anyone want to make my cleaning schedule?

LSquared1024

I prob need a schedule...how would you organize these chores?

Two dogs that need weekly baths.
Liter boxes that need scooping every other day and cleaning weekly
3 bathrooms that need weekly cleaning
Weekly laundry (approx 2-3 loads)
Kitchen (counters? Clean out fridge and pantry? How often?)
Main level hardwood (prob weekly? Twice weekly?)
3 bedrooms that need vacuuming (weekly)
Wash sheets (weekly, every other?)
daily pick up
I would also like to set aside organization time weekly (an hour or so for going through closets, working in garage, etc...prob on weekend)
Sundays also need a little time for couponing

Anything im forgetting?
Unfortunately I let my car get messy during the week so I also need some time for cleaning out the car, prob weekly.
We both work full time and I tend to be lazy in the evenings and then kick myself all weekend for spending a whole day doing it. Or I don't do it at all...I would really like to break it up through the week...maybe with an evening off? What would your schedule look like?

MommyLiberty5013

This might sound gross to some, but I only vacuum about 2x per month. The catch is that we do not wear shoes in the house at all...it really stays a lot cleaner with the no shoes policy.

I dry Swiffer my hardwood weekly, sometimes twice. And, I wet Swiffer the hardwood about once every 1 1/2 weeks.

Kitchen sink and counters are done daily since I fear germs growing if food particles are left out by accident.

Whatever schedule you decide on, you should have a day each week that has no chores associated with it whatsoever...a free day.

erollis

How often do you take out the trash? When you bag up the trash do the litter box at the same time (or vice versa).

Clean the kitchen counter after every time you use it to cook. If you have a lot of counter space clean only the portion you used that day.

Clean pantry when it gets really messy. Same goes for fridge. Clean immediately if there is a spill. If the pantry and fridge fill up to fast after a trip to the store take everything out and toss what is old.

Vacuum main areas that get the most traffic as needed. So if it's 2 times one week and 4 times the next week that's ok. Bedrooms don't seem to need to be vacuumed as much.

Clean out your car of trash whenever you stop at the gas station. If you go to a car wash (not self serve) organize the car before going that way they can clean it better. 

Do couponing when you watch tv or immediately when you go through your mail. 

rakle99

Multitasking is key, and so is cooperation from your SO. That's a long list of things to get done all by yourself.

 

The litterbox should be scooped daily, and it only takes a few minutes. It can be done before you go to work.

I find that it's easier for me to clean the kitchen before I start cooking, because by the time I'm finished cooking I'm ready to be out of the kitchen. Sometimes my husband will empty the dishwasher in the morning while he's waiting to make his coffee and that helps a lot.If I have a lot of energy while I'm cooking, I will do some cleaning while I'm waiting for things to be done, instead of sitting down and relaxing. That way after dinner I don't have to do anything else.

We do laundry as it's needed. It takes half an hour for the washer, and one hour for the dryer, and we can do two loads at a time b/c we have a laundry room. So during that hour and a half of us doing laundry we will do other cleaning things. If my husband and I do it together, we can pretty much get everything done within that hour and a half and we don't really have to do any more cleaning except general pickup for the rest of the week. We have three sets of sheets, and change our sheets about every week and a half. We wash two sets at a time, so we wash our sheets about twice a month, and always have one set leftover.

When I'm exhausted and feeling lazy, I'll watch TV, but will get up during the commercials and do a little work. You'd be amazed at how much you can accomplish in five minute bursts when you're feeling tired. You can also organize your mail and coupons while watching TV.

We have a dust mop and will dust our floors every day. That keeps them from getting super dirty and needing mopping every week. We also do not wear shoes in the house. We only have two area rugs which need vacuuming, but when I had an apt with carpet I would vacuum it every weekend or every other weekend. Same with mopping.

Maybe you can make a deal with your SO that one washes the dogs and one cleans the bathrooms every weekend. Then one person isn't saddled with everything. Also, I'm not sure how much use all three bathrooms get, but you may be able to get away with cleaning the least used one twice monthly.

I clean my fridge out about twice a year and my pantry at the change of every season. 

Here's a sample:

 Monday: clean litterbox in morning. Clean kitchen countertops after dinner. Daily pickup.

Tuesday: Clean litterbox in morning. Start laundry before starting dinner. Clean kitchen countertops. While laundry is in the dryer, dust mop the hardwood floors. Daily pickup while watching TV

Wednesday: Clean litterbox in the morning. clean kitchen countertops. Vaccuum carpets. Daily pickup

Thursday: Clean litterbox in the morning. Clean kitchen countertops after dinner. Dust mop the hardwood floors. Daily pickup.

Friday: Clean litterbox in the morning. Laundry if needed. Kitchen countertops. Daily pickup.

Saturday: Bathrooms and dogs. Litterbox.  Kitchen. Dust mop hardwood floors. 

Sunday: couponing. Litterbox. Kitchen. Daily pickup.

 

If you can get yourself on a schedule, the less you will have to do your daily pickup. Remember, you can also do some light cleaning and organizing while watching TV or if you have some extra energy. And if you break up the chores, it really won't take that long. It takes us less than half an hour to get our stuff done.

Another thing my husband and I found that if we have a place for everything, it's much easier to clean up. We both know where things go, so we can both pickup whatever needs to be picked up. 

 I have no suggestions for the car. I'm in the same boat. 

 

LSquared1024

Rakle I will start with what you suggested and adjust as needed. The "vacuum high volume areas as needed" obviously doesn't work for me or I wouldn't be here, lol. Bc I would be doing it as needed. Im not really doing it at all. Thanks for the suggestions ladies...