What is your weekly housekeeping schedule?

[RockyFowlboa]

If you have one? I just quit the job I was working two days a week because I felt like I didn't have enough time to clean, get to the laundry, shop and cook for everyone, and maintain the yard, and also take care of myself. So I'm curious what other women are doing to get it all done. I think I need a better system.

What? You couldn't keep on top of the housework working only 2 days a week so you quit, and you're still worried about not getting everything done? Wow.

I'm a single parent of 2, have pretty much always worked full time and can't afford to quit - my home will never be perfect and often feels like something off Hoarders but somehow we manage

I assume you have loads of kids and a wealthy husband who are all incredibly demanding and lazy but dh can support you to quit work?

You quit a two day a week job because you couldn't keep on top of housework in the other 5 days?!

Unless you live in Buckingham Palace, I'm struggling to understand how

I work full time and do a little bit each evening. Weekend mornings for washing sheets and towels, Saturday evening for ironing, Sunday evening for hoovering and floor washing.

Sounds like you need a major overhaul of your routine but some basic tips are,

Clean as you go, for example cooking dinner, the second you're done with a pot/pan/plate, wash it or put it in the dishwasher. Finished with something, put it away rather than leaving it out.
We have tidy up baskets for the kids, anything left out goes in the baskets and when they walk past they can grab an item to put away or take the whole basket and do it all at once.

We don't have laundry baskets because they were constantly in a state of overflowing, so everything gets put in the washing machine straight away, once it's full, we put it on.

Every evening once the kids are in bed, vacuum the floor and anti-bac wipe any grubby surfaces.

Quick, cheap, easy meals are a life saver as a working parent. Even better if you can get a meal planner or prep situation going, I can not, so I go for quick 30 minute meals.

Online big shop once a month from whichever supermarket, pick up odd bits like milk, bread, fresh items once a fortnight on the way home from work.

I work 50 hours a week across 4 days, have two kids under 7. Sometimes it is a challenge and sometimes things get missed and you end up with a pile of laundry next to the washing machine or bedding that hasn't been changed in 3 weeks but that's life and it'll get done eventually

I leave cold hard cash on the table and someone else does it for me.

Is this AI? I imagine you are in US, OP?

We're retired but it's still a busy house with teens, 3 hours driving for school run a day, support for elderly parent and mine and DH's hobby, so a timetable is essential. I split everything up into 3 rooms a day, smaller rooms on busy days eg when I go to help my mum, as that's another 2 hours driving and I'm usually there most of the day. Even sheet and towel washing days are on there. It really works. The only thing we outsource is a fortnightly bit of help with the garden.

Typo - should be 2 rooms a day!

Yard as in horse yard? Because if so I can understand that taking up lots of time!

Personally I have the "don't put it down, put it away" mantra which helps. I work full time but tend to go a room a day for tidying / cleaning, but a full reset once a week where I go wild. It works for me!

OP probably means garden

OP probably means garden

@DiscoBeat

Ah I was hoping she meant livery yard and then I could understand 😂 especially if it's your own yard or self turn out!

Yes, do you have a horse OP?
If not I would definitely recommend getting one.

Also though, fly lady.

Do you live in a mansion?

We just all do jobs around the place when we get to them

So I'm curious what other women are doing to get it all done

I get dh to do half.

Typical schedule:

Daily

• cooking equipment and plates/mugs in dishwasher & put away
• wipe down kitchen at end of the day
• hoover/clean up any obvious mess e.g. spills

Weekly

• laundry 3x a week
• one deep bathroom clean plus top up wipe downs as needed
• change bedding
• hoover 2-3x a week
• empty bins / recycling

No kids, no garden, 2 bedroom flat makes it easier! We also don't have a lot of clutter and things are put back in their place after use.

Kitchen basics and bathroom basics done every day.

Rest done when it looks to need doing. House full of people, dogs, horse hair, mud = much to do every day but everyone mucks in even reluctant ones.

3 bed flat (1 used as office) with balcony for summer plants - solo living.

Daily: cook, wash up, clean kitchen surfaces. Clear messes as happen.

Weekly:
Empty bins
Clean both bathrooms and separate toilet
Properly clean kitchen
Hoover (as needed during week, full flat at weekend)
Dust whole apartment (.very dusty city)
Change towels (I do sheets about every 2-3 weeks)
Laundry (about 2-3 loads per week including a jumpers hand wash in winter, mostly dried on aired, all folded at weekend, ironing as needed so rare)

Summer also involves watering and caring for lots of plants on balcony

No, I couldn't. One small child. I don't want my husband to do any of the housework at home; he works hard enough at his job. I've stayed at home entirely and struggled with it in the past too, partly because we lived in a house twice the size of the one to which we recently moved, and partly because I struggle with screen addiction. Now we have a manageable-sized house, but our yard is twice the size, and I have the opportunity to grow all of our food. So I want to keep up efficiently and do that.

Well I work a minimum of 65 hours a week (often 70+) and still manage to keep my large 3 bed detached house clean, shop, do my admin and laundry (and everything else that a functioning adult does!)

But then...I don't have a 'screen addiction', so there's that 🤷‍♀️😵‍💫

I suggest you get rid of your devices and grow up!

Well, that’s what’s taking all your time then you’re spending your time on screens and in the garden so you’re not cleaning. It’s all about time management @RockyFowlboa .
You could try writing a daily lift and then not sitting down on a screen or anything until those jobs are done. You could also stop being so hard on yourself not everything needs to be perfect and your husband doesn’t get to sit there and do nothing just because he works hard. I have a full-time job and yet I have a clean house. So something has got to change for you. I also got rid of all my social media that stopped me going on my phone an awful lot.

DH and I work around 40 hours a week each, 2 kids aged 8 and 4. House is clean, not show home presentable but happy to let in unannounced visitors.

Wake up and put on a wash load, empty dishwasher every morning without fail.
pop home on lunch break and move washing to drier (I work 2 miles form home, its a 5 min drive)
DH empties drier as he gets home before me, fold and puts clothes in relevant peoples rooms to be put away before bed.
kitchen cleaned down every night. Bathroom cleaned while kids bath. One of us vacuums while the other does kids bedtimes.

We are a team and work as one.

You clearly need help for your screen addiction if you can't manage to keep on top of household chores for 3 people!