Here’s a solution for those who love a clean house, but
dread cleaning day…SKIP CLEANING DAY and start a
HOUSE CLEANING SCHEDULE!
Instead of planning a marathon day of cleaning every week
or two, start setting aside 15 minutes a day for cleaning.
Even better…delegate some of your cleaning chores to
your children! I’ll be happy to teach you how to make
a chore chart!
Doesn’t 15 minutes a day sound better than spending half
your Saturday cleaning or going crazy the day of your
party to make the house look perfect? The key is to
make a house cleaning schedule, so that every room
in your house will be cleaned every 2 weeks.
If you tackle one room each day or one task each day,
you’ll never feel like a maid again! Here’s a suggested
house cleaning schedule to get you started, just
customize it for your house and let the cleaning begin!
Monday: run the dust mop under all furniture,
beds, etc.
Tuesday: vacuum downstairs
Wednesday: vacuum upstairs
Thursday: mop kitchen, bathroom and foyer
Friday: clean 1 bathroom (the tub, the shower,
the toilet, the sink, the counters)
Saturday: clean 1 bathroom (the tub, the shower,
the toilet, the sink, the counters)
Monday: vacuum high traffic areas (high
traffic areas usually need to be vacuumed
once a week)
Tuesday: dust living room, den and
dining room (don’t forget to dust the baseboards
and blinds or shutters)
Wednesday: dust bedrooms (don’t forget the
baseboards, blinds or shutters)
Thursday: extra job (this is a cleaning job
that only needs to be done every once and a while
like dusting ceiling fans or cleaning out the
refrigerator)
Friday: clean kitchen (the stove, the sink,
dust, clean counters)
Saturday: sweep porch and wipe off porch furniture
That’s it…once you’ve completed the first 2 week cycle,
your house will always feel clean! Certainly we can
all find 15 minutes in our busy day!
written by:
Kristl Story
http://www.TheBudgetDiet.com
The Budget Diet is a diet for your wallet…not your
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everyday to help you slim down your daily spending!
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an accountant…just a mom that knows how to live the
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Thanks for the guest post! My sister in law just bought a huge house, and she’s feeling very overwhelmed with cleaning…this article made her realize that she could break it into “bite-sized” pieces!