What is your cleaning routine? :)

[princesspxx]

So I actually really enjoy cleaning so I tend to do jobs whenever they need doing really or do it when I’m bored. I’m trying to come up with a set routine though.

Normally, I do the dishes after every meal so it doesn’t pile up. Always wiping down kitchen surfaces. Sweep and mop kitchen floor everyday. Quick hoover in living room, hoover upstairs every 2 or 3 days. Clean toilet everyday. And normally do one load of washing a day or every other day. What about you?

I randomly spray furniture polish into the air and am still wearing my old clothes when OH gets in from work. having really watched trash telly programmes all day

I don't work , 3 eldest children at school/ local uni . Youngest has 2 hour nap so will spend an hour every day cleaning in the day and prob another hour in the eve when the 2 youngest are in bed. Big clean I start on a Thursday night , fridge, kitchen and wiping down downstairs and then finish off the next day which will take me prob 4 hours. Eldest doesn't have lectures on a Friday so she will take youngest out for 2 hours then he will nap for 2. I had flu before Christmas and was in bed for 3 days and the house went to rack and ruin.

Daily

Empty dishwasher / reload
Wipe down worktops
Put a load of washing on
Switch the roomba on

Weekly

Change bedding
Clean bathrooms

If something looks particularly grubby then I will clean it

Daily;
Make beds, open curtains and tidy bedrooms

Wipe down toilets seats and sinks, bleach toilets and rinse out baths / showers if needed

Empty and restack dishwashers

Wipe kitchen worktops and Aga

Scrub chopping boards

Scrub kitchen sink

Quick Hoover in kitchen and boot room

Fold blankets / plump pillows in living room

Weekly (ish);
Clean aga properly

Polish up fridge and toaster

Dust surfaces in bedrooms

Deep clean bathrooms

Hoover bedrooms

Tidy playroom and Hoover

Empty wood burner and clean and reset

Beds get changed once a fortnight, towels every week and do washing / drying most days

Daily

Clean toilet
Wipe bathroom sink
Wash up after each meal
Wipe kitchen counters after each meal
Vacuum downstairs

Weekly

Clean bathroom
Clean kitchen
Vacuum upstairs
Change bedding
Dust

As and when needed

Laundry (when I get a full load)
Ironing (when pile is too big to ignore)
Wash tiled flooring (2/3/4 times a week)

I think that's it!?

Oh and I am constantly tidying

Eff me it would seem that we live in absolute filth.

Cleaners come once a FORTNIGHT.

We'll whip the cordless round the living room if it's looking particularly Cheerioed, quick wipe down in the kitchen after cooking, wipe up any obvious grime......

Look round and think thank goodness the cleaner is coming tomorrow. If not do a little bit myself or tell DH to do some tidying.

Faints at the amount some folk do. Must try harder.

Once a week: panic tidy and put money out for cleaner.

Occasionally: panic that cleaner might quit

Surely some of the people doing all this cleaning cannot possibly work full time 🤔I'm thinking that the houses of those of us who work full time maybe don't get as dirty as we're out of them all day!

Everyday:
Washing
Hoovering
Quick clean of bathroom
Cleaning kitchen work tops
Dusting
Clean floors

Every 2 days:
Cat litter tray

Weekly:
Clean fridge
Deep clean bathroom
Change bedsheets
Clean all kitchen cupboards
Clean skirtings
Clean doors

Everyday
Hoover
Mop floors
Put 1-2 loads of washing on/dry and put away
Clean bathroom
Wipe kitchen surfaces/clean dishes

FWIW I probably wouldn't do most of the above as frequently as I do, but I have a messy toddler.

Once a week
Wash bed linen
Dust
Clean microwave

Every 2-4 weeks
Wash sofa covers
Clean windows
Wipe down fridge
Go through food cupboards/quick wipe if needed.

Most of the day to day jobs don't take up a lot of my time as it's only a small two bed flat. (Excluding washing clothes/bed linen/sofa covers) It probably takes me about an hour max.

I wish I could afford a cleaner

What's with the cleaning of the doors/handles?

I don't think I've ever cleaned a door

Just realised I probably don't do as much washing as that. Occasionally it's been about one to two loads depending if I need to wash bed linen, towels or other bulky items etc, but in reality, it's probably about one wash every couple of days.

Leave money for the cleaner.
DH does laundry.
I have a quick tidy up every night and wash down the benches.

My routine is as follows.:

Do as little as possible.

Survives.

Everyday
Give the bathrooms a quick wipe
Make the beds
Wipe kitchen tops after food
Dishwasher
Load of laundry
Fold laundry
Tidy all rooms in the house.

Monday - clean kitchen and food shop and make dinners and cakes for the week
Tuesday - dust the entire house
Weds - hoover the house
Thursday - clean the bathrooms.
Friday and Sat - nothing
Sunday - strip beds and iron of needed. I don't iron much

Been doing this for a few months now. Been working well and my house is always clean

Monday: kitchen, lounge, front room

Tuesday: bedroom, bathroom

Wednesday: ironing

Thursday: kitchen, lounge, front room

Friday: bedroom, bathroom, spare room, hall, lounge

Saturday: ironing

Sunday: OFF!

My partner and I split this up between us and because we do it regularly it takes about 20/30 mins a day. Things like cleaning windows and metal fittings get done as and when...

Cleaning routine?? Lost in translation..i have no idea what you mean!

Monday: Work/School/Cry
Tues: Work/School/Cry
Wed: Work/School/Cry
Thurs: Work/School/Cry
Fri: Work/School/Cry
Saturday: Ballet/Clean/Cry
Sun: Sort uniforms for Work & School.

Sorry, can't get past the daily carpet cleaning...

You clean your carpet every day? As in every single day of the week? I have 8 dogs and 5 cats in my house and even I don't do that.

Everyday
Shake out dog beds
Hoover the whole house & mop the floors
Wipe down kitchen sides & cupboards (dogs muddy paws)
Spray febreeze around
Put one or 2 washes on
Squirt bleach down the loo at night and quickly scrub it the next morning
I really don't have the time to do more than that.

Weekly
I'll completely empty the cat litter trays and clean them once a week (obviously get scooped out daily)
Clean the bathroom
Wash bedding
Wash all animal blankets
Dust

Everything else is as and when. I'd love to be able to afford a cleaner!

Whizz round half the house once a week, with hoover and cleaning stuff, if I have time. Kitchen tidied wiped down and swept twice a day.

We've got a Roomba and it's great for everyday vacuuming; just press and off it goes!

I can't believe the amount of cleaning some people do! Either you're really dirty or wasting your time....