![]() ![]() Today I want to share the cleaning checklist we use when cleaning the house. □ This list may not be for you, but it works for us. It is probably a 20-minute-a-day thing, so not a lot of work because we have six people that help. We have made a list that we TRY to stick to daily. Instead, we just have a daily cleaning list, and everyone helps out (our younger & older kids all help with chores ). ![]() It would be like brushing your teeth while eating Chocolate cookies: Next to impossible. With four kids, picking up after them could be a never-ending task. It’s why we have our daily, weekly, monthly cleaning schedule – it keeps us on track. These things can happen in a home that is clean & organized. I love to see the model car that our son built in his room. I love to look at the kid-drawing that hangs on my refrigerator. ![]() I love to look at spotless homes in magazines, but even more, I love to look at my kids playing a game at the kitchen table or see them making a play dough masterpiece on the back porch. We have more important things to spend our time & effort on… each other! I rely on my weekly cleaning list (my Room by Room guide) as well as my daily & monthly cleaning list to keep us on track, without having to worry about the house too much. I want our home to be one that our children always want to come home to… no matter how old they are. Never so filled with “stuff” that I don’t have space or time for THEM!.Able to give a sense of peace & joy to anyone who comes home, instead of a feeling of chaos and stress.One of the points in the article about our house was that our house was seen as ‘clean & welcoming’ as well as ‘where our family gathered.’ I hope that our children always see it that way… where the family gathers. Last year, I was honored to see our home featured in the magazine, House Beautiful. We have a D eep-Cleaning House Day a few times a year, but for the most part, if we can just stay on top of picking up our things & maintaining a clean home, it never gets too bad. I want it to look like a home that our family loves to be in, to hang out in, to play in. If I’m completely honest, I don’t want it to look pristine. Let me be honest and say that with four children, I have given up on having a home that looks pristine. I hope that our children see the list and see what we do daily, so they can do the same thing when they are grown. Keeping a daily cleaning schedule serves as a reminder to let me know what needs to be done. Our children will hopefully carry those habits/routines into their adult lives. It reminds everyone to do those little things every day (like making the bed, cleaning the bathroom, or wiping down the table after they’ve eaten) so that one day these daily tasks become habits and routines. Yes! Having a cleaning schedule helps to keep us on track. Yes, it will take me twice as long at first, but soon we will run like a well-oiled machine, with everyone helping out. It is up to us, their parents, to teach them and guide them while they are still young. Caring for our house is one way to do that. ![]() They need to have pride in their home and themselves. I want them to WANT to keep the house clean and tidy. While one of our parenting goals is to raise our children to become responsible adults, I also want our kids to have the desire to live in a clean house. It takes time to teach them how to take care of themselves and our home, but it is worth it. Our four kids help out in almost all areas of taking care of our house. Why should we teach our children & family members to help?Ĭlutter and messes are a group effort accordingly, cleaning should be a group effort. You shouldn’t be the only one cleaning it. The truth is that unless you are living alone, you aren’t the only one making the mess. That hasn’t changed since having children. We want a clean house, and this is how we can make that happen.įor as long as I can remember, I’ve liked keeping a clean house. This cleaning schedule isn’t terribly elaborate but is more of a simple cleaning calendar to keep our family of six on task. With four children, if we want to have a tidy and clean house, we have to keep some sort of house cleaning schedule. If time could only slow down… Chores to do each day, week, and month of the year In the past four years since writing this post, not too much has changed with the lists (other than a slight increase in work-load because of their ages now… as our four young children are three teenagers & a pre-teen ! UPDATE: This post was written several years ago, but we still use a ‘daily, weekly, monthly cleaning schedule’ and a chore-chart. Click HERE to Join Us for 40 Days of Decluttering□ ![]()
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