The Easiest Way to Clean

So we are going to be closing on our house a week from today and moving in another two weeks. I am getting really anxious! Half of our apartment is packed up and the other half is hard to pack while still staying sane.

As I begin this brand new adventure of owning a home, I'm starting to grasp the huge responsibility being a homeowner can be. Our weekends will now be filled with mowing the yard, decorating, painting, small and large house projects, etc. One of those big responsibilities that comes with owning a house is cleaning. 

My husband is an OCD, clean-freak that truly relaxes in a clean environment. I get that. And I want to make him happy... so I want to make sure I stay on top of cleaning My mother-in-law is the pro of a clean house. I think its because she is married to the father of my husband (a man on OCD crack!). Her house is always spotless. And I mean it. The bathroom always smells bleached, the carpet always has vacuum lines in it, the kitchen doesn't have a single crumb anywhere, and I always feel a little dirty disturbing the household.

Maybe I'm the only person that doesn't care if the house is spotless... surely I'm not, right? But I don't want my in-laws, my husband, our guests... upset by the clutter. So, I'm vowing to clean!

When we first moved to our apartment, I had a daily clean schedule. Certain days were for vacuuming, others were for laundry, etc. I really do like that system and idea, but over time I got lazy. When we move to our new house I would really like to keep up that schedule. I came up with a fun way to remember what to do on each day... and I truly think it will be the easiest, fastest, best way to keep my house CLEAN!

Mondays are for Mopping and Vacuuming 

• Our new house has mostly tile and laminate wood floors, so it will be a lot more mopping and sweeping than vacuuming... bummer. I like vacuuming. 

Tuesdays are for Toilets (or bathrooms)

• We have THREE bathroom in our new house (for two people?). Tuesdays will not be that fun, but I do want to make a trip around the house and do all bathrooms. They can't be that dirty if I do this weekly, right?

Wednesdays are for Windows and Dusting

• Easy-peasy! 

Thursdays are for Thorough Check

• I kind of want Thursdays to be a cover-all day, especially since we usually have people over on the weekend. Any uncleaned areas or just the need for picking up can be done on this day. If I do this Thursday it gives me the whole weekend to relax and not clean. 

Saturdays: One Saturday a month I want to DEEP CLEAN the house. This could be anything from sweeping the deck to pulling all the blinds down and washing them. 

The regular chores like laundry, dishes, etc. will be done daily or when needed. Those are things I can't really put off for a whole week. 

I really do think the daily cleaning schedule works. I've done it before and it's always easier than doing all the cleaning for a few hours on one day. This way, you give 15-30 minutes a night to doing one chore, rather than letting them pile up for one day when you are rushing around like a mad woman to clean. 

Let me know what cleaning schedules you have come up with! Do you like to clean or is more of a chore for you? 

Here's to hoping I always have a clean house :) No likely...