All tagged Household Tasks

Weekly Cleaning Schedule

This summer, I struggled with keeping the house cleaned. I did have somewhat of a cleaning schedule from last school year that I attempted to carry into the summer. One week I would do a “big” clean. This included changing sheets, cleaning upstairs (rarely used), removing all things on tables to dust, and removing all the things in our tub and shower to clean it. The next week was a “small” week. This was just the basics: wiped around things without removing, wiped down the tub and shower, all simple things. This worked during the school year, but I struggled with this during the summer. So I decided to come up with a better routine. I am only a month in, but it seems to really work. It does put me cleaning daily (which I was afraid I would hate), but I built it so that it could take me less than 30 minutes or an hour. It really depended on my capacity that day.

Simplified Monthly Planner - Household Tasks

Last year, I bought three Simplified monthly planners. I gave one as a gift to Melody’s teacher. I used one to help keep up with Melody. Then I used the third to keep track of all the things I do around the house. This lets me have an easy way to look back and see when the last time I did something such as change my contacts or clean our backsplash without hoping I remember.