Happy Tuesday! Today I am re-sharing my cleaning checklist because I’ve been using it a lot recently and felt it would be helpful to share again! I do not have a cleaning lady – though at times I wish I could! I personally refuse to pay for that service right now as I know it is one of my jobs as a stay at home Mom. In an effort to keep up with things around the house and not get TOO overwhelmed, I put together a thorough home maintenance schedule based on combining multiple cleaning checklists.
One of the main goals my husband and I have been trying to accomplish (and we’ve been doing a great job keeping up with it) is making sure the kitchen is clean EVERY NIGHT. Another area we’ve tried to improve on – making an effort to not get too agitated if the kids play room, aka our living room, is an absolute disaster during the day. It will always look chaotic as long as the kiddos are little and playing so learning to accept that fact is something we’ve made an effort to ignore. As long as the play room/living room is picked up at the end of the day and the kitchen is cleaned, we’ve found the following day to start off better – it just sets the day off on the right foot!
I will share more on this topic later because I have a WHOLE blog post dedicated to some things I’ve been facing as a Mom and a woman (hello Aunt Flo) that have truly come to light over the past year.
I was inspired to put this cleaning checklist together after receiving a cleaning service mailer. The cleaning company showed their cleaning to do list broken down by each room. After reviewing that checklist and several others on Pinterest, I refined and customized my own home cleaning schedule that was realistic and fit exactly what I wanted to accomplish on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis. I know structure was what I needed and a manageable list of to-do’s that did not get overwhelming or forgotten.
Back when I was working, things would get out of hand very quickly around the house and I felt like our weekends – which should have been family time – turned into nonstop reorganization and cleaning catch-up. I vowed that now that I was no longer working, I still wanted weekends to be family time – so I tailored the schedule to make Saturday a “catch up” day. Any task that was not completed during the week, could be finished at this time. This also allows you some “wiggle room” if you miss a couple check boxes throughout the week.
Download a free printable of the checklist below:
I also set it up where there are no to-do’s on Sunday. Other than the daily to do’s that we try to follow every day.
Whether you are a working Mom/Dad, stay at home Mom/Dad or a new homeowner trying to keep up with it all, I hope this list can help you in your efforts for keeping and maintaining a clean/organized home. While a cleaning service is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, this cleaning schedule is completely manageable, free and easy to get into a structured routine and maintain your own household!
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