Cleaning Schedule: why I have one and you should too

I just developed a cleaning schedule for myself. You should have one too.


To keep a clean house you should have a cleaning schedule


Let me tell you why!



Having a clean house is super important to me.


clean house = clear mind!


I feel more together, more creative and my mind is much more clear.


As the one in our family that does not work outside the home, one would think that I have all the time
in the world to keep my house clean.


Why I have a cleaning schedule and you should have one too


The time that my kids spend in school goes surprisingly fast at home.  I drop them off and before I know it, it's time to pick them up again.

In my need to have a clean home, I have always spend a large portion of every day cleaning.
It's a NEVER ending job.


So I did 2 things:
1.  I changed the way I think about cleaning.
2.  I made a cleaning schedule.

                                                                                                                           

Even with my kids doing chores, keeping up with this house is a ongoing and  n e v e r  e n d i n g project.

I figured out that no matter how much time I spend cleaning, there will always be more to do.  I may as well not spend ALL of my time cleaning or worrying about it.


That realization alone made a big difference in how I view my home and housekeeping.


I needed to be smarter how I budget my time and accomplish things.

Perhaps I could relax my strict "house has to spic and span" rules to have a happier life!!

After changing my attitude about how much time I need to spend cleaning a day, I decided to come up with a cleaning schedule.

My schedule looks like this:

why you should have a cleaning schedule, weekly cleaning schedule

I planned which chores needed to be done on a specific day. For example, after the weekend, the laundry needs to be done, everything is full of dust  and the floors need to be vacuumed.

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Mondays are dusting and floor days.  I do a quick pick up. I dust all of the surfaces in all of the house. Doing all of it at once, makes it go really quickly. Then I vacuum all of the carpet and rugs.

Tuesday I deep clean all of the bathrooms.  I scrub all of the tub/showers, wipe the mirrors and sink, clean the toilets and then scrub the floors.

Wednesday I clean the kitchen. I wipe down all of the cupboards, clean out the fridge, clean out the  trashcan, straighten up the pantry, scrub the floor,

Thursday is for yardwork. I mow the lawn (which I love to do) weed the garden If I don't do yardwork, then I work on the Living Room.

Friday is my swing day. I finish up any tasks that haven't been completed and prep for the weekend.
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I do laundry about twice a week using the method I talked about in this Instagram post.




I  have been using this system for about a month now.  I am happy to say that it is working!!

Keep track of cleaning schedule in planner


In my planner, I keep track of what chores need to be done on which day with washi tape.

If something comes up and I don't get to a chore, I have my family help me at night. That is working very well too.

This system has literally been life changing!  I am way less irritable about cleaning.  I feel less like the maid in my family.  I am using my time much better and feel that I am accomplishing much more.


So that I why I have a cleaning schedule, and you should too!!


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