Annual Cleaning Schedule

Looking for a great and simple cleaning schedule that does not involve a whole house workover on a daily basis? Look no further, I have compiled a quick simple list that will help even the busiest household keep a nice clean house with minimal effort each day.

While the same chores on a daily basis do get old and annoying a few simple tasks take only a few minutes a day and will make a huge difference in the appearance of your house. This list is very short; it only includes six tiny items. Are you ready? 1. Make the beds. Ok this is optional, however for those who insist on having beds made daily, doing this first thing in the morning saves some time, and gets something knocked off the daily to do list quite quickly. 2. Put dirty clothes in the dirty clothes hamper, or load the washer. Simple and easy, plus keeps laundry from piling up. 3. Hang up clothes, and put away all clean clothes. If you are like me, you leave stacks of everyone's clothes in the laundry room and everyone is required to put away their own clothes. This does count under this task. 4. Clean up Spills, this should be a no brainer, as a spill occurs clean it immediately, you will save the time scrubbing a stubborn stain because it had time to set in. 5. Wash dishes, easiest to do if you have a dishwasher, just load it up as dirty dishes accumulate during the day, and start before bedtime. In the morning, you can put away the dishes after they are dry and start the process over again. 6. Wipe down countertops and the stove. That is it a simple, painless and short daily chore list. Split this amongst the household members and your looking at less than 5 minutes a day to make a huge difference.

Now we all know that is not the only tasks around the house, so let us give a good timeline for other cleaning tasks. At least once weekly is a good idea to vacuum the carpets. More often just depends on the abuse and traffic that your carpets happen to receive, however weekly is perfectly fine in most houses. If however, you have an animal that sheds a lot, every day or other day may become necessary to avoid allergies.