Cleaning Schedule that Won’t Scare the Family Away

We all have our own idea of what clean is. I can speak for myself and say that I like my home to be spotless. I go to other friends homes and in my head I go crazy with wanting to organize and clean. With majority of households having both parents working or even us single moms working forty plus hours a week and taking care of a family, we don’t have the time to wash our floors two or three times a week. But don’t fret, a wonderful schedule is at hand. I use this with my seven and eight year old children and it works wonderful. With anything think of the size of your home, how many family members you have and go from there. Do remember, just because we are women, does not mean that we have to do it all. Let’s delegate the chores.

Tidy: things are picked up and look neat…do this all the time.

Clean: everything is clean and ready for unexpected guests.

Spotless: you could eat off of the floor. If a floor looks spotless, you can fool the eye by thinking that the rest of the house is clean. This works in the bedroom as well. A nice looking bed takes the eye off the clutter in the room.

TO HAVE A TIDY HOME:

BASIC CLEANING

Straightening up- 2xevery week
Garbage- 2x every week
Dusting- 1x every other week
Dusting out of reach- 1xevery month
Spot-cleaning walls etc.-1x every other week
Washing walls- 1x every year
Vacuuming- 2-3x every month
Carpet spots- 1x every week
Shampooing carpets- 1-3xevery year
Dusting blinds- quarterly
Washing blinds- 1x every year

CLEANING THE BATHROOM

Sinks- every day
Mirrors- 1x every week
Toilet- 1x every week
Wipe shower- 2x every week
Clean shower- 1x every week

KITCHEN CLEANING

Sink- 1x every week
Sweep floors- 1x every week
Mop floors- 1x every week
Wax floors- 1x every month
Clean stove/oven- as needed

TO HAVE A CLEAN HOME:

BASIC CLEANING

Straightening up- 4xevery week
Garbage- 3x every week
Dusting- 1x every week
Dusting out of reach- 2x every month
Spot-cleaning walls etc.-1x every week
Washing walls- 1x every year
Vacuuming- 1x every week
Carpet spots- 2x every week
Shampooing carpets- 2-4x every year
Dusting blinds- 6x every year
Washing blinds- 1x every year

CLEANING THE BATHROOM

Sinks- every day
Mirrors- 2x every week
Toilet- 1x every week
Wipe shower- 4x every week
Clean shower- 1x every week

KITCHEN CLEANING

Sink- 3x every week
Sweep floors- 2x every week
Mop floors- 1x every week
Wax floors- 1x every month
Clean stove/oven- as needed

TO HAVE A SPOTLESS HOME:

BASIC CLEANING

Straightening up- 7x every week
Garbage- 3x every week
Dusting- 3x every week
Dusting out of reach- 1xevery week
Spot-cleaning walls etc.-3x every week
Washing walls- 2x every year
Vacuuming- 4x every week
Carpet spots- 7x every week
Shampooing carpets- 1x every month
Dusting blinds- 1x every month
Washing blinds- 2x every year

CLEANING THE BATHROOM

Sinks- every day
Mirrors- every day
Toilet- 2x every week
Wipe shower- every day
Clean shower- 2x every week

KITCHEN CLEANING

Sink- every day
Sweep floors- 5x every week
Mop floors- 2x every week
Wax floors- 1x every month
Clean stove/oven- as needed

-Dr. Zoe Simmons
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