Daily Cleaning List

If I miss ONE day of my daily cleaning schedule, why does my house look like a bomb has hit it?! So each day, I make sure I do {at least} these things so the house looks reasonable…

Laundry:

• collect all the dirty clothes from all the rooms and the hamper from the bathroom (where the dirty clothes are MEANT to be put)
• put on a load – if I do this daily, I usually only have 2 loads to do.

 Kitchen:

• empty the dishwasher from the night before and load the breakfast dishes in it
• wipe down the sink, stove top and benches
• sweep the floor

Bathroom:

• spray the toilet bowl and swoosh with brush
• wipe down toilet seat and rim
• wipe down sink and taps
• wipe mirror
• hang up a clean hand towel

Bedroom:

• make the bed
• straighten dresser/ bedside table surfaces
• make sure the kids have tidied their bedrooms – if not, tidy them up if I’m in a good mood or shut the doors and let the kids do it when they get home from school

Living areas:

• clear hot spots where things seem to get dumped all the time
• fluff cushions
• give the floor a quick vacuum
• wipe over tv and surfaces
• straighten up coffee table

Dining Room:

• put away anything left on the dining table and wipe it over
• wipe down surfaces
• sweep the floor

This is the minimum I would do to keep our home looking decent enough for unexpected guests – which we get regularly because a few of our friends just drop in without notice if they happen to be in the area. I don’t mind though – our door is always open to our friends and family.