Stepping into a home that’s clean, free from clutter, and neatly organised is such a great feeling. However, keeping your home organised with a busy work schedule can be challenging. One day, you could be doing chores in an attempt to get everything done on time, whereas there could be weekends when all you would want to do is catch up on sleep and do nothing at all.
At the same time, even if you are cleaning your home every day, there are still areas that can get missed. It can also be physically exhausting to maintain a home. That’s where having a cleaning and chores schedule can help. This kind of checklist breaks down the cleaning steps to regularly follow to stay on top of things. It saves time, ensures efficiency, and, above all, gives you time to relax in the home you have just cleaned. If you are tired of everyday cleaning and need a structure, here’s how to plan and carry out the activities.
Daily Cleaning
Spending a few minutes cleaning your home every day can have terrific results. Consider the spots that get a lot of daily use, like the floor and countertops. You can also clean makeup brushes or your work desk, as they barely take time, leaving you with remarkable results.
Here are some daily cleaning habits to include in your schedule:
- Clean bathroom and kitchen counters
- Make the bed
- Take out the trash (if it is full)
- Sweep floors during the day
- Put things back where they belong at night (such as toys and books)
- Sanitise high-touch areas
- Put dirty clothes in the laundry basket
Weekly Cleaning
Just as everyday cleaning lowers the mess around the house, weekly cleaning makes maintaining overall cleanliness easy. During this weekly clean, look for spots with dust and dirt that need a thorough cleaning. Target high-traffic areas, such as the dining room.
Here are some weekly cleaning habits to include in your schedule:
- Clean the toilet and anything else in the bathroom
- Launder bath mats
- Change towels
- Dust surfaces like furniture and light fixtures
- Vacuum and mop the floors
- Vacuum upholstery, like a fabric couch
- Wipe mirrors
- Change bedsheets and pillow covers
- Machine wash clothes, bedsheets, and pillow covers
- Clean the inside of the microwave
- If you use a coffee machine regularly, cleaning it once a week is recommended
- Flush the kitchen drain if it’s clogged
Monthly Cleaning
In addition to the weekly chores list, add monthly cleaning to your schedule. That helps you take care of extra things you don’t get to in the weekly time. It’s a deep clean where you can tackle out-of-sight, out-of-mind areas.
That helps you avoid certain areas from accumulating dirt and dust. If your home is older, monthly cleaning is an excellent way to add more life to your living space.
Here are some monthly cleaning habits to include in your schedule:
- Wipe the insides of the closet and cabinets
- Scrub grout in the kitchen and bathroom
- Disinfect the tub and shower area
- Dust shelves and storage cabinets
- Clean the refrigerator by removing old food and wiping the shelves
- Wash the ventilation hood filters
- Thoroughly clean the window treatments, mouldings, and windowsills
- Clean vacuum cleaner filters and other cleaning equipment (yes, cleaning supplies need to be cleaned too!)
The Bottom Line
From cleaning makeup brushes to ovens, regular cleaning ensures your living space is always impeccable without stressing you out. Having a strategic approach to cleaning helps you avoid getting exhausted with the process and instead have the energy to enjoy the living space you have just spent time tidying. Some cleaning tasks can get overwhelming, and they are so major that you don’t get to them. Having a weekly chores checklist and a monthly list ensures lasting results that are easy to maintain. That helps your home look its best.
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Howdy. It’s a lot of work! But it’s worth it.
It really is work – I consider it to be my exercise on the days I clean for an hour!