Looking for a daily housecleaning (house cleaning) routine.?
Would any of you organizeed types lay out a simple non-technical daily cleaning routine for me to follow?
As in, Monday - clean bathrooms.
Tuesday - dust and vacuum, etc.
I have 4 kids ages 2, 3, 11 & 12.
A laundromat that I do the daily cleaning and checking after.
A 4 bedroom 3 bath house
80 year old inlaws
Rental properties
and the most time consuming is running the 11 & 12 yr olds around plus dealing with the 12 yr olds err... pre-teen state. ;o)
And then my husband has a business.
I feel overwhelmed. I NEED SOME MORE ORGANIZATION AND ROUTINE. I just don't know how ... (Asked by wrangler_mom) |
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There is a GREAT website that helps with this. www.flylady.net
I have 3 children and my husband is military and has been gone for 8 months. I understand the overwhelmed feeling. The is a lot to read on her web site so take it slow. "Baby steps" she calls it. You can get things under control by working at things just 15 minutes at a time. She has a menu on the left side of the screen Click on FLYing Lessons, there is and example of her weekly routine. You can just jump ...(Answered by Jess) |
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What are some daily routines that you have to keep the house clean?
Its just my husband and I- And even though its just the 2 of us, the house still gets cluttered, the clothes still pile up, and so does the dishes! If you have any tips on how you keep your house clutter free, and clean, i would LOVE to know!
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Everyday either in the morning when I get up or after work I clean up the clutter. (put dishes in the sink, throw out soda cans, tidy up dirty laundry, go through mail and throw out junk.) This takes 10-15 minutes a day.
I clean the house on the weekend and do laundry. Cleaning the house takes 2 hours and the laundry can up to 4 hours. I start the laundry then work my way through the house changing the laundry as I go. I start in the kitchen. I wipe everything ...(Answered by msbedouin) |
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What is your routine for cleaning the bathroom?
Be specific. What tools do you use, how often do you do it, what types of cleaners etc.. I'm just curious to know how many people are as particular about cleaning as I am.
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I remove the curtains and shower curtain, rugs and towels (even the decorative towels) and put in washer and start the cycle. While that is going, I do the tub and tile using the foam spray, land handled tub cleaning brush and I have a hand held sprayer on my shower so then I rinse and dry. Then I wax the shower stall/bathtub surround. I do the windows and window sills next using vinegar and water (to clean both the glass the trim). Put that bucket water down the toilet and clean the inside of the ...(Answered by Chick with pets) |
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what is a good routine for housecleaning?
I'm a single guy, and everytime I go to clean the house, I find myself becoming disorganized with what I have set out to do. I live in a one bedroom apartment, but it gets quite dusty and the floors get rather dirty as weel. Are there any suggestions as to the order/routine I might take? There is a large living room, a large bedroom, an office, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a foyer. Best answer gets 10 points!!!!
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the first thing you should do is set aside first the things that you need and throw away all the things that you think you might not be needing, start in your bedroom, the first thing first you have to do in the bedroom is to get through your closet.. arrange your clothes and separate the ones for the office, gym/sports, briefs boxers, socks, handkerchiefs, pants, jogging pants.. separate the clothes you wear the most from the clothes you doesnt wear at all( better yet put them in a box to lessen the things in your cabinet) always put the ...(Answered by ♥♥denz♫) |
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Whats the best routine for cleaning your room?
When I clean my room, I always do the same old thing that really helps me. I clear off my bed, make my bed, put EVERYTHING on my newly made bed, including things on my dresser, desk, tv, under my bed, EVERYTHING!! Then I vacuum my floor, and clean off my desk, dresser, tv, ect. Then I organize my dresser, closet, desk drawers, ect. Fanally, I put away everything on my bed. Put the dirty clothes in the laundery, clean clothes in dresser/closet, toys/stuffed animals in toy chest/closet/bin, the garbage in the trash, ect. But Sometimes if I havent cleaned ... (Asked by Sarah Bawarah) |
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i turn on music and throw EVERYTHING into the middle of my room...then dust and clean other crap and such then put everything back and then make my bed and then vacuum...and yes sometimes this can take awhile for me too, especially if i haven't cleaned in a while...but i also drift easy and im easily amused so yeah.......(Answered by gir_loves_tacos) |
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Forgive me for a very lengthy question,but I dont know where to start.What is the best routine for cleaning?
Due to a tramitic brain injury,I'm confined to this house.My wife now has to work and I want to start house keeping.I've been married 27 years and have always worked,and she raised 3 boys and kept house.I can cook with the aid of timers,my working memory is very poor and I burn stuff alot because I forget what I'm doing.I look around myself and I dont know where to start.I cant do more than one thing at a time because I get confused.I have mastered the kitchen,cooking(timers),dishes,and counters.I dont know what to use on the floors and the laundry needs ... (Asked by pops) |
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Hello, i hope you will be ok..and yes this is very noble of you.since you have a brain enjury then you need a simple routin. you need to start out with simply things until you get the hang of things again..
To make things easy on you, you needs to put small trash cans in each room..no biggy i have then in all my rooms. so you dont have to walk far to throw stuff away,,will make things easy for you
dusting only has to be done maybe once a week, i took a old pair of my husbands undies and pledge. ...(Answered by bllnickie) |
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