I am so excited to finally share this with all of you, my weekly cleaning schedule. This has been on my list of things to write about since I started this blog months ago, but I am just now getting around to actually posting it. Today, I wanted to share my Weekly Cleaning Schedule and in printable form too if you want to keep it handy.
I started following this schedule when I was still working full-time. Spending my entire weekend cleaning, doing laundry, and just catching up had to end. I wanted to be able to spend my weekend with my girls, as I am sure many of you can relate.
So I did what anyone would do these days and I took to Pinterest. There are so many different kinds of cleaning schedules, but you have to do what works best for you and your family. After my research, I took bits and pieces of other schedules and made one that would work for me and my family’s schedule.
Weekly Cleaning Schedule:
Daily:
-Sweep the floors
-One load of laundry (put it in the wash in the am, in the dryer when I get a chance, and fold before bed)
-Wipe down counters (kitchen and bathrooms)
-Tidy up all rooms
-Vacuum (depending on the kids and the dog this is sometimes a daily chore)
Monday:
-Bathrooms (floors, shower/tub, sinks, counters, mirrors, rugs, toilets)
Tuesday:
-Bedsheets (wash all sheets and remake all beds)
Wednesday:
-Dust (whole house)
-Scrub Kitchen Sink and Counters
Thursday:
-Vacuum (whole house)
-Mop Floors
Friday/Saturday:
Big household projects and/or Swing Projects (things that don’t have to be done weekly but still need to be done)
-Clean Microwave
-Wipe down cabinets (inside and out)
-Wipe baseboards
-Clean windows
As you can see whenbroke down into smaller pieces, cleaning is much more manageable and really doesn’t take that long. I love the fact that by Saturday my whole house is clean and we can spend our weekends as a family.
Download Weekly Cleaning Schedule HERE.
I would love to hear what cleaning strategies have worked for you. Do you find that getting it all done in a few hours is easier than doing little by little?
Thanks for stopping by.
Diane Quintana says
July 11, 2016 at 7:25 amI agree, Dani. Breaking down the task of cleaning an entire house into more manageable components is a great strategy! Also, this way if you have to skip a day (and I know that sometimes that’s unavoidable) you will just spend a little more time taking care of those tasks the following week.
Dani Wagner says
July 11, 2016 at 3:21 pmDiane, that is so true. Monday’s and Friday’s are difficult for me due to our schedule but I love that I can also squeeze these chores in throughout the rest of the week as needed.
Dara says
July 14, 2016 at 5:35 pmThis seems like a reasonable list. Every time I try to break it up and do a little all week, stuff seems to get in the way, and weekend rolls around, yikes! I have to do all the chores. UGH. Housework is the bane of my existence.
Dani Wagner says
July 14, 2016 at 9:04 pmIt’s definitely hard and I totally agree I hate when it all snowballs to the weekend! Haha this is just my way to NOT let housework beat me!!!!