December 4, 2007 | Cleaning tips
Anybody out there use Fly Lady? I love her ideas (I can’t handle all her emails though). In case you’re not familiar with it, it’s the idea of splitting your house up and cleaning a portion of it each day. That way you stay on top of things and the task is never too big (assuming you don’t live in the Biltmore).
I’m finding that there’s finesse required when planning your cleaning tasks though. I used to start the week with the downstairs and move upstairs later in the week. I seemed to have a better sense of accomplishment if the downstairs was cleaned right after the weekend. But I had an Aha! moment this weekend.
When we have guests, they usually come at the end of the week or on the weekend. That’s when we entertain. Strategically speaking, the rooms we use for entertaining should be the ones cleaned closest to the weekend. Other rooms can be done early in the week. I also put the kitchen on the schedule for the day before trash pick-up. That way I can clean out the refrigerator and know that all the food will be picked up the following day. With that in mind, here’s my schedule for home cleaning:
Monday: Master bedroom and bath
Tuesday: Other bedrooms and bath upstairs (including hallway and stairs). The guest room gets done Tuesdays too, because it isn’t used frequently enough to get dirty again between Tuesday and guests’ arrival on the weekend.
Wednesday: Kitchen and breakfast area (and all trash is taken out that night for pick-up the next morning)
Thursday: Living room and dining room
Friday: Family room
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Lisa says:
I used to be a FlyBaby…but then I had three kids (6 and under) and school them at home and YIKES there went the cleaning. But I still think it is a great plan, of working in small amounts and Getting Rid Of Stuff before trying to clean. I still use many of her philosphies when I DO get around to cleaning.
December 4th, 2007 at 5:28 pm