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Are you tired of spending hours trying to keep your house clean and tidy, only to find that after tackling one chore, you find even more mounting up somewhere else in the house? If so, why not try a weekly house cleaning schedule? The professional cleaning companies use these, and they really do help you to make sure that you tackle everything that needs to be done in the quickest, and most efficient manner.

Instead of spending several hours aimlessly trying to attack a mountain of tasks, you have a couple of small chores to do on a regular basis – for example you may have to run a broom over the kitchen floor on a daily basis, and use a wet mop once a week. Doing that takes a few minutes each day, and is much more time efficient than spending ages scrubbing a very dirty floor if you let the dirt mount up.

You should make a list of daily tasks, and another list of weekly or monthly ones – these lists can be quite short, but should cover everything that needs done – such as dusting, cleaning, and laundry. You could then have another list including things such as carpet cleaning, floor waxing, and appliance safety inspections, which need to be done on a six monthly, or yearly basis.

Checklists Help You Keep Track

Perhaps your weekly house cleaning schedule has more than a few items on the list. If that is the case, you might consider putting your list together as a check list and then marking each item off when completed. When all checks are completed, then there is no doubt that you are done. This is especially helpful if you are trying to teach children responsibility. Let them check off each chore as it is completed!

If you keep to the check list you will be able to keep the house clean and tidy, and this should help your furnishings last longer – a carpet that is well cleaned and scrubbed on a monthly basis will last much longer than one left to gather dirt. The same is true of your 3 piece suite – if it is cleaned and cared for regularly, then when it comes to updating the furnishings, you may be able to simply put a new covering on, and give the suite a whole new lease of life.

You could also add checking the fridge and cupboards to your weekly list – throw out items that are out of date, or have been open too long. This will give you a good idea of what items are running low and need to be replaced, and help you manage your shopping list too.
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