The Ultimate Cleaning Schedule For Busy Moms And Dads

Working Moms and Dads have busy days at their workplaces. Juggling between household chores post returning from their offices seems a never-ending struggle, leaving them with no time to balance personal and professional lives. This never-ending juggle can stress your nerves too.

So, where do you think lies the solution? Smart planning is what helps you ease the tension after all. This is a guide that is your go-to blueprint for scheduling your cleaning chores seamlessly. 

Helping you decode the Ultimate Cleaning Schedule For Busy Moms and Dads so that managing your household chores becomes an easy breeze for you:

A- Monday: Kitchen

Your sole focus lies on getting your kitchen cleanup done. Taking you through a fleet of steps about the same:

1. You can wipe down the kitchen countertops by covering the surface areas. You can then wipe down the cabinet doors of kitchen shelves.

2. The microwave, stove top, and fridge doors must then be cleaned.

3. Now, the sink must be cleaned and sanitized.

4. The trash cans can be cleared at once. You can have a squeezed lemon put into each of the trash cans. Or, you can apply sanitized perfumes to clear out food odors. 
5. As a monthly routine, a deep clean procedure can be taken up for the oven and the insides of your refrigerator.

B- Tuesday: Living Room

Taking you through a rundown of steps about cleaning your living areas:

1. Declutter the surfaces inside your living areas. The list includes newspapers, mailers, toys, remote controls, etc.

2.  The next step involves dusting shelves, fans, and baseboards.

3. Disinfect TV consoles and door knobs. You can place remote controls over the disinfected areas.

4. Now comes your turn to vacuum rugs and furniture.

5. Fluff pillows and straight throw cushions. 

C- Wednesday: Bedrooms and Closets

Here is the list of steps for cleaning bedrooms and closets :

1. You can change the bedding. If you have multiple bedrooms, you can rotate your cleaning every week.

2. Once the bedding is changed, you may now have to vacuum and sweep floors. 

3. Tidying nightstands and dressers is the next step involved.

4. You can now arrange or rearrange the items that you may have stacked up inside your closet.

5. Finally, curtains have to be washed or cleaned to improve air quality. 

D- Thursday- Bathrooms

Cleaning your bathrooms might take your effort. However, the bathroom is the first space your guests are going to notice. Therefore, keeping them grime-free or dust-free is quite a need of the hour.

Let us have easy steps on how this can be done:

1. As a preliminary step, you can remove the items kept on bathroom countertops or cabinets and then scrub the areas clean. This way, you free up the space for a thorough cleanup.

2. Now, the toilets, sinks, and tubs have to be cleaned thoroughly.

3. By disinfecting high-touch points like light switches or door handles, you can prevent the spread of germs or harmful bacteria.

4. The trash cans have to be emptied. 

5. You can now rearrange towels, spa kits, or other toiletries that were removed at the beginning of step 1.

E- Friday – Floors and Entryways

The doorways are the entryways, and they accumulate dust and grime. Let us look at the steps for a quick cleanup procedure:

1. Wiping doors and handles is the first step to prevent the outdoor spread of germs and grime indoors.

2. You must now vacuum doors and mats covering the living area of your home.

3. You can mop hard floors.

4. Shake the dust off the doormats.

5. Do not skip corners or under furniture areas while sweeping or mopping the living areas of your home.

F- Saturday: Laundry And Linens

Laundry might be a little chore for you, especially on weekends. However, if you set a timer for 15 minutes, you can take short breaks and enjoy your downtime while the cleaning work goes on. Let us figure out what needs to be done here:

1. You must fold your clothes and sort your laundry accordingly.

2. The washer, lint trap, and dryer surfaces have to be cleaned thoroughly.

3. Restock cleaning supplies inside the laundry machine.

4. Wipe shelves and cupboards inside your laundry room.

5. You can do a monthly deep clean of your entire laundry room if your weekends are not giving you enough time.

G- Sundays: Reset And Rest

Here are steps that can help you reset the entire process:

1. Get rid of expired food items and leftovers.

2. Clean backpacks and bags.

3. Finally, re-track cleaning opportunities that can be taken up for the next week ahead. 

Deep Cleaning Schedule- Monthly Once

Here is a list of steps for a monthly deep clean regime. Let us look at what they are:

1. Baseboards and door frames must be cleaned in an end-to-end manner.

2. You can wash windows and mirrors.

3. Deep clean freezers and refrigerators.

4. Vacuum under-surface furniture areas, like areas beneath sofa sets or beds.

How To Involve The Whole Family?

Do you think only dads or moms must do all the cleaning work? Well, that is not the case. Maintaining a clean and neat home is a team effort. You can involve your kids doing a part of cleaning. Let us see how you can involve the whole family in the cleaning procedure:

1. Share the workload evenly

You must distribute the workload evenly and consistently so that all of you get involved in cleaning up your home. Say, for instance, you can ask kids to help you dust shelves or refrigerator doors. Or, you can ask your tiny tots to clean up the toys. Most importantly, give your kids work they are capable of handling. 

2. Use timers

Use 15-minute timers so that you do not suffer excessive burnout while you are cleaning the nooks and crannies of your home. You can play games or have snacks to help you bond well during break times.

3. What is your time zone?

Are you a morning person? Or, are you a night owl? Pick a time zone where your energy levels are at their peak.

4. Create Cleaning zones

If you live in a large home, the living areas might be double the size of a condo home or a smaller apartment. Therefore, you can divide your living or dining areas into zones. The cleaning work can be taken up zone-wise per week. 

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