Now, lest ye think that I keep house super well when I'm not in school, here's the truth: I do not. I hate housework like most others, it makes me grumpy. But I can usually stay sort of on top of it due to the fact that I'm very good at organizing and throwing things away. We just don't have a lot of stuff. And that's my secret. But really, I keep things tidy way better than I keep things clean, if you know what I mean. 98% of the time I'd be horrified if you walked into my house and saw my kitchen floor.
I'm trying to change that. I know the main reason my house gets so neglected - whether during the semester or not - is because I look at it as one big (HUGE) chore instead of seeing it as many little tasks. And when does anyone have a 49.3 hour block of time to get it all done at once? So I usually just say "later" and don't feel too badly because I fully intend to do it later. But later never comes, now does it?
Luckily, I'm not the only one who struggles with this. My good friend Lisa and I have devised a plan to stay on top of it so that it doesn't stay on top of us. We will be using Clean Mama's housekeeping schedule, tweaked to fit our personal needs, and then try to stay motivated by blogging about it every Tuesday. Clean Mama has some very good ideas about how to keep your life organized and efficient, and Lisa and I have combined her daily, weekly, and monthly schedule into one concise document. If you go to her monthly schedule, and to Lisa's schedule, you will see that some of our tasks differ. For example, my house is so small that I don't need two days to clean my light fixtures or windows. And I don't even have a pantry or a dishwasher. But there are plenty of other things that I need to do that aren't on her list, like clean my gas stove burner plates, wash my walls (I have two boys!), and launder my shower curtain (Again, I have two boys. And they spray. Never mind.). So her schedule is a really good place to start and easily altered to fit your personal needs.
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Week 2
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Dishes
Laundry
Stove Dust
edges/corners
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Dishes
Laundry
Stove
Wipe doors/knobs
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Dishes
Laundry Stove Sofa quilt
Shower curtain
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Dishes Laundry Stove File papers
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Dishes
Laundry
Dust
vacuum/wipe vents
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Dishes
Laundry Dust Dust
fixtures/fans
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Dishes Laundry Dust Cabinets
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Laundry
Dust
Drawers
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Dishes
Laundry vacuum
vacuum edges
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Laundry vacuum Clean fridge
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Dishes Laundry
vacuum windows
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Dishes Laundry
vacuum Catch-up
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Dishes
Laundry Sweep/Mop
Wash
baseboards
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Laundry Sweep/mop Clean freezer
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Dishes Laundry
Sweep/mop Mirrors
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Laundry
Sweep/Mop Walls
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Laundry Bathroom
Wipe switch plates
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Laundry
Bathroom Clean
microwave
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Laundry Bathroom
Boys' room
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Laundry Linens Oven
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Laundry
Linens Washer/Dryer
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Dishes Laundry
Linens Bedroom
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Dishes Laundry Linens Car
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There are certain things you won't find on here because they are daily chores for my boys. They have their own schedule, posted on the fridge - oh, they are so happy about that! And I see that I didn't put "pick stuff up" on here... hopefully that's a given:/ Also, Mondays are my very busiest days, so that's the day I get to slack off on all this boring stuff and do... homework! Yay! (Not really yay.)
So, if you find that you're in need of a bit of motivation to get your dirty work done, please join in! Post anything pertaining to tidiness (or lack thereof) on Tuesdays and let me know. And make sure to follow along with Lisa, too - her house is much bigger than mine and she has, I believe, 38.9 pets at last count and a full time job. So if she can do it, anyone can.
(She doesn't really have 38.9 pets. She's not that weird.)
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