The Weekly Cleaning Schedule

On numerous occasions I have been asked if there is a secret to keeping the home consistently clean day in / day out, particularly given the stresses of every day life. Well there is a secret, and I'm about to share it with you.

The Weekly Cleaning Schedule

Previously I discussed 4 simple tips for easily maintaining a clean home. One of those tips was to create a cleaning schedule. This blog is going to provide an example that you can use.

I have been personally using a cleaning schedule in my own home for the past 3-4 years and manage to keep my house presentable at all time; that is with a full time job, running a business, 2 dogs and 2 cats!

The essence of this approach is that conducting 1 or 2 small tasks each day is better than spending hours on the weekend. Following a routine such as the one posted below, is a great way to keep on top of things.

Monday

• Vacuum bedroom carpets
• Clean common area floors

Tuesday

• Master bathroom
• Dust surfaces and clean glass doors

Wednesday

• Clean common area floors
• Outside pruning, sweeping, etc.
• Wipe kitchen chairs

Thursday

• Additional Bedrooms
• Deep clean kitchen, sort through fridge
• Vacuum bedroom carpets

Friday

• Clean common area floors
• Pick up desk, laundry room, mudroom
• Wet mop kitchen

Saturday

• Strip beds and wash bed linens
• Do washing

Sunday

• Rotate toys and books

This is of course just an example, and the best results will be had if you tailor this to meet your specific needs!

Of course if you find that there is simply not enough time to clean every day, you could always enlist in the services of a house cleaning done by a professional once or twice a month.

All the best!