Little Lessons – Clean Routine

The List Lady strikes again!  Today’s little lesson is my home cleaning schedule, with the bonus of my personal morning tasks.  This list may seem like mundane and common sense duties, I find that it helps me to have it in list form with handy boxes to check off when a task is complete.  Your list will very likely not look exactly like mine (are you writing an Everything Beautiful blog?) but is reasonably easy to change out and in the appropriate assignments.

Yes, I have “brush teeth” as a responsibility.  Hey, some days it may be the only entry that gets a check!

PERSONAL MORNING TASKS

• Eat breakfast
• Take meds
• Brush teeth
• Exercise
• Bible reading plan
• Positive Post Pledge daily post
• Everything Beautiful daily post

DAILY CLEANING TASKS

• Make beds
• Unload, load, and run dishwasher
• Wash, dry, and put away hand-wash dishes
• Wash, dry, and put away one laundry load minimum

WEEKLY CLEANING SCHEDULE

MONDAY

• Living room
  • Put away anything that doesn’t belong in this room
  • Clean/dust TV, tables, bookcases, etcetera
  • Vacuum floor and upholstered furniture
• Office
  • Put away anything that doesn’t belong in this room
  • Clean/dust desk, computers, bookcases, etcetera
  • Vacuum floor

TUESDAY

• Kitchen/Dining room
  • Put away anything that doesn’t belong in this room
  • Wipe down counters, sink, appliances, table chairs
  • Sweep and Swiffer floors, including back hallway
• Laundry
  • Put away anything that doesn’t belong in this room
  • Wipe down appliances and folding surfaces
  • Sweep and Swiffer floor

WEDNESDAY

• Playroom
  • Put away anything that doesn’t belong in this room
  • Clean/dust TV, tables, bookcases, etcetera
  • Vacuum floor and upholstered furniture
• Take trash/recycling to curb (evening)

THURSDAY

• Bedrooms
  • Put away anything that doesn’t belong in this room
  • Clean/dust tables, shelves, etcetera
  • Remove sheets and take to laundry room
  • Take empty hangers from closet to laundry room
  • Vacuum floor and upholstered furniture, including bed
• Bathrooms
  • Put away anything that doesn’t belong in this room
  • Take towels to laundry room
  • Wipe down mirror, sink, cabinet fronts, shower/tub, and toilet
  • Sweep and Swiffer floor

FRIDAY

• Water plants
• Sweep porch, sidewalk, and deck
• Check hot tub chemicals
• Clean car: empty trash, vacuum, put away anything that doesn’t belong in the car – wash, weather permitting

 

MONTHLY TASKS/CLEANING

• Check/change furnace filter
• Sweep cold air return vents
• Vacuum dryer lint trap area
• Clean and drain washing machine

QUARTERLY TASKS/CLEANING

• Clean ceiling fans and light fixtures
• Clean display shelves
• Wipe down light switches and outlet covers

YEARLY TASKS/CLEANING

• Wash exterior windows and sills/tracks
• Scrub decks
• Purge and clean closets
• Purge and clean garage