I just developed a cleaning schedule for myself. You should have one too.
Let me tell you why!
Having a clean house is super important to me.
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.
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:
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!!
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.
