A Clean Approach

I wanted to share with you my weekly schedule for cleaning.  I shared this at our MOPS group and figured that maybe some of you could benefit from it as well. Nothing that I put on here is guaranteed to fit your needs, but if nothing else, I hope that this will help you at least plan out your week to better work for you and your family.  
  
I am someone who does not enjoy taking a WHOLE day to clean my house, for a few reasons.  
1.  It takes all day
2.  While I am busy cleaning for that amount of time, I am missing out on time with my family.  
3.  The amount of stops and go's that would be made during a whole day of cleaning would be off the charts, which would then cause me to be really bitter.
4.  As I was putting all of that hard work in making things clean and pretty, my little's would be taking it right back to square one.  
  
Quite some time ago I decided that I needed a better plan that what I was rollin'. Each day I have different jobs that I plan to accomplish.  By doing this I am not spending a whole day cleaning and if I am faithful with it my house pretty much stays company ready all week.  
  
Obviously this plan is set for our family and our lifestyle, so tweak it to your needs and take some of the stress and pain out of keeping your home clean and peaceful.

Morning before school:

- wake up before your kiddos - 

exercise

Make beds

Empty dishwasher

Put in one load of wash

Wipe down bathrooms

Afternoon

Sweep kitchen floor and entry

Chore of the day

Evening

Fold laundry and put away

Load dishwasher

Plan for tomorrow

Chore of the day

Monday:                      mop/ vacuum

Tuesday:                     kitchen chores

Wednesday:               bathrooms

Thursday:                    sheets and linens

Friday:                         baking, dusting, Sabbath preparation

Saturday:                     rest

Sunday:                       swing day

Swing Day Jobs:

1^st Week                wipe down cabinets

2^nd Week               wipe down walls, baseboards, doors           

3^rd Week                clean inside windows and blinds

4^th Week                tidy garage/ outdoor areas