It is no secret that cleaning your home is an overwhelming task, especially when you are not organized and have your routine down. But cleaning your house doesn't have to take up your whole day. If you create a schedule that you will follow through the week, it will only take up to 30 minutes. If you want to make cleaning less painful, here is the best 7-day schedule for every homeowner.
Monday
The thing that people struggle with the most is cleaning once they realize how messed up their house is after the weekend. No matter if you have a party or your kids are just playing around. There will be clutter all over the house. So to keep your home refreshed and clean for the week ahead, you have to take the time out to clean and declutter. Make sure that you start with cleaning all the clutter, and putting all the things in their designated spaces. Then you will want to vacuum, seep as well as mop all the high traffic rooms, such as the kitchen, living room and all the bathrooms and bedrooms. Your top priority on Monday is putting things away, vacuuming and mopping the floors.
Tuesday
When Tuesday rolls around, you should primarily tackle the dirty clothes. One of the things that will pile up the quickest is clothes, especially if you have kids or you work in an office. That is even more true if you are messy or just prone to getting your clothes stained. So, when Tuesday rolls around, it is time to start soaking those stained clothes, washing and drying them as well as putting them away. You can also dedicate Tuesdays to cleaning the linens, but once in two weeks.
Wednesday
Even though most people think that cleaning your house is hard labour, that is not true if you manage your time the right way. When you spread out all the chores during the week, you will have everything balanced and manageable. Dedicate Wednesdays to ensuring your whole house is dust-free. The best thing that you can do mid-week is something simple like wiping down dust and wiping down the counters and other surfaces like that.
Thursday
Make your Thursdays dedicated to just one thing. Make sure that you focus on one single room in the house that needs the most attention. In most cases, that will be a bathroom. So choose this day to deep clean the bathrooms and then maintain the cleanliness throughout the week. Make sure that you are scrubbing the toilets, deselecting everything and charging out the towels, as well as wiping down all the counters and mirrors. As it is only weekly, think about making it a family affair if you have more than one bathroom or pass out duties for everyone. If you live alone or you are a busy parent, you can hire professional house cleaning services to help you out with deep cleans.
Friday
We all love Fridays, so why not take that day to tidy up your kitchen space. Especially if you are a parent, dishes will pile up because you are busy with work and school. Give your kitchen a nice rest and get it tidy. But that doesn't only mean that you need to clean the dishes, make sure that you don't have mouldy food in the kitchen. It will help you have a nice clean kitchen for any guests that are coming on the weekend and help you kickstart the new week with a clean kitchen.
The Weekend
No one wants to spend their weekends cleaning the whole house. Most people want to spend it with their families or friends relaxing and having fun. That is what you need to clean during the week and have a clean house when it comes to the weekend. But you shouldn't let things pile up those two days. Make sure that you take the time out of the day and dedicate it to picking things up around the house. It will give you the satisfaction of having a clean home without actually spending the whole day cleaning.
Don't Forget To Refresh Your Home
As we have said before, cleaning your home is an overwhelming task, no matter if you live alone or with kids. If you have the extra force in the house, make sure that you involve everyone in the whole process. Introduce them to the cleaning schedule and have them do little things. That will not only take the weight off your back, but it will also drastically speed up the whole process.
Always keep in mind that some housekeeping doesn't need to be done as friendly as others. By following the seven-day cleaning schedule, cleaning will be more manageable, especially when you get used to it. Now that you have an idea of how a cleaning schedule should look, modify it, so it fits your lifestyle.
Author bio:
Alison Pearson is an interior design student. She is a writer and designer, and her ultimate passion is art and architecture. She is also a bibliophile and her favourite book is "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner. Follow her on Twitter.
