Easy and Realistic Cleaning Schedule
Are you ready to get serious about a cleaning schedule? I will show you below how to set up a cleaning caddy and work with a digital cleaning schedule. Get ready to learn how to work with a realistic cleaning schedule.
1. Gather your cloths
I bought a pack of microfiber towels to get started. This pack of Maker’s cleaning cloths includes clothes for cleaning general spaces, electronics, glass, plus plush and waffle-weave towels.
2. Pull your caddy together
I put all my cleaning tools, materials, and supplies in a caddy. I put in an all-purpose cleaner, a granite cleaner, and a furniture polish.
I added a scrub brush, sponges, and Magic Eraser. I added denture brushes to get into those tiny nooks and crannies. But there are a couple of extra items I like to put into my cleaning caddy.
3. Soap scum remover recipe
I used white vinegar and dish detergent for a DIY soap scum remover. I used that in my squeeze sponge.
Simply combine equal amounts of white vinegar and liquid dish soap and put it in the handle of the sponge.
Use it generously to clean soap scum, especially around the shower and sinks.
4. Furniture markers
I added furniture markers into my cleaning caddy so I can touch up any nicks and scratches as I’m cleaning. Keep them in your caddy because you will pay more attention to touching up wood furniture as you go along.
5. Create your cleaning schedule task list
Write out all of your cleaning tasks. You can do this with pen and paper or with a digital planner. You’ll need to split up a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual cleaning task list.
List these tasks out in time blocks. Things you can do daily, for example, would be to put away clean dishes, put a load in the washer, hang clothes out to dry, etc.
Separate all this out into cleaning and organizing tasks for a detailed cleaning schedule template.
A weekly task list may have a bunch of things that can wait for Saturday morning, for example.
6. Create quarterly, monthly, and annual cleaning schedule tasks
These schedules will be focused more on deep cleaning tasks. You could distribute your monthly tasks to be done one day a month, one day a week, or a mix. Every few months there is a fifth Saturday in a month. You can use this Saturday for a bunch of quarterly cleaning tasks, for example.
Setting up a realistic cleaning schedule is not that difficult if you just get it down in writing. It’s the best way to organize yourself. And now that you know what to put into your cleaning caddy, you’re all set to get started.
Let me know in the comments what you put into your cleaning caddy and how you set up your home cleaning schedule!
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