I am not a huge fan of housework. I can come up with many ideas what I’d rather do. Even sitting and looking out of the window sounds more fascinating than swinging a feather duster. However I have to admit that I also don’t like to living in a pig stall so I have to suck it up and get to work. For a while we had some cleaning support. It didn’t work out as I was not willing to pay for services I am not satisfied with and prices were constantly raised. Every once in a while though I hire someone because we have too much on our schedule or I just want to treat myself.
For quite some time now I was wondering if a scheduled plan will help. Here is my attempt in gathering all the household chores in one place. Also I have included all the things that easily get forgotten in every day hassle.
Daily
- Wipe kitchen counters and unload dishwasher while making coffee
- Start dishwasher at night
- spent 15 minutes to clean up clutter throughout apartment to make it look tidy (fold blankets on couch, put away mail, etc.)
Weekly
- Mondays: vacuum floors (or let little robot do it) & water plants
- During phone calls: dust, fold laundry
- Fridays: clean bathroom & wash all towels, deep clean kitchen, clean all mirrors and glass doors
Monthly
- 1st: Decalcify the water filter & electric kettle
- 15th: change bedsheets
- mop floors
Quarterly
- Feb/May/Aug/Nov Cleaning program for washing machine
- Feb/May/Aug/Nov Cleaning program for dish washer
Biannually
- Wash bedding when changing winter/summer bedding
- Apr/Oct clean windows
Annually
- January: clean kitchen cupboards
- November: Vacuum the couch
Now I just have to find the energy to implement it. And I probably forgot about a dozen important things – or maybe it’s a work in progress. Please share what and how often you do things. I could really use some insights on how to do it the “right way” and also sent all the motivation please.
Happy housewifeing,
I”m terrible at keeping up with the deeper cleaning stuff. Also, having my husband gone for the month shows me how much of the cleaning I count on him doing. He’s normally the vacuumer and he’s much better at putting laundry away than I am. We have decided that once I’m out of school and back to work that we’ll hire someone to come in once a month or so for some deep cleaning. For right now though, we’ve asked for a Roomba for Christmas and we’re so excited for it. I plan to do some deep cleaning of the house once I’m on my semester break, but that’s about all I have planned right now. Otherwise I feel like I’m doing good to get the laundry done.
I hear you! And laundry is such a never-ending task. A roomba is such a treat. Might not catch every dusty spot but it helps so so much. Hope you get one.
That’s a great list. Some things, I don’t have to write down, I never forget them… but there are others that I just don’t EVER think about .Maybe I should keep your list handy :) Thanks for putting it together.
I know some things are easy like putting away the dishes daily. drives me nuts if they are on the counter. But others…