MY CLEANING SCHEDULE - Sivan
10.24.24

MY CLEANING Schedule

Who would have thought this would be such a popular topic?! I mean, not gonna lie, it makes me happy to know that I’m in the presence of other avid cleaners. Cleaning has always been very therapeutic to me, but also a way to take pride in my home. I personally spend a lot of time at home and place a lot of value in existing in a clutter free and clean home. In true Scorpio form, I also cannot focus or function when things are a mess, so cleaning is 100% a priority for me.

Of course while I wish I could dedicate one whole day per week to cleaning, organizing and other housekeeping projects, I cannot. I’m already stretched so thin between work and the kids that I have to find my little pockets of time to tackle anything for the house. For that reason we have a housekeeper that comes once a week. This is something I view as a “convenience spend” to help save me some time (since that’s the thing I could use more of).

Here is how I / we tackle all the cleaning in and around the house. I also have a lot of this broken down on my cleaning highlight & corresponding products on this list.

Daily – me & Paul

Open windows to air out house

Dishes / wiping down all kitchen countertops

Vacuum kitchen floors

Run dishwashers

Fluff pillows and fold couch blankets

Pick up the kids’ rooms

Make beds

Load of laundry every 2 days

Put away any misplaced items around the house

 

Weekly – my housekeeper handles this

Bathrooms

Floors – sweeping, vacuuming, mopping

Vacuum all rugs

Wash & change all bedding

Dusting all surfaces (tables, nightstands, mantle, bookshelves, etc.)

Remove cobwebs on & around outdoor patios and house

Deep clean kitchen (stove, oven, fridge, etc.)

 

Monthly

Outdoor cleanout – rake, sweep, dust, put toys away, cover furniture, etc.

Organization project – a hall closet, linen cabinet, playroom, etc. Anything that needs to be sorted and cleared out I handle once a month or as needed.

Couch covers cleaned

Windows – the accessible ones

 

Seasonally / As needed

Purge playroom – get rid of toys, games, or books they have outgrown or broken

Powerwash outdoor cushions & furniture

Go through clothing & clear out closets

Vacuum & disinfect all kitchen drawers – remove items, clean, put back

Pantry clean out – throw away expired or stale food, rearrange

Big windows – haven’t done this yet (!!) but need to find a company to come clean the unreachable windows 2x a year or something like this

Deep clean my bathroom – dust and vacuum behind curtains, baseboards, disinfect grout, re-arrange drawers

My personal favorite – throwing things away that have sat idle for months and no one has touched. This is usually paperwork Paul leaves out, a bag of random shit from the car, a part for a toy that I don’t know, etc. The rule (in my head lol) is if it’s been in the same spot for over a month it’s going in the garbage lol

My biggest fear is when I have to move and thinking I have to pack all this CRAP. This is why I don’t like to keep clutter. If you pick things up and put them away daily it is SO much more manageable then letting it build up for weeks. The kitchen and surrounding area gets so much use daily that it has to be a priority everyday to clean up. Even though it gets trashed by the end of the day everyday, I still love waking up to a clean kitchen to start my day.

I think that about covers it! I’m sure there are other parts I’m forgetting but this is the bulk of it. Hope you enjoyed!