Weekly Household Cleaning Lists
Aug 15th, 2008 by Sylvia
Mondays
Kitchen and Laundry Room
run a sink of hot soapy water to use for cleaning with during the day or use for soaking dirty dishes.
start laundry
run the sink full of hot soapy water
wipe down appliances
Sweep and mop
wash dishes
Bathroom
Deep Clean - see my Deep Cleaning the Bathroom Instructions
Hang new towel
Take out trash, replace liner
Wash Rug
Bedrooms
make beds
pick up and put away all clothes
sweep and mop or vacuum
put away clutter
dust
Living Room
Pick up newspapers and stack or store, or throw away
Arrange sofa and pillows
run vacuum
put away all clutter
put all items not belonging in the living room in a basket and call for everyone to come claim their things
Tuesdays
Kitchen and Laundry room
run sink of hot soapy water, use to clean with during the day or to soak dirty dishes in.
at least one load laundry, washed and folded, put away
Hand washables in to soak
iron 3 garments
Clean stove top
Clean inside microwave
Wipe down cabinets and countertops with cleaner and disinfectant
Clean range hood
rinse out hand washables and hang to dry
Wash dishes
Bathroom
Change towel if needed
Wipe down sink and faucets
Wipe down commode
shake out rug and sweep
Living room
pick up and put away everything including books and magazines
straighten sofa and pillows
vacuum or sweep
Bedroom
make beds
pick up clutter
put away clothing and personal items
Other:
Clean and polish at least a few pair of Sunday shoes
Check coats, mittens, scarves and hats. If they need cleaning, do so, then hang them up in the correct spot.
Wednesday
Kitchen and Laundry
launder the bed linens today
Run your sink of hot soapy water
Deep Clean The Kitchen and see Cleaning the Kitchen and living room
Living room
vacuum or sweep and mop
dust all furniture and electronic appliances
shake rugs outside
water indoor plants
Bedrooms
change sheets
wipe down door frames and window frames and all mirrors
sweep
pick up clutter and personal belongings
Bathroom
take out trash
shake out rug, sweep and mop
wipe down mirror
clean commode
clean sinktops
clean out shower or tub
spray shower curtain with bleach or vinegar
Thursday
Kitchen and Laundry
at least 2 loads laundry, fold and put away
iron 3 garments
run sink of hot soapy water
wipe down countertops and cabinets
remove dryer lint
clean oven
sweep
Living Room
Pick up and put away
run vacuum or sweep
straighten sofa and pillows
straighten up computer area
straighten books and magazines, newspapers
Bedrooms
make beds
hang up, pick up and put away all clothes and personal items
Bathroom
Deep Clean
Friday
Kitchen and Laundry
at least 2 loads laundry, fold and put away
wipe down washer and dryer
clean fabric softenner compartment if needed
sweep and mop
wipe down stove top
wipe down front and sides of frig
Bedrooms
straighten closets, arrange shoes
hang up and put away all clothes,
make beds
dust furniture
Living Room
straighten sofa, chairs and pillows
vacuum or sweep
arrange books, magazines and papers,
call everyone to come get their personal belongs
wipe down window frames and door frames
Bathroom
It seems like at my house, we need to deep clean the bathroom twice a week. Once before and once after the weekend seems to meet our needs with a little cleaning in between time.
So after the deep cleaning on Thursday, we usually just need to keep it picked up, trash taken out, sinks wiped out and everyone’s things picked up after showers, etc.
Other
Sweep porches
Wash blankets, curtains, rugs that may need it
Mending
Saturday
I reserve Saturday for laundry and getting church clothes ready and family time. I also cook for Sunday on Saturday.
Sunday
I try not to do anything that doesn’t have to be done on Sunday. If I work diligently through the week, I don’t have anything pressing to do on Sunday.
These instructions are really just a guideline for making your own list of what you want to accomplish each day. For example, if you wanted to make sure you got rid of the dust bunnies under your bed every week, you might add that duty to one of the days under Bedrooms.
Some duties can be added monthly or bi-weekly. However you need it to be is how it should work. This is meant to be a tool that helps you, not that burdens you.
Thank you for posting this! It is just what I needed to get jump-started in reorganizing my routine. Who am I kidding? What routine?! ha! Anyway — I have one now!
Sylvia I am really struggling (again, ) with keeping up with my house-hold tasks, so as I was looking round your site tonight, I found these! THANK-YOU so much, you are a bit of a treasure you know!
I have a housekeeping notebook that I use for cleaning & I am always looking for ways to improve my routines (it’s a challenge, believe me–I’m glad I don’t have a huge house!) so this is really cool.
This is a good list. I think I will reprint it on my computer and post it in my laundry room.
I also love the flylady as she is really good at babysteps to getting your home just the way that is pleasing to our testimony. 
http://www.flylady.com 
Hi again Krystal
I hope my list will help you. Fly Lady is great start, but I got really weary of all those emails!
Love
Sylvia
Thank you for the post. I enjoyed reading it. I have several chronic illnesses so I can’t work for long periods of time. What I do is what I learned from being a girl scout leader years ago. Always leave a room looking better than when you came in. Whenever I am in a room I do quick pickups. Doylene
Doylene,
Thank you so much for visting and commenting on my blog.
You might like to read my three part article on Homekeeping for The Chronically Ill at t2chk.org. Here are the curls to the three part series
http://t2chk.org/new/archives/377
http://t2chk.org/new/archives/378
http://t2chk.org/new/archives/379
Love
Sylvia
Thank you Sylvia, I will go read them. Doylene