In my last blog I talked about having a daily cleaning routine and how that can decrease the amount of time you spend cleaning your house in general. A weekly cleaning routine is just as important. When you implement both, your house will be maintained on a regular basis.
Have you ever really thought about all the things you are responsible for in your home? Not just the cleaning but the cooking, decorating, organizing, managing the bills, running errands, and so much more. It is a lot to keep up with and can feel overwhelming.
Balance and scheduling are really the keys. You can have balance if you develop a schedule. And a schedule is the way you stay on a routine. Routines keep things flowing smoothly.
As I mentioned with daily cleaning, there are tasks that should be handed out to others. Hopefully you aren’t the only one running the entire household. Even children as young as two years old can pitch in. You just have to find age-appropriate chores they can handle.
Spend some time writing down all of the weekly chores that must be done, inside and out. Mowing, raking, cleaning up after the dogs, laundry (for some people they can manage this once-a-week), planning meals, washing bedding and the list goes on. Find a way to delegate these weekly chores.
And you can avoid boredom with chores by switching them off. One week a child mows the lawn and the next another child does, etc.
No matter how you establish a cleaning routine, if you can find one that works for your family then you will feel less overwhelmed. I would rather have these routines in place than trying to quick clean the house before a guest comes over, or spending an entire day cleaning because things were let go.
What other ideas do you have for cleaning routines?
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