Routines

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Would anyone be willing to share their routines...daily chores, weekly chores and monthly?

I work full time as a teacher and I have a 5 and 2 year old to contend with. BF does all the cooking and we both muck in with washing, he does his own ironing (he likes things proper ironed 😂) and I do mine and the boys stuff. The rest of the house work mainly falls to me and I'm more than happy to do it, bf also takes kids to clubs and does the shopping etc so things are pretty fairly split. Also find that cleaning helps me to relax and unwind after what is usually a busy day with my school munchkins and then my own munchkins!

I just feel as if I just "get by" and the house could be a lot better. Love her or hate her I do take some tips from Mrs Hinch and I try to do flylady's swish and swipe in the morning but just never feel like the house is the way I would like it. I think a set routine of so many things every day plus each day a weekly task but I started listing everything and felt really quite overwhelmed and anxious like I'd never be able to keep on top of it.

Any sharing of ideas would be great! Thank you xxx

My kids are grown up now, but I still end up doing a lot of cleaning every hols. Oct-May is so full on with exam classes that there's no time for much more than shopping, laundry and food on the table.

What makes cleaning more manageable for me is decluttering and having cleaning stuff organised. It also helps if you have one room where you can put bags and boxes of 'stuff' until you have time to deal with it so that just one room is trashed. But, essentially, the less 'stuff' you have in the first place, the easier it is.

I bulk buy and meal plan - online shopping is a timesaver. I try to clean what I see - clean loo while kids are in the bath, spray mop floor while dinner's in the oven, tidy cupboard when putting away laundry - that wort of thing.

I am ft teacher too with 1 dc but dh cannot help in week due to long commute and working abroad sometimes.

We do have a cleaner fortnightly as we agreed to this before I went back ft bit in between I do the following:

Daily
Make two beds
Squeege and spray shower with daily shower spray
Dishwasher on evening, unload morning ideally before work but more often after work.
Quick Hoover with stick vacuum of kitchen, hall and living room.
Wipe kitchen sides

2 - 3 times per week wipe basin and loo and put cleaner down toilet
10 minute tidy up 2 to 3 times per week with a timer

Load of washing every other day.
This is my nemesis as leave clean piles Iin two baskets for ages.

Weekly
On cleaners off week.
Hoover throughout
Clean bathroom and downstairs loo.

Quarterly
Maintenance wash dishwasher and washing machine
Clean inside of Windows- not enough
Declutter
Sort wardrobes

The Organised Mum Method is great and lots of cleaning videos on YouTube though a bit weird give motivation.

The key is to get rid of clutter. Everything must have a place, preferably in a drawer/cupboard.
Think ergonomically, ie: the closest cupboard to the toilet has bleach/bleach wipes, or: the cupboard immediatly above the dishwasher has the plates, the washing powder next to the washing machine etc.

Get as much done as possible the night before. Kids’ bags and lunches and clothes at the ready. Put the dishwasher on before you go to bed. Set the breakfast table for the morning.
Quick straightening of the kitchen and living before you go to bed.
Clean the bathroom when the kids are in the bath.

Get a cleaner.
Hth