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Weekly Housework Checklist – Cleaning Planner
These are the weekly housework chores that help me keep on top of cleaning and running a family home and hectic family life!
These are the weekly cleaning chores that my house usually needs and that I try to fit into my cleaning rota. But I use it more of a guide, so if something doesn’t need doing, then I skip it until the next time. It’s definitely not a rigid routine.
My Top Tips For Working Out A Weekly Housework Routine or Weekly Cleaning Planner
- Work out how much time you have to spend on housework each week.
- Get other members of the household to help out and delegate little tasks to the kids.
- Keeping a good level of general organisation and tidiness means cleaning takes much less time.
- Divide it into manageable chunks – for me a little everyday and spreading the housework throughout the week works.
- Work out which housework chores you think you only need to do every other week rather than every week.
- Use cheats to help you if you need to – it’s often easier to do a quick wipe down of the bathroom using disposable antibacterial wipes which means the job’s done in literally minutes.
- It’s worth remembering that if you stick to a good housework routine within a few weeks all the jobs on the weekly housework list are taking less and less time and the cleaning rota will be easier to do .
- Also keep in mind that although this looks a lot of work realistically it only takes a few minutes for example when you’re vacuuming to quickly vacuum a window vent or suck dust off a light shade.
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Weekly Housework Chores To Include In The Cleaning Planner
Bedroom Weekly Cleaning Chores For The Cleaning Planner
All the bedroom cleaning chores which I do weekly to keep the bedroom feeling fresh and clean.
- Strip beds & wash all bedding
- Clean all surfaces & dust any ornaments/pictures
- Clean mirrors
- Dust light shades
- Vacuum mattress
- Vacuum window vents
- Vacuum skirting boards
- Vacuum floors
- Make beds with fresh clean bedding
Bathroom Weekly Cleaning Chores – For The Cleaning Planner
As well as doing a quick bathroom clean daily, once a week I deep clean the bathroom and do all the cleaning chores below.
- Put towels and bathmats into the wash
- Clean the toilet
- Clean the sink, bath and shower
- Clean the mirrors
- Wipe down the tiles
- Dust light shades
- Vacuum window vents
- Vacuum skirting boards
- Vacuum floor
- Mop floor
- Put out fresh towels & bathmat
Stairs & Landing Weekly Housework Cleaning Chores – For The Cleaning Planner
- Dust any pictures/ornaments
- Dust/Wipe the spindles & banisters
- Dust light shades
- Vacuum the skirting boards
- Vacuum the floors
- Vacuum the stairs
Kitchen Weekly Cleaning Chores – For The Cleaning Planner
I am quite strict about having a clean kitchen. As well as cleaning up as I go, I do a quick clean daily of the sink, work tops, hob etc and then a deep clean weekly.
- Wipe down work surfaces and cupboard/drawer fronts
- Clean the kitchen windowsill
- Clean the hob and hood and wipe down the oven.
- Empty the toaster tray and clean the toaster
- Clean microwave inside & out
- Clean bread bin inside & out
- Wipe down and clean any small appliances stored on kitchen work surfaces
- Scrub kitchen sink
- Wipe down large appliances – dishwasher, washing machine, fridge and tumble-drier.
- Clean kitchen table and chairs
- Wipe down kitchen bin.
- Vacuum light shades
- Vacuum window vents
- Vacuum skirting boards
- Vacuum floor
- Mop floor.
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Living Room Weekly Cleaning Chores For The Cleaning Planner
Again, I do a quick clean daily of the living room and then a deeper clean once a week where I clean everything.
- Wash & return any cushion covers or throws that can go in the washing machine
- Dust all surfaces, pictures and ornaments
- Dust lamps and light shades
- Clean tables.
- Recycle unwanted magazines and newspapers
- Vacuum sofa and under any removable sofa cushions
- Vacuum window vents
- Vacuum skirting boards
- Vacuum underneath sofa
- Vacuum floor and rugs.
Downstairs Toilet Weekly Cleaning Chores – For The Cleaning Planner
As with the bathroom, the downstairs toilet gets cleaned daily and then a deeper clean once a week.
- Put towels into the wash.
- Clean the toilet
- Clean the sink
- Wipe down the tiles
- Dust light shades
- Vacuum window vents
- Vacuum skirting boards
- Vacuum floor
- Mop floor
- Put out fresh towels
Hallway Weekly Cleaning Chores
- Dust all surfaces, pictures and ornaments
- Dust light shades
- Vacuum skirting boards
- Vacuum floor
- Mop floor
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Other Weekly Housework Chores
These are the other chores I fit in to my schedule.
- Check food stocks
- Check household stocks
- Menu plan
- Write shopping lists/order shopping
- Laundry
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