https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 11 Nov 2026 22:52:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2562399 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 08:58:15 +0000 lioneyes 2562399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>every morning: empty dishwasher, swiffer floors, make bed<br /> every night: clean and vacuum play area, clean kitchen, run dishwasher<br /> every other day: laundry (try to fold as soon as it's done)<br /> fridays: change sheets and towels, vacuum living room rug<br /> I have a cleaning service every 2 weeks to do a deep clean- bathrooms, mop floors, baseboards, vacuum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2562355 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 07:36:12 +0000 MrsBrewer 2562355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: personally for our wood surfaces I use a Norwex cloth (microfiber) it keeps the dust off for much longer, and gets that residue off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2562353 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 07:15:24 +0000 looch 2562353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to do laundry on a daily basis...when I was staying at home it was easy to do it that way. But now, I do most of it over the weekends and I usually have one load that I do midweek. We have a washing machine that I can set to go off on a delay, so I can put the clothes in the machine in the morning and when I get home, the cycle just finished and I can put them in the dryer.</p> <p>Also, what does everyone use for furniture polish? I've noticed that the wood surfaces in my house are kind of tacky and have a residue, so I want to switch from what we're using, which I think is Pledge. Any suggestions? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2562161 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 12:48:34 +0000 Silva 2562161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Modern Daisy: I think it's just preference. I have marathon laundry days and then just sit down in the evening and fold a mountain of laundry while I watch t.v. It works so much better than when I tried to split it up. I just can't motivate to fold more often! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2562157 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 12:29:08 +0000 Modern Daisy 2562157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, so many of you do laundry everyday! I've always done it once a week and that's worked really well, that way once everything is put away it doesn't feel like there is endless laundry to be done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2562083 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 06:45:17 +0000 Tanjowen 2562083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our house is big and we try to deep clean one area a day during the week during nap time or right after LO goes to bed. Otherwise it builds up and gets out of control. </p> <p>Monday - clean kitchen (Scrub stove, clean out coffee maker, toaster oven; mop floors; organize pantry; organize fridge; wipe out microwave; wipe down baseboards)</p> <p>Tuesday- clean main floor bath, living room &amp; entryway</p> <p>Wednesday- clean master bedroom and bath</p> <p>Thursday- clean LO room and bath</p> <p>Friday - I pick either playroom or dining room (not used much) and clean/dust</p> <p>Saturday - yard work; vacuum basement</p> <p>Everyday: Vacuum main floor<br /> Wipe down kitchen counter tops after dinner<br /> Run a load of laundry </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2562074 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 05:57:36 +0000 MrsSRS 2562074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our house is small and the kids and I SAH part time, so it gets dirty quickly. Here is my schedule that I don't actually manage to do:<br /> Daily: one load of laundry, dishes, tidy, sweep kitchen and dining room<br /> M: dust and vacuum family room<br /> T: one bathroom<br /> W: dust and vacuum living room<br /> R: one bathroom<br /> F: spot clean<br /> S: mop hardwoods amd kitchen </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2562041 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 23:47:11 +0000 daniellemybelle 2562041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Modern Daisy: I think it's our dog but if I didn't sweep daily and dust at least weekly our house would look disgusting. I feel like it does at it is.</p> <p>I definitely don't mop or do bathrooms weekly but I have it in my "schedule" because that would be ideal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561910 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 16:21:02 +0000 honeybear 2561910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a loose schedule. The daily items are: run a load of laundry/hang it up/put it away, run the dishwasher (after dinner), clean up the counters and anything in the sink (also after dinner, but if there is lunch/breakfast stuff, I try to get to those earlier), vacuum (yes, daily...we have a lot of traffic in and out and even ditching the shoes at the door, it's gross if I neglect it more than one day), and deep clean at least one area. My house is never perfect, but that's not the standard of housekeeping to which I aspire. :wink: A home that is reasonably tidy, has no funky cultures/extra-large dust bunnies growing anywhere, and is not at all inviting to creepy crawlies is my goal. </p> <p>Favorite products: Miele vacuum--I love this thing! Microfiber cloths, Skoy cloths (with water and sometimes a bit of dish soap for cleaning counters and the dinner table), and rags. Dish soap (the huge bottle of environmentally friendly stuff from Costco, although any brand will do). Vinegar and water for windows and mirrors. I like my steam mop okay, but I use an O Cedar flip mop more frequently, because it's easier to sweep the floor/corners with the "finger" side (it's more of a duster) and then just get the mop side wet to mop than to vacuum, dust the corners, and wait for the steam mop to get hot. The only disposable item I use regularly is the Clorox toilet cleaning stick/disposable heads. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561907 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 16:09:43 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2561907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Daily: first thing in the morning I do laundry, in the evening we pick up toys and finish up a good cleaning of the kitchen.<br /> Monday: whole house tidy while the kids are in school- put away all the random stuff around the house, re organize clothes/toy bins etc as necessary. I also take a good look at the fridge and get that in order.<br /> Tues-Thurs: bathroom/floors/dusting as needed. I also do other errands these days, so the exact timing changes.<br /> Fri: paperwork- this might not be considered cleaning but I can't stand the clutter so I try to keep on top of it.<br /> Weekend: whatever is urgent or I didn't get to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561903 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 15:47:35 +0000 MrsADS 2561903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need to do this. My house is a wreck. I feel like I have no time during the week and it's crazy catch up on the weekends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561883 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 14:49:56 +0000 caterw 2561883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a daily list but weekly chores get accomplished as I remember them:</p> <p>morning- put away clean dishes from previous day, start a load of laundry, wipe baby's breakfast tray, clean up breakfast dishes<br /> afternoon during nap- fold and put away laundry, clean up lunch dishes, dinner prep, sweep and spot clean kitchen floor, one or two weekly cleaning projects such as scrubbing bathrooms, mopping the kitchen/ bathroom floors, washing sheets and towels, vacuuming, meal plan and play with my coupons, etc.<br /> after dinner- load and run dishes, wipe counters and kitchen table, usually change the tablecloth as well (why do I bother to use these since I have to wash it every single dang day), tidy up toys/ art projects</p> <p>I get to the baseboards and cleaning my appliances (except for the microwave, which I clean with the dishes) when they are visibly dirty, aka once every couple of weeks-month. Ironing happens as needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561874 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 14:15:14 +0000 rattles 2561874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Modern Daisy: nope. I keep it weekly so that when I inevitably miss one of the days, it still gets done every couple of weeks, but I don't get to every job every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561852 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 12:54:18 +0000 Modern Daisy 2561852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: my moms cleaning lady does this - keeps a full set of cleaning supplies in each bathroom - and I actually think it's genius and intend to do the same thing!</p> <p>Wow so most of you clean the whole house every week? Right now our cleaning lady comes every 2 weeks and other than wiping down kitchen counters and vacuuming big messes we do nothing in between. By the time she comes the house is barely looking dirty enough for a clean, so I figured I would do an every other week schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561764 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 07:37:11 +0000 FannyMae 2561764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like I need to make more of an effort to get on a schedule. My problem though is that if the WHOLE house is not clean at once (on the same day) then I feel like its just not clean at all. I need to do the whole lot on one day, have it clean for a few hours, and by the next day feel like its dirty again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561743 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 06:29:24 +0000 delight 2561743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You ladies are ambitious. I wish I had a cleaning schedule. Currently We just do a deep clean every other weekend. During the week I try to Swiffer the floors, tidy up all the toys before bed and straighten things up a bit. Dishes always get washed after dinner and laundry is done as needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561734 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 06:03:33 +0000 brownepiano 2561734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only thing I do on a schedule is laundry on Mondays. I wash everything and change the sheets. </p> <p>I've found that having cleaning schedules don't work for me, I'm too all or nothing. So I sweep and mop as needed. Everything else my husband actually does right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561731 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 05:55:53 +0000 looch 2561731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only thing I can add is to keep your cleaning supplies in the room where you will use them...so for example in the living room, keep a pack of whatever you use to clean, stock each bathroom with the same supplies, keep sheets in the bedroom to change them rather than in the linen closet. Reduces your steps around the house and it also makes it easy to spot clean in case the area needs it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561720 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 04:58:23 +0000 Ms maths 2561720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only thing we have a schedule for is dishes and kitchen/dining room clean up. We alternate days; after dinner the "on" person is responsible for washing dishes, wiping down high chairs and dining room table, and sweeping the floor in both rooms. (I also always clean the counters in the kitchen).</p> <p>Everything else we do as needed, although I try to vacuum the whole first floor once a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561713 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 00:49:12 +0000 gingerbebe 2561713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We recently got a housecleaner twice a month to do bathrooms and the stove and annoying stuff like baseboards, but generally our schedule is like:</p> <p>- Run and fold laundry everyday - easier and faster for me to do smaller loads than some giant heap. Tide free and gentle pods.</p> <p>- Dishwasher gets run every night. Finish tabs.</p> <p>- Counters and table get wiped down after every meal. Lysol wipes and/or Huggies one and done wipes (I wipe off toddlers face and hands and use another to wipe the table real fast).</p> <p>- ROOMBA vacuums every other day.</p> <p>- Mop kitchen floor every few days. Swiffer in a hurry, Shark steam mop if I have more time (in which case bathroom floors and laundry room also get steam mopped).</p> <p>- Bathroom counters and toilet seats get Lysol or Clorox wipes twice a week. Clorox bleach tabs in the toilet tank. Clorox ultra thick toilet gel to clean the bowl every week. Windex wipes for mirrors. Tilex shower spray after showers at night. When I cleaned the tubs and showers I liked Scrubbing Bubbles, wash and rinse, then spray the grout with Clorox spray if I felt like it was looking dingy and then scrub with a brush. Once a week.</p> <p>- Old English wipes for furniture and Clorox dust wipes or Swiffer duster for everything else. </p> <p>- We have white painted cabinets so I just wipe those down with a wet washcloth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561701 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 23:45:03 +0000 daniellemybelle 2561701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is my schedule I absolutely do not stick to:</p> <p>Monday: Laundry/Sheets<br /> Tuesday: Dust/Floors<br /> Wednesday: Bathrooms (this is the one I skip most often :meh: )<br /> Thursday: Organize/Declutter<br /> Friday: Deep clean kitchen</p> <p>Literally I never have stuck to this 100% every week!</p> <p>Because we have a big dog that sheds so much, I have to sweep at least once a day. I SHOULD vacuum every day too. Every morning I make the bed because it makes me feel accomplished. I try to have the sink empty or close to it (so dishwasher loaded &amp; unloaded), the kitchen wiped down and things generally picked up by the time DH gets home every day. I fail at that a lot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561661 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 21:07:24 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2561661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I fold and put away a load of laundry everyday. I wash laundry every other day. It's rarely all done at once but I never spend more than 30 minutes on it and that's what I prefer. I wipe counters and sweep the floor every night.<br /> Monday: dust<br /> Tuesday: vac/straighten bedrooms<br /> Wednesday: mop<br /> Thursday: bathrooms<br /> Friday: bigger project/catch up/meal planning day</p> <p>Bed is made every morning. I clean up toys during nap and at bedtime. Dishes are done at those times too. This is the loose schedule we follow. Sometimes activities get in the way of the chores for that day. I don't have a monthly schedule. I just do other things as needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561545 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:25:19 +0000 Portboston 2561545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is my schedule that I currently am not sticking to:<br /> Monday- bathroom &amp; vacuum<br /> Tuesday- dust and wipe down kitchen<br /> Wednesday- vacuum and clean hardwood floors<br /> Thursday- no chores :)<br /> Friday- sheets/towels &amp; vacuum </p> <p>I usually clean the kitchen every night after dinner and I do laundry whenever it needs to be done. Bed gets made every morning. Wash diapers every other day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561499 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:31:52 +0000 rattles 2561499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try and clean the kitchen, wipe down surfaces and swiffer floors each evening. I make the beds and empty the dishwasher first thing when I wake up. Then at naps or after bed, I rotate as follows:<br /> Monday: dust<br /> Tuesday: toilets/sinks<br /> Wednesday: laundry<br /> Thursday: mirrors/tubs<br /> Friday: floors (mop/vacuum)<br /> Weekend: yard, laundry, extra<br /> I do an extra, deep clean chore each weekend. I rotate between cleaning appliances (fridge/oven), wiping down cabinets/baseboards/doorknobs and washing windows. There's a built in Saturday off a month. It's not perfectly executed, but that's my plan anyway! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561489 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:19:11 +0000 snowjewelz 2561489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, my schedule has gone into oblivion since I got pregnant, but this is what I usually do - </p> <p>Every night after dinner -<br /> Vacuum<br /> Clean up dining room/kitchen/living room</p> <p>Every other night or every few days as needed -<br /> Mop</p> <p>Saturday -<br /> Clean 2 bathrooms<br /> ** If I know we're busy one weekend then I will clean one bathroom a night at some point</p> <p>Monday night is when I do DD's laundry. Our laundry is just as needed. Sheets/towels we do on the weekends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-cleaning-schedule#post-2561481 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:09:46 +0000 Modern Daisy 2561481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For those of you who clean your own homes and spread it out over several days/weeks, please share a schedule that works for you! Also what products do you love? </p>