Weekly Cleaning Tasks {and some weekly cleaning checklists}

{Preschooler Chore Chart}

Turns out chore charts aren't just for kids; they're pretty handy for this "big kid" too. I used to keep to a pretty regular cleaning routine and our house remained mostly presentable. Then, we had another baby. And we moved to a smaller home. And somehow, I can't manage to get much more done than dishes, laundry and the occasional vacuuming. So, it's time to return to the trusty ol' weekly/daily cleaning checklist.



Here's the deal: I have two ideas for a daily cleaning schedule. 1) Cleaning by room and 2) cleaning by tasks. I listed them out to see what each day would look like and decided I'm going to try the tasks-by-room method this week and the cleaning-by-tasks method next, then decide which seems to work better for me in a couple weeks. The main criteria is that each day's tasks can be completed in 20 minutes (separate from the 20 minutes we'll spend as a family cleaning each evening).

{Cleaning by Room}

{Cleaning by Task}

Cleaning Checklists

While I'm figuring that out, Pinterest also helped me find a few weekly cleaning print-outs. And they're pretty, too :)

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{Weekly Cleaning Schedule}

{Weekly Cleaning Schedule}

{Daily Cleaning Routine}

{Schedule of Daily Chores}