Does anyone have a daily cleaning schedule?

I have a hard time keeping up myself, I work 50-60 hours a week. But I do have a suggestion that might help. Make a weekly cleaning log. List the things you will do that day. Like Cleaning one room a day really good. Say for instance Clean your bathroom on the same day every week. Develop a routine. Hope this helps! Or were you looking for someone to actually do the housework?

I can only tell you what my Mom did when she worked nights.She took her day off to clean well,then after that we would never leave anything to later after all the house was cleaned.If we dirted a dish ,we cleaned it and put it away as soon as we were done.When we took a bath we cleaned up all our mess at the same time and put everything back in its place.In order to keep things going well you have to .We washed a load of cloths each day we never let them get behind.It is a full job working and being a housewife or having a house to clean,and we are the ones to do it all.My Mom would come home in the morning do a few things.She would take out what she needed for our evening meal,then she wouls go to bed and sleep.When she got up she prepared our dinner for our night meal,think of things to fix that can be heated up.We ate,did dishes right after and it was done.All i can tell you is we never let anything get out of hand,we always stayed on top of whatever we did and that way there was no mess to clean up.It makes life so much easier,and you don't have to work so hard to keep things up.All i can say is"It worked for Mom"

I have the same problem and I don't work! Fortunately my oldest child is 7 so he can help me with stuff! Children are never too young to start helping. If they're old enough to get under your feet, they're old enough to help you! When I want to get washing done, my two year old picks up the clothes and helps me put them in the machine. So you can try and get the kids to help. The earlier you being to teach them to do stuff themselves, the better it will be, especially if they are boys because, the later you leave it, the more likely they will be to grow up like their dad and expect mum to do everything. My house is permanently messy but I prioritie my jobs. Dishes are done every day at the end of the day but everything else gets done one thing at a time during whatever time is free. Don't set yourself too many tasks and don't think you are obliged to keep the house immaculate either! Hope I have helped!

Hi jolenegreen, You and your husband can teach your young children how to pick up behind themselves. We have a 5 year old and a 2 year old. Both of them are a big help to me. As soon as we finish eating dinner together my five year old's job is to put the dishes in the dishwasher and clean his area and since I do most of the cooking we made an agreement that if I cook my husband will sweep the floor after dinner and help my son put the dishes in the dishwasher. He doesn't mind since I took out the time to prepare a delicious dinner for the family. As far as the toys the children are only allowed to bring one toy at a time out of their bedroom and as soon as they finish they have to put it back. We have taught our two year old how to clean up her room. Her only responsiblity is to put her toys in her toybox after she finish playing. We sing clean up clean up everybody do their share clean up clean up clean up everybody everywhere! She thinks that is fun to clean up. As far as your husband you should be specific to him about how you are feeling and tell him that you need him to help you around the house. Tell him exactly what you need him to do. Something little like washing the clothes and putting it in the dryer could be a big help. If that doesn't work tell him of an option of considering hiring someone to clean up your house for you. You could probaly find a teenager looking for a summer job to clean up your home about 2 hrs a day.

My kids are all grown now and I have learned a lot. I learned a clean house was not the most important thing in my children's lives. The time I spend with them was more important. Your little ones can help you. You can make a game of picking up their toys , etc. Children love to think they are really helping so make a game out of your cleaning and they will love to help. Let them help you pack your dirty clothes to the washer. Let them help you put them away. My grandkids love to help me.

How old are your kids? Mine are 6, 4 and 1. And they already have chores. They are responsible for their own toys, trash, room etc. So I usually make a list of most important. Like maybe making one day laundry day. All I focus on that day is getting the laundry done. Another day could be bathrooms, or vacuuming or so on. The kitchen i usually try and clean while I cook. If I use a dish immediately get it into the dishwasher. I have the boys (except the 1 year old) help load the dishwasher of their dishes. Try and prioritize basically is what I am saying. Don't stress over the perfect house just on what needs to be done that day. And enlist help. or make a chore chart for the rest of the family. Set aside 1-2 hours a day or however long you wan it to be, as cleaning time.Do what you can when you can. If your families needs are met, then the rest is trivial. Just my thoughts.

Hahahaha well I was a working Mum full time lol and once you get in the Routine it gets easier The best way is you do your Every Day things like Dishes Hoovering cleaning Kitchen Tops Bath Shower Sink and Toilets and then for things like Polishing, washing, Ironing, you set a Day in the week to do them on a different Day then things like your Walls Skirting Boards and that you set one Day in the Month aside Once you are in that routine it gets easier

I think everyone gets behind in housework-- I work full time during the days- When I get home there is always running around to do- run here- do this-- do that! My daughter is 10-- so she has her set chores to do- She is even slacking- I tend to do a thorough cleaning of the whole house on the weekend morning (if there is nothing going on).. and pick up each night before bed- Maybe you could pick up the house before you go to work at night? I love nothing more than to get up to a clean house- I keep the disinfecting wipes in the bathrooms- so I can wipe off the sink and the toilet each day- I have a electric mini sweeper- to run over the kitchen floors every night- maybe little things like that will help you keep it cleaner-

It can be hard at times, but I find I usually just get stuck into and do as much as what I can, so I can have time to myself, and hubby cooks dinner on Friday and Saturdays nights. Or sometimes just doing a little bit each day, breaks it up and other things can be done.

Like other posters mentioned, make it a game for your lil ones and they will help you clean. My daughter had a basic list of chores to do starting when she was 3. Pick up her toys, clothes and put them where they belonged. She is now 10 and has a set list of chores to do every day. Swiffering gets done every other day, bedroom, living room, kitchen is picked up every day. It's her job to feed the dog twice a day and let him out as needed. She also gets $5 a week allowance providing she does all her chores. Now that school is out, she will be taking over one of my paper routes for the summer and gets the full pay for doing it as well. You also need to have a lil talk with hubby about helping out around the house. He's a big boy who should be expected to at least pick up/clean after himself. Mine does and will vacuum, do dishes, etc. if I ask him to.

I don't really have a schedule, but make a point to do some cleaning everynight. Usually it's only 15-20 minutes worth and something like vacumming or starting the laundry or what-not. This way when Sunday (cleaning day) rolls around, I really only have a few things to do. I find it alot easily to tackle it in small amounts at a time instead of all at once.

I know what you mean. I don't have a daily schedule. I think it is pointless to try to have them especially when you have kids. Things are constantly changing. So my cleaning gets done when it gets done. Sometimes it takes me all week to get the house clean and then it's time to start over again. So I know how you are feeling, its not easy. Best of luck!!!

We have the same problem before when my daughters are still kids, as a single mom I have no one to help me, like yours going to the market, cooked food, and take care of them and I have a job at night sometimes I'm crying coz I feel pity with myself. But I just promised myself I have to proved to my ex- husband that I can do it. And I know someday when they grow old and can manage their self it will be less house work for me. Just like now my eldest is already 16 and my youngest is 10 they can manage and also help me in some work. Dont worry to much you can do it, just have a little more patience I think all mothers has experienced that If I do it you can do it too. Gudluck, have a nice day.

Keep on trying different schedule to find out which which works better for you and just stick to it.