My Cleaning Routine - How I Made Cleaning Easier

The first step I took to make cleaning easier was setting up a schedule. I went through various online cleaning lists and picked out everything I need to clean and determined what frequency I would clean them. I have found that cleaning for 15-30 minutes per day is so much easier than the massive all-day-Saturday-cleaning-spree so many of us go on. Here's what my list looks like:

Daily:

Everyday: Make Bed, Pick up Around the House, Put Dishes Away/In Dishwasher

Monday: Dust Upstairs, Vacuum

Tuesday: Clean Kitchen, Sweep/Mop Hard Surfaces

Wednesday: Clean Bathrooms, Clean Interior Windows

Thursday: Dust Downstairs

Friday: Clean Office, Sweep Hard Surfaces, Laundry

Saturday: Collect Garbage

Monthly:

Vacuum Couch & Chairs

Clean Ceiling Fans

Clean Fridge Inside & Out

Wipe Down Switches

Wipe Down Cabinets

Wash Duvets/Comforters

Quarterly:

Wash Curtains

Wash Interior Light Fixtures

Declutter Bathroom Cabinets

Clean Oven

Switch Air Filter in Furnace

Vacuum Mattresses

Go Through Pantry

Clean Inside of Cabinets

Wipe Down Baseboards

Semi-Annually

Go through Clothing and Sell/Donate/Toss what I don't need anymore

Wash Exterior Windows

Wash Exterior Light Fixtures

Shred Old Files

Clean Gutters

I use Google calendar to setup my cleaning calendar, so I can easily see what needs to be done each day. I start with the daily tasks and move through each tier (weekly, monthly, quarterly), spacing them throughout the month so you have just a few items each day to accomplish. On these items, you can set "repeat" to daily, weekly, monthly etc., so these items continue to show up.

The second step I took to make cleaning easier was by going through all my cleaning supplies and getting rid of anything I didn't need. A lot of us have a lot of extra cleaning supplies cluttering our cabinets, when there are a ton of multipurpose products out there. These are my primary cleaning supplies:

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