate me. Thanks.