Conquer Chaos: A Simple Cleaning Routine for Busy Homeowners

After I brush my teeth each morning, I wipe out the bathroom sink and wipe off the faucet real quick. It looks so nice and is an immediate mood booster first thing in the morning. 

I always make my bed every morning after I get dressed. It makes the room much more tidy and is a great place to sort laundry as it comes out of the dryer. 

I also make sure to clean up the kitchen by doing the dishes, and washing off the counters, table and stovetop each night after dinner. 

I do all my laundry on Mondays including changing out all bed linens and towels in the bathrooms and kitchen. 

Wednesdays and Saturdays I vacuum all carpeted areas. On Saturdays before my vacuum session, I do a quick dusting of all flat surfaces in the house. 

On Fridays I give the bathrooms and kitchen a good clean down including sweeping and mopping all hard floors. In the bathrooms each week, I clean the toilets, sinks, countertops and mirrors, as well as the dusting of all flat surfaces.  In the kitchen each week, I wipe down the outside of all the appliances and the inside of the microwave as well as the dusting of all flat surfaces. 

Biweekly, I wipe the inside of any windows that Harley(our beautiful choc lab) decides to press her nose to, usually low windows and door windows.

Monthly I hit the cabinet handles and door knobs, kick plates and inside of appliances like the oven and fridge. 

I also like to do the hi/lo dusting to include hitting the window ledges, baseboards, cobwebs in the corners, ceiling fans and light fixtures.