Wow, this blog has certainly been neglected...a cleaning schedule, never had one. Actually, I have had the following schedule for what is going on 2 years but never actually followed it. Now that I am trying to take control of my life, I thought I would give it a try, and time how long it takes me to do each task, because, as I have suspected, so far it doesn't take nearly as long as I think it does. (I will be updating as I do it.)
Daily (sans Sunday)
Vacuum downstairs (35 minutes)
Sweep & wipe bathrooms
Wipe down kitchen counters
Clean kitchen sink
Monday
Laundry load
Plan meals for week
Make grocery list
Quick dust downstairs (main floor)
Wash kitchen floor (20 minutes)
Tuesday
Laundry load
Clean out/wipe down fridge (before garbage man comes)
Grocery shop
Prep food
Wednesday
Quick dust downstairs
Dust & Vacuum bedrooms
Wash/change sheets
Thursday
Clean all bathrooms
Laundry load
Friday
Polish furniture
Wipe windows/glass surfaces
Saturday
Laundry load
Sunday
Enjoy my clean house
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January 18, 2010
April 2, 2009
Going Backward to Go Forward
I just read about a great idea at Pillaging With Buffie to help weed the unworn clothes from the closet. When organizing your closet at the change of seasons (when you are presumably taking out the old season's clothes and putting in the new season's clothes), hang the hanger backwards. Only do this initially. Then, as you use clothing hang it correctly. At the end of the season (or year or whatever), anything that is still hanging backwards has not been worn in the determined amount of time AND IT'S TIME TO GET RID OF IT!!!
(She suggests we try this with our husband's clothes too. Now THAT idea is BRILLIANT.)
Now, I do change out some clothes, but I'm thinking I will designate APRIL FOOLS DAY as the day to turn all of my hangers backwards. Then next April Fools day will be the day to clean out.
There is only one problem...April Fool's day is during tax season...I may have to rethink this.
I still love the idea, Buffie. Thanks for sharing!
(She suggests we try this with our husband's clothes too. Now THAT idea is BRILLIANT.)
Now, I do change out some clothes, but I'm thinking I will designate APRIL FOOLS DAY as the day to turn all of my hangers backwards. Then next April Fools day will be the day to clean out.
There is only one problem...April Fool's day is during tax season...I may have to rethink this.
I still love the idea, Buffie. Thanks for sharing!
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