January 2013 Challenge {Home Management: Week 2}

Organization is my strong point - cleaning is not. If I don't have a schedule to follow, it doesn't happen.

Why have multiple cleaning schedules? For me it's simply to ensure things get cleaned on a regular basis. Here is how I break down my cleaning schedule.

Daily
My daily cleaning routine pretty much only includes cleaning up dinner and making sure the sink is empty at the end of each night. There isn't anything worse than waking up in the morning and trying to get breakfast and my lunch for work made and having to deal with dishes in the sink. It's such a time waster for me in the morning.

Other daily tasks that you may want to add to your list include: laundry, wipe down kitchen and/or bathroom, sweep floors, etc.

Weekly
I mentioned last week that I am now using a weekly plan that I add cleaning tasks to for each day so I'm getting a little done each day. It makes it much more manageable for me. I include tasks like clean microwave, tidy up desk, clean stove top, etc.

Monthly
I have a monthly cleaning checklist in my home & life binder. I include tasks like wash blankets, vacuum furniture, clean inside of the freezer and refrigerator, etc. I mark off each task for each month, once completed. I'll be adding these tasks to my weekly plan to ensure they are completed.

This is what my monthly checklist looks like.

 

Seasonally
Just like the monthly cleaning checklist, I have one for seasonal cleaning tasks. I include tasks like clean out medicine drawer, clean windows and blinds, flip mattress, vacuum behind furniture, etc.

This is what my seasonal checklist looks like.

The forms featured in this post are available {in a different font, but same colors} in the cleaning & organizing set in my Etsy store. I recently dropped the price down to $7.


Your challenge today is to create a cleaning schedule. Choose the different time categories that work for you and start scheduling.