Cleaning is for the birds.

I hate cleaning, but love the end result. I love a clean house when I go to bed, and waking up to a tidy home makes my day automatically great. But I hate how messy and dirty it can get, then how you spend hours upon hours cleaning it.

So today I decided to make a cleaning list ... I googled "cleaning list", but then compiled my own. These are tasks to accomplish each day, each week, and each month. I figure if I do a little bit each day, then the house would be easier to maintain and maybe I wouldn't feel like it was so overwhelming to do all at once.

Here it is ...

Daily

Make the bed

Empty the sink / do dishes

Clear the clutter

Sweep (kitchen & dining room)

Spray the shower

Clean and clear off counters (kitchen & bathroom)

Weekly

Vacuum

Dust

Organize a drawer or closet

Laundry

Wet swiffer hardwood floors & bathroom

Bedroom (see list below)

Bathroom (see list below)

Kitchen (see list below)

Monthly

Organize interior of kitchen cabinets

Dust / vacuum air vents

Clean walls

Clean windows

Check smoke alarms

Clean interior of appliances

Clean / vacuum cars

Then, here's what I do each day:

Monday - daily chores, plus vacuum

Tuesday - daily chores, plus kitchen (see list below)

Wednesday - daily chores, plus dust & 2 loads of laundry

Thursday - daily chores, plus bedrooms (see list below)

Friday - daily chores, plus bathroom (see list below)

Saturday - daily chores, plus organization, mop floors, and remaining laundry

And lastly, here's a detailed list of things to do in each room on their designated day:

Kitchen:

Cabinets - exteriors cleaned

Scrub countertops

Appliances - exteriors cleaned

Clean garbage (inside and out)

Sweep / mop floors

Clean kitchen table

Fridge- remove food items, discard expired items, wash shelves and drawers, replace food in organized manner

Bedrooms:

Organize closets and dresser drawers

Remove bedding and put in laundry

Remove everything under the bed - sort, giveaway, trash

Vacuum underneath

Dust & clean fan / light fixture

Dust bed frame

Nightstands & Shelves - dust & organize

Clean windows

Vacuum

Bathroom:

Shower emptied, scrubbed, products organized and replaced

Toilet scrubbed

Floors washed

Toilet brush cleaned

Garbage cans cleaned inside and out

Rugs laundered

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Feel free to copy it and adjust it to your home and your preferences, if you'd like! Just let me know you did it so I can give myself a pat on the back for helping someone out. :)