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Help with Chore List

I am moving into an apartment with my fiancee this weekend actually.  This afternoon, I am going there to pre-clean if you will.  Wipe down the baseboards, ceiling fan, kitchen appliances, clean the bathroom, etc.  I'm sure the complex had cleaners come in after the previous residents moved out, but I would like to start fresh.

I would like to start a daily chore list. Does anyone have one they are willing to share with me? Or know of anything that I can add?

TIA!!

This is the start of the one that I made:

Morning Schedule

qMake bed, qGet dressed, qPick up any clutter from bedroom and bathroom, qClean toilet, sink, and counter,  qtake laundry to laundry room and start a wash load, qstart coffee, qtidy living room and dining room, qopen curtains and blinds. qbreakfast, qcoffee  qWipe kitchen counters,  qput wash load in dryer, qcomputer time,

Weekly Schedule:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

qclean outside of kitchen appliances

q dust furniture

q vacuum, sweep & mop

q laundry

q

q

q clean desk and other messy places

qtake out garbage

q

q

q

q

q

q

q

q sweep porch

q sweep and vacuum

q plan meals, make shopping lists, do banking

q

q

qclean shower & tub

qrefill soap dispensers

q clean under couch cushions

q

q

3 Month Schedule:

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Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Saturday

1st week

q

q

q

qclean a closet

 

 

 

2nd week

qStraighten books, cd?s, and dvd?s

qclean 3 drawers

q

qvacuum furniture

 

 

 

3rd week

qclean coffee pot

qwash window sills

q

qwash nick-knacks

qclean a light fixture

 

 

4th week

q

 

 

 

qinvite someone over for a meal

 

 

1st week

 

 

 

qclean a closet

 

 

 

2nd week

qStraighten books, cd?s, and dvd?s

qclean 3 drawers

 

 

 

 

 

3rd week

qclean coffee pot

qwash woodwork

q

 

qclean a light fixture

 

 

4th week

q

 

q check water heater and power box

 

qinvite someone over for a meal

 

 

Re: Help with Chore List

  • Oh my goodness. You're just like me :) I may have to steal alot of these.

    It's up to you where and when on your priority list you'll put things, but a few more that I have on my own personal one-

    -clean out fridge (this includes throwing away old stuff, organizing what's inside, and also just taking everything out and washing the shelves, etc).

    -clean out oven/stove

    -organize closet (hang things, take out extra hangers for laundry, folding neatly, organizing drawers)

    -ironing (if not included in the "laundry" category. I set aside time for each seperately)

    -wipe mirrors, tv and computer screens, windows

     

    Just a few :) I'll see if I can look at my list and add more that I may have forgotten! 

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  • You are a driven woman to do that much in the morning!

    Haha.  I have washing sheets and couch covers in my schedule.  

    I also am very freakish about my appliances being clean since I used to live in mold central...the microwave, dishwasher, and washer.   

    Ceiling fans and real fans are something I struggle with cleaning if I don't remind myself.  I take apart all of the floor fans and clean them when they first get set out and then on as an need basis if I think they are dirty.  I also need my ceiling fans to get cleaned...but that is usually done by someone much taller than me.   

  • What about your vehicle? I'd add a quick clean-up weekly and vacuum monthly or every other month.
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  • Wow!  You are hardcore!  We have no such list.  We both just do things as we see they need to be done.  I did get a little chuckle that you listed getting dressed on your daily chore list. Smile
  • And, I thought I was organized and clean.. I guess not so much now.  I major clean every other week (usually) and do laundry, vacum, clean kitchen, ect. every week as needed.

     

    GO YOU!!!

  • I do all that, but a list for some of that is a little over the top for me.  I don't need a checklist to get dressed and to make coffee.

    You will take more time reading your list and checking things off.

    You are trying to create what FLYLADY.com already has.  You need to go there and see her lists.  She has already done what you are trying to create.

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