We’re getting close to the finish line for the Home Organization Challenge. Over the last few weeks we’ve learned the best way to de-clutter our homes, without getting overwhelmed. We’ve learned some things that we can do, daily, to make our days run a little smoother. We also created some weekly challenges to help us to stay on top of our huge list of responsibilities. For the remainder of the Home Organization Challenge we’re going to be working on detailed cleaning lists and creating revolving menus, which are both huge time savers.
Today’s Challenges: (don’t forget to celebrate)
- Good Morning
- Good Afternoon
- Good Night
- Tuesday’s Weekly Challenge (mine – Office Day)
- 20/20 (de-cluttering)
Before I explain how the monthly challenges work, let’s begin creating our monthly detailed cleaning lists for the kitchen and dining room. Grab a piece of paper, a pen and take a seat in the middle of the kitchen. Starting at the ceiling, begin listing everything that needs to be cleaned and work your way down to the floor. When you’re done with the kitchen move into the dining room and do the same thing. Once you’ve completed your lists decide how often each item needs to be cleaned.Here’s a sample of what my kitchen and dining room lists look like:Kitchen
- Remove cob webs (monthly)
- Clean light fixtures (annually)
- Clean HVAC vents (bi-annually)
- Clean curtains/blinds (bi-annually)
- Clean windows (bi-annually)
- Clean window tracks (bi-annually)
- Clean window screens (bi-annually)
- Wipe walls (monthly)
- Clean walls (quarterly)
- Clean switch plates (monthly)
- Clean knick-knacks/pictures (quarterly)
- Clean outside of cabinets (quarterly)
- Clean/organize inside cabinets (quarterly)
- Clean/organize drawers (quarterly)
- Clean small appliances (quarterly)
- Polish Pots & pans (bi-annually)
- Polish appliances (monthly)
- Clean hood vent (quarterly)
- Clean oven (monthly)
- Clean under stove (annually)
- Sanitize dishwasher (bi-annually)
- Clean freezer (quarterly)
- Clean under refrigerator (annually)
- Vacuum refrigerator coils (annually)
- Clean garbage can (monthly)
- Wipe moldings (monthly)
- Clean moldings (quarterly)
- Clean floor (monthly)
- Remove cob webs (monthly)
- Clean light fixtures (annually)
- Clean HVAC vents (bi-annually)
- Clean curtains/blinds (bi-annually)
- Clean windows (bi-annually)
- Clean window tracks (bi-annually)
- Clean window screens (bi-annually)
- Wipe walls (monthly)
- Clean walls (quarterly)
- Clean switch plates (monthly)
- Clean knick knacks/pictures (quarterly)
- Polish furniture (monthly)
- Clean under furniture (quarterly)
- Wipe moldings (monthly)
- Clean moldings (quarterly)
- Clean floors (monthly)
Now that you’ve completed your kitchen and dining room lists, transfer the items onto the appropriate section of the printable. Place the printable into a sheet protector and file it under the monthly tab of your Reminder Binder.
Download Dining Room Printable
- Kitchen and Dining Room (Week 1)
- Bathroom(s) and Laundry Room (Week 2)
- Living Room/Family Room and Entryway/Mudroom (Week 3)
- Bedroom(s) and Office (Week 4)
- Garage/Shed and Yard (Weekends/Week 5)
That's a great list!