Keeping it Clean in 2018

As I have kicked of this year with a freshly clean home from my big clean just before Christmas, I really want to keep it this way throughout the year. I have made cleaning schedules before that consist of when and what to clean how many times a year, but I kind of get lost a half way through the year and then it all seems to pile up again.

This year I am trying similar approach with the only difference being that I will actually schedule what to clean at a specific time that I know I will be able to complete it. For example in January I know I need to clean the hoover and in February clean all the ceiling fixtures. As I plan my month out and look for some free time to do it, I mark it down in my diary, I will also have a few backup times that I could possibly do it in as well, in case it takes longer than I thought or something else crops up that is more important. This means that I know that at some point in January this task will get done and I can tick it off my list until it needs doing next time.

There isn’t a lot of cleaning to be done in our flat but its when it gets left, and so many things get dirty all at the same time and it feels overwhelming, so cleaning the flat bit by bit over the year means that it should be consistently clean.

Here is a copy of my cleaning schedule for the year, I haven’t made it look all fancy and visually beautiful because it’s a bloody cleaning schedule and I have no time for that, it needs to get done so I just do it and don’t overthink it.

Cleaning:

Daily

Make bed

Quick tidy

Washing up

Wipe down Kitchen

Put clothes away

Weekly

Clean bunny house 2x

Change cat litter 2x

Clean clothes, heavy, light and whites

Clean towels

Clean Kitchen

Clean Bathrooms

Fold clothes

Monthly

Dust and Polish

Clean glass

Polish 2x

Dust shelves

Vacuum vents and woodwork

Clean laundry machines and vacuum

Wash bedding 2x

Ironing 2x

Deep clean rabbit house

3-6 Months

Deep clean hoover

Clean ceiling and light fixtures

Wipe down inside of fridge

Clean kitchen extractor fan

Wash net curtains

Clean under and behind furniture

Wash pillows and cushions 

Descale Nespresso machine

Clean bins

Clean oven

Clean out freezer

Clean windows

Washing machine cleaning treatment