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A Weekly Cleaning Schedule That’s Quick and Easy

A weekly cleaning schedule is the best investment of time you can make to manage all your overwhelming tasks and chores. If you can organize the cleaning process, the messes will feel more manageable.

Ready to get started? Here are some helpful tips for creating a cleaning schedule. Get ready for increased productivity and a clean home!

Clean Isn’t Perfect

Sometimes, you need to take a step back and accept that clean is clean enough. Not every item on your to-do list should be done so thoroughly that you can’t manage to get the other ones done the day you had them planned.

You can choose to set a time limit if that will help. Try setting a kitchen timer for 10-15 minutes for each chore. Set the timer and start and remain in one room until you finish that specific task. Remember that some of these will be weekly chores, so don’t think if you missed the deep-down dirt that it won’t get done. It will.

What About Supplies?

The most strategic thing you can do is keep house cleaning tools you need in the room that calls for them. Obviously, if you have small children, you want to keep cleaning supplies locked up and away from small hands.

However, having all that you need within reach will enhance how much you can get done in the time you have allotted. It’s so easy to get distracted by going into another room for a supply item and have a squirrel moment and start another cleaning project. Avoid this as much as possible.

Plan Your Cleaning Moves

Even though we suggest staying in one room, there are cleaning tasks that usually cross boundaries on your weekly cleaning schedule, such as vacuuming. With these types of tasks, you may want to put them on specific days. I don’t believe there are too many people that like to haul a vacuum around every day for each individual room.

How Do I Stay on Cleaning Task Each Day?

A cleaning checklist on a clipboard. A cleaning checklist can be a useful tool when you develop your weekly cleaning schedule.

How can you hold yourself accountable? Print out your chore list and laminate it. (You can find a self-laminating packet at your local Walmart for just a few bucks.) Trust us when we say you want to laminate it because you can mark off what has been done.

Now for our thrifty and high-tech-loving house cleaners, we suggest some cleaning schedule apps. One of my favorites because it a broad app is TODO found in the Google Play store. This app is amazing for overhauling and organizing your whole life––not just your cleaning schedule.

What Does a Successful Weekly Cleaning Schedule Look Like?

Below is a sample of my cleaning schedule broken down from daily tasks to each day of the week for the larger tasks.

Daily tasks should consist of wiping down the counters, doing the dishes, a load of laundry, and making the beds. Remember: if it looks dirty you should probably just add it to your quick clean list for the day and get it done and over with.

Mop It Monday

Mondays should include the floors. Everyone knows that the weekends are dangerous to your floors. From company and kids to food spills and muddy paws, the weekend has terrorized your floors.

If you can’t do all of them, you should consider looking at your high traffic areas such as foyers and living rooms. Don’t forget to tackle that kitchen and dining area as well as the high trafficked bathroom floor. If there are areas you can’t get to, don’t worry: you can make it up later on a day that doesn’t have a lot of tasks at hand.

Toilet Tuesday

Tuesdays should be the day your grab the gloves and toilet bowl cleaner. Tuesdays can be a drag, because who really likes cleaning toilets anyways? But if done early enough in the week, there is nothing to ruin your weekend with later.

You will want to focus on disinfecting and scrubbing all bathroom-related surfaces. From scrubbing showers and tubs to shaking bath mats outside, you can also use this day to check up on any toiletries that are low to put on the list for your shopping day.

Wipe It Down Wednesday

If it has a surface, wipe and dust. Here is where you can get a lot of the grime and dirt off those microwave or stove surfaces. Start from the top and go to the floor, especially if you’re dusting. This will help to gather all the stuff that comes off the high ledges of the home. You also want to consider non-permanent items such as toys and telephones to wipe down and disinfect.

Throw Out Thursday

Thursday can be far the greatest day of all. This is the day your declutter everything! You want to throw out old newspapers and any leftover food that has gone past its expiration date. (And don’t worry––we all have that unintended science project in the back of the fridge.)

You may also want to consider Thursday donation day as well. If it’s in the right condition, donate it. Throw out the old clothes with holes or donate those that are still usable but don’t fit.

Fold It Friday

is the day to tackle the laundry chair. You know the one I am talking about: the chair where the clean clothes migrate. Friday is a great day to sit and watch a show while folding everybody’s clothes. This is also the best day to maintain clean bedding. Once a month, clean the bed skirt.

Slow It Down Saturday

So now everyone is home and you want to relax. Slow down and enjoy it! Just have everyone help pitch in today for about 20 mins to straighten up things and voila––you are done for the weekend.

Sleeping On Sunday

Family Time Watching TV. Rest time should bea part of your weekly cleaning schedule.

Sunday is a day of rest and so should the cleaning tasks! Enjoy the day and go have some fun with the family.

Instead of Developing a Weekly Cleaning Schedule, You Can Give us a Call

You could always just contact us at TLC Cleaning for recurring cleaning services and have us do these daily cleaning tasks for you so that everyday can feel like “Sleeping On Sunday”.

Here is Your Spring Cleaning Checklist from TLC

Hooray! Spring has sprung, and sideways snow isn’t an everyday thing.

You can now open up your windows without fear of a blizzard avalanching into your home. This scenario is thought to be one of the reasons there is such a thing as “spring cleaning.” Of course, everyone still cleans at all times of the year, but spring cleaning means deep cleaning, and inspiring weather to match your mood.

Are you sure you’re getting all those dust bunnies? TLC Cleaning knows what areas can get neglected because we see what remains after a move-out. Coming into a dwelling after all the furniture and belongings are gone can reveal the areas that needed more love. We’ve created a checklist to help remind you of some of those forgotten areas in homes. How could you know unless you take a look under the hood?

TLC Cleaning is here to help you help you take pride and be at peace knowing all is well above and below the surface. Nobody likes to be embarrassed when you’re replacing your washer and dryer, and all the missing undies are alive and well and breeding socks. I’m sure it’s not the appliance guy’s first rodeo, but just the same, it’s still mortifying.

You don’t know what else is lurking in those hidden places. Best solution: check them once a year to be sure you’re not cultivating some funk.

Besides making sure you’re aren’t creating an environment for the next superbug, use the opportunity of peeking at less traveled places in your home to check structural integrity.

Benefits of Spring Cleaning

In general, spring cleaning is a type of deep cleaning or annual cleaning. These are the items you don’t have to do every week or even monthly. Decluttering is best to do with your cleaning regimen.

It is even more necessary with everyone getting the newest widgets or thingamabob for Christmas. While you are doing the deep cleaning, set three boxes out; label them donate, sell, and trash. Take advantage of the purge and make some money from your spring cleaning and have a garage sale.

A yard sale isn’t the only advantage to spring cleaning. You can get a good pulse of future maintenance and how to prioritize remodels and renovations. While you are behind the appliances, check for leaks and mold. While you are deep cleaning the bathroom, check the grout in tile and caulking in the tub. It’s always better to touch up than to replace and repair. While you are being thorough, take notice of pipes and make sure there are no leak or condensation.

At TLC Cleaning, we can help you with most of the items listed below. One thing we can’t do is tell you what belongings to remove. We aren’t in the practice of putting a value on your belongings. We are in the business of giving you back your time, by helping you get the chore of cleaning done.

Declutter

Clear out the closet of stuff you haven’t worn in the last year.
Get rid of the books you meant to read (but you know it isn’t happening). Add it to your garage sale pile.
Take out the stuff that doesn’t belong in your closet.

Dusting

Baseboards
Bookshelves
All the cracks and crevices you don’t get to year round

Line dry ONLY; save it for warmer weather

Linen drapes
High-chair covers
Patio furniture
Large comforters

Curtains and Blinds

Curtains don’t need cleaning often, and you might even get away with just vacuuming the dust off of them. Be sure to follow the care instructions; some drapes need to be dry cleaned.

One of the significant advantages of blinds is they can be cleaned with a quick wipe down. Depending on how dusty your home is, you might be able to use a vacuum.

Vacuum Everything

While you have the vacuum out, you should get beneath and behind:

Fridge
Washer/dryer
Beds/dressers
Bed mattress

Clean The Carpets and Area Rugs

Back in the day, spring was an opportunity to take the rugs outside and shake them out.

Nowadays, you can schedule a carpet cleaning, or do it yourself. It’s simpler to dry the rugs when you can use natural ventilation and open doors and windows to prevent mildew. Otherwise, you will need ventilation fans and dryers. In fact, at TLC Cleaning, we even do area rugs.

Seal Granite

It’s important to seal your granite annually to prevent staining. Don’t get overwhelmed; it’s like putting wax on a car.

Stainless Steel

Next thing you want to tackle is all the stainless steel. A Shark steamer wand can make it an easy task. Pay particular attention to the hood over the stove.

Windows

Take the window off the track and get up in those tracks. Then, suds up the windows and make them sparkle.

Treat Wood Floors and Cabinets

The finish will make all the difference in how involved it is to treat your cabinets.

If they have a laminate finish and a good coat of paint, you can wipe them down. Stained wood will require you to get the right oil and find an excellent podcast to listen to. It will take some extra love, but it will be well worth the effort with the beautifully finished grain.

Wipe Down and Sanitize

Inside of fridge
Kitchen and bathroom tile
Patio furniture

Deep Clean your Appliances and Change Filters

Nowadays it’s essential to do an annual cleaning of appliances to keep them running efficiently. Many have cleaning cycles. Check each manual.

Dishwasher
Stove
Washing machine
Change water filter on fridge
Replace air filters
Clean A/C units

We hope these ideas are helpful to get you started on your spring cleaning journey. The feeling of a clean home can reduce stress and free you up your mind to focus on your family or career. TLC cleaning is here to help you get started with a deep clean or regular upkeep. An immeasurable gift you can give is a complimentary service for an overwhelmed friend or family member. We can help you spring clean. Contact us for a quote.