Does the thought of thoroughly cleaning your house seem overwhelming? Don’t stress — you don’t have to do everything in a single day! The solution to keeping your home neat, clean, and well-maintained is as simple as breaking down housekeeping tasks into a manageable list and scheduling your chores by day, week, month, season, and year.
Do these chores daily to keep your home healthy and comfortable:
- Make the beds
- Pick up clutter
- Wipe up spills
- Clean kitchen surfaces
- Sweep kitchen floor
- Wash the dishes
- Wipe bathroom surfaces
- Sanitize light switches; door handles, TV remotes
Other tasks can be done undertaken weekly, monthly, or less often. We put these chores on monthly calendars to guide you throughout the year. Check off the chores as you complete them, then sit back and enjoy your well-organized, clean home!
Weekly Chores
- Dust shelves and furniture
- Sweep, mop or vacuum floors
- Change and launder towels and sheets
- Clean the bathroom floor, walls, sink, toilet, bath, shower
- Scrub the entire kitchen and wipe down appliances
- Empty wastebaskets and put out the trash
- Weed the garden (summer)
Monthly Chores
- Deep-clean kitchen appliances
- Dust ceiling fans and light fixtures
- Clean/vacuum window
- Vacuum furniture, including cushions and all crevices
- Polish wood furniture
- Dust/wipe cabinets and baseboards
- Vacuum air vents
Quarterly Chores
- Check smoke alarm and CO2 detector batteries
- Change furnace and air conditioning filters
- Clean out closets
- Clean trash cans and recycling bins
- Wash pillows, blankets, comforters
- Turn over mattresses
- Clean the interiors of oven and refrigerator
- Replace baking soda in refrigerator and freezer
- Discard expired food in the pantry
- Wash the windows
Vacuum Under Furniture
