Maid To Clean has had many conversations with clients. The inevitable question is: How often should a house need to be cleaned? How often have you ever thought about this question? No matter how small your house is, it is important to follow a cleaning schedule.
It is not as difficult as it seems. It’s not as difficult as it sounds. Everything will fall into place once you have a schedule in place, and your home-cleaning process will be seamless. An infographic from the magazine Good Housekeeping shows that even small tasks, such as wiping down kitchen surfaces or sweeping floors, should be done daily. However, it can be not easy to imagine someone who has the time and energy to do this consistently in today’s world. This is especially true if you have a full-time job, are active in your social life, or have children. Some people do it all.
It is possible to create a realistic cleaning schedule. It’s possible to create a cleaning schedule that fits your lifestyle, home size, and attitude towards cleaning. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It’s about keeping your home clean to live the life you want and return to a place you love.
Here are some easy steps that will make cleaning your home stress-free.
What You Need to Do
Before determining a realistic cleaning schedule, you must first know what to do.
Begin by going through your house and creating a list of rooms where you would like to live in an ideal world. Next, think about how often you would like to clean them.
This is an example of what your bathroom might look like:
- Clean all surfaces daily
- Weekly: Empty the Bin
- Every week, clean the shower and bath.
- Two times per week, clean the toilet
- Weekly Mop the Floor
- Change your towels weekly
- Decorate the showerhead – Monthly
- Declutter your bathroom cabinets – Every year
- Bathroom cleaning Cabinet – Seasonally
Tasks by Frequency
No two lists are the same. What works for one person may not work for another. You should be able to focus on your priorities and then figure out how you can group tasks by frequency. You will better understand what you need to accomplish each day, week, or month.
Another example:
- Daily: Wipe kitchen surfaces, clean bathroom surfaces, empty dishwashers, wash laundry, empty the kitchen bin
- Fortnightly: Vacuum, mop the kitchen floor, water plants, clean the toilets
- Weekly: Change towels, change bedding, empty other containers around the house, mop all other floors
- Monthly: Clean windows both inside and outside, check smoke alarms, dust all surfaces, clean oven
How much time do you have?
There is no right or wrong method. You should do what feels best for you. Many factors affect how frequently you need to clean your home.
Create the Perfect Schedule Designed for You
Making a schedule work must be compatible with your life and preferences. It would be best to decide when you prefer to complete the chores you have listed. Give your list to your cleaner so they can help you choose the best times.
These are some suggestions:
- Prioritize if you feel you can’t fit it all in. Do you need to vacuum every single day? Or would it suffice to do a quick vacuum twice a week and a thorough one once a month?
- Consider delegating tasks. You can ask a cleaner to do the deep cleaning or delegate more tasks to other house members.
- You don’t have to be strict about when you do what. You may find it easier to have specific times for certain things while you get comfortable with everything. Then, you will eventually become familiar with what is required, and it will become a routine.
- You can make the most of your “bonus” days and get more done. Many months don’t fit into four weeks. There are often a few days that you can use as “bonus days”. Either you can take a break and have a cleaner come in, or you can start the next month. This is especially useful if you’re more busy than usual or away from home.
Happy Cleaning…