Keeping Things Tidy

blue mason jars line the window sill in my kitchen.  lovely, no?

It has been almost a month (already) since we moved into our little home and I am loving it more and more each day.

Now that I have several more rooms to keep clean than before (2 extra rooms, plus an extra bathroom) I've decided to make a little "weekly cleaning schedule" for myself in order to not feel overwhelmed by cleaning tasks.

mixing pesto and cider....yum?

I should first mention that I HATE cleaning. Seriously, hate it. However, I also HATE having a dirty house. Quite a dilemma, right? This is where the cleaning schedule comes in.

art caddy that Papa Eric made for Josie.  settled quite nicely on top of a New Glarus  beer crate. ever the classy ones are we

I only clean a few things (maybe 10-15 minutes worth of work) a day, then do larger, room specific, tasks once a month. I'm hoping that by sticking to this I won't have those dreaded "all weekend long cleaning parties"; that make me want to gouge out my eyes with forks.

puppy had to nap (all tucked in) under the napkin during lunch

I plan on adjusting as necessary, but I'm hoping this schedule works for us (me):

Monday: Kitchen Floors, Countertops, Living Room Floor (Hardwood)

Tuesday: Bathrooms, Vacuuming

Wednesday: Laundry

Thursday: Mirrors and Windows

Friday: Dog Poop Patrol! (fun, right)

Saturday: Laundry, yard work (if necessary)

Sunday: REST!! (take that, house!)

i feel like 2 is too young for a fake smile. yet, here it is

I'm only on day 2...but so far it's kind of fun. I had Josie help with Swiffering the kitchen yesterday (Gotta love child labor, right). I plan on having her help with windows/glass doors too (since her little finger prints/tongue prints/face prints/boogers/cuteness is what covers the bottom half of all our doors).

daddy's tool case doubles as a booster seat

Once a month, I plan on doing a deeper clean for the "heaviest traffic" rooms and places that tend to get cluttered/unorganized/filled with random junk:

7th of every month: Bedrooms and Bathrooms

14th of every month: Playroom

21st of every month: Closets

28th of every month: Kitchen and Living Room

(apparently my monthly cleaning tasks also follow a generic 28-day menstrual cycle. Insert hilarious joke about the luteal phase....here)

Woo Hoo!!

 **I included some cute pics from lunch time today...because a cleaning post without any photos sounded so dull! Enjoy**