It was great but I admit I didn't follow it! but things are different now. With a baby in the house, I have to stay on top of my cleaning routines. So I went back to my friend, google, to search for a full-time-working-mommy friendly routine. My recent search guided me to two great blogs listed below:
http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/2010/03/you-asked-squeeky-clean.html
http://hannahkeeley.com/home-zone
Based on their tips & suggestions, I updated the schedule posted back in '09 to the one below:
Daily Schedule:
Put dishes in dishwasher
Wash aaron’s bottles
5 minutes pick up in bedroom & living room.
Sort mail.
Clean all kitchen surfaces
Take out full garbage.
Take trash out of car
Weekly Schedule:
Clear all surfaces including microwave (put odds and ends away).
Dust – TV, bookshelves, picture frames.
Wash clothing, take in dry cleaning. – TWICE WEEKLY
Vacuum - TWICE WEEKLY
Change sheets.
Clean bathroom and kitchen.
Vacuum interior of car
Monthly Schedule:
Vacuum, sweep, or mop all floors.
Clean bathtub – it’s probably nasty to wait a whole month but I am being realistic with my time.
Clear out refrigerator.
Every Three Months:
Flip mattresses.
Dust celing fans
Clean Stove top burners & oven
Vacuum mattresses & Sofa
Wipe down baseboards (you know the end of your walls)
Every Six Months:
Declutter refrigerator, pantry, entry way, mail, bulletin board, etc.
Clean out cabinets & drawers. Donate and/or sell what I no longer use.
Clean Curtains & shower curtains.
Steam Clean carpets
*Spring cleaning (April or May)
*Fall Cleaning (October) * Perform deep treatment on your home: clean and declutter, change seasonal clothing, clean out drawers, closets, under-sink storage, purge clothing, extra CDs, DVDs, books, and furniture.
Have a cleaning schedule you'd like to share? or am I missing something you'd like to suggest?
9 comments:
I envy you. Wish I could do all that. Do you think some of us are just born that way?
i think u have ocd like me... this is what i've done, everyday i spend an hour cleaning one area of the house real good then moving to the next room, then picking up at night. i do the kitchen everyday after dinner. not sure that is better but easier for me to remember!
WOW you are focused. I do not have enough energy
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Great tips! I'm in desperate need of some kind of schedule. Right now I pick up every day but don't clean unless we have people coming over.
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Great list! I have a list but it would probably help if I was better at sticking to it!
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Ok, this is definitely a schedule I need to follow! If I put things off, I'm in trouble because I end up doing it all at once which can take days.
Great tips!
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