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October 11, 2011

Do It Yourself: Need for house cleaning schedule

DO you have a house cleaning schedule to guide you in your house cleaning? If you don’t have one, there is the need to have one. This is because the amount of house cleaning you do depends on how much time you have to clean. Do you have a lot of house cleaning tasks and not enough time to do them? If that is the case, there is the possibility your home is not as clean as you want it to be.

This is why a house cleaning schedule along with some home organization tools and some good cleaning supplies will help you focus on getting your home neat and clean. A house cleaning schedule shows you how to manage your time. Two things determine the amount of time you spend on house cleaning and the amount of house cleaning you do.

The first is the size of the family. A larger family means there is more house cleaning to do. Your idea of clean may require a spotless home where eating on the floor is possible or may be you mean just the neatness and tidiness. But to get your house cleaning done within a time frame, you will need to make an effective and easy to use house cleaning schedule.

To make your housecleaning schedule, get a calendar. One of those where you can write in the boxes. On exact dates on the calendar , write down your major house cleaning events such as the  house cleaning you do on a bi-monthly basis.

For instance, cleaning the bathroom, and if it is  weekly,or the refrigerator for instance, or if it is quarterly or the curtains which would be on a bi-yearly or yearly basis. Write down a list of your daily and weekly chores. Next to each item on the list, write down how much time each chore takes and if necessary how many times a week you do them.

Now that you have your major house cleaning events dated and your daily and weekly chores listed with their time commitments, get ready to make your house cleaning year plan. A house cleaning schedule lists all your unchanging commitments for the year.

House cleaning tools

Now that you have your major house cleaning events dated and your daily and weekly chores listed with their time commitments, get ready to make your house cleaning year plan.

A house cleaning schedule lists all your unchanging commitments for the year. The unchanging cleaning times in the following example are highlighted in yellow.

Make your box sizes bigger to give yourself more writing space.

When you finish making your house cleaning year plan, make enough copies of it for each week for the rest of the year. Now take one copy and start on your house cleaning schedule for the rest of the week. Make sure to consult the calendar of major house cleaning events and your daily and weekly chores lists.

This house cleaning schedule can be used for other aspects of your life besides cleaning your home. Adapt it to suit your needs. Use it well and get your house cleaning done.

Another house cleaning event you can list on your house cleaning schedule are the days you hire a maid service to do the house cleaning for you.