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How often do you...
Do laundry
Vacuum
File papers/mail
Dust
Also, who does the laundry? Do you do your DH's?
We live with his parents and we have the top floor. Which is a loft and a master bedroom. It feels so messy so often. And we live RIGHT next to train tracks which causes SO much dust. Any ideas, help?
Re: How often do you...
Do laundry-We do the majority of our laundry on Saturday and Sunday with many 1 or 2 loads during the week
Vacuum-Ugh, not nearly enough
File papers/mail-I try to do it a big purge once a week and I file daily
Dust-Every SaturdayOur laundry needs to be done daily or every other day to keep up with it. I haven't done any laundry since Halloween (and even then it wasn't 100% caught up) and there's a TON of clothes (literally I mean a ton, as in 2000 pounds) on our master bedroom floor b/c it won't fit into baskets anymore (we redid our floors so I couldn't use the washer/dryer too much b/c they had to be empty for moving them around).
I vacuum daily or every other day with our new floor b/c it's a high gloss laminate. When we had linoleum and carpet on our main level I would vacuum 1+ per week (sometimes 3-4 times, sometimes just once).
I take care of all mail on a daily basis and the only papers I ever file are tax papers, everything else is dealt with and tossed.
I don't dust most furniture as often as I should. I only dust our bedroom furniture when the dust is an inch thick because it's a PITA to dust
. Our dining room table easily gets wiped down daily b/c it's a deep cherry set and the afternoon sun hits it and exposes every spec of dust.
I do all of the laundry.
Breastfeeding and pregnant!
Do laundry: It goes in spurts - ideally I do one load a day (it's just DH and I). But recently I've been doing the majority of the laundry on Monday's because I work from home that day.
Vacuum: We vacuum the stairs once a week (if we're good). I have to sweep the hardwood floors every day because our lab shed's like a mofo.
File papers/mail: I am not good at this. I do it when the piles start to make me insane. In a perfect world, once a week would be great!
Dust: Also not very good with this. Probably like once every 2 weeks.
Also, who does the laundry? Do you do your DH's? I do the laundry. My husband will throw a load in every once in a while. But he lost priviledges a while back when he flooded our laundry room.
Laundry: Twice a week. I do my work clothes in the middle of the week and jeans/towels/sheets on the weekend when I have some more time
Vacuum: I'm so bad about this but I try to vacuum twice a week. I'm getting a dog so I'm sure that this will go up to several times a week.
File Papers/mail: Everyday I go thru my mail and sort it in a "to pay" / "to file" / "magazines" I keep it in my desk mail organizer - it has 3 slots for just this purpose. It kinda looks like this but its wayyy cuter and has polka dots!
My to file box has a handle and a place to keep my pens... its very similar to this one
I file papers once a week and the cool thing is that since it has a handle I can take it to the table or wherever to work on bills and stuff. Plus I have pens, pencils, paperclips, mini stapler, stamps and whiteout in the top so its really a mini desk! I know it sounds like a lot of steps but it keeps you very organized.
Sorry I got carried away...lol As you can tell I get geeked up about organizing. If you want some additional great paper organizing advice check out jean chatzky's finance books.
Dusting: hmmmmm every other week. I HATE dusting
It would be much more helpful for my allerigies if I did it more often. I even brought the cool method wood wipes but I still dont dust!
Good Luck - Drop me a line if you have any questions.
Hugs!
I do everything around our house. Not really by choice, but because if I didn't do it, my husband would NEVER do anything. It's annoying as hell and he can never just help out no matter how much I ask, talk, beg, make chore charts, etc.
To address your dust problem, you are going to have to dust every day, just a quick wipe down. Also, vacuum more often. AND...don't forget to change out your air filter every month as that will also contribute to the dust. I vacuum the vent cover and change out the filter every month or two months.
Do laundry? 1-2 times a week
Vacuum? 1-2 times a week
File papers/mail? Every other day
Dust? 1-2 times a week
Also, who does the laundry? Do you do your DH's? I do both of our laundry together
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