Domestic Diva 76
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How I Sep Up My Zone Cleaning
For years I struggled to get the Spring cleaning done all at once. I tried many different ways from taking a Friday off work so I could have more time to do it to delegating things to my husband to do just to end up with not completing it and being frustrated. Until I came across people talking about zone cleaning. I know that some people feel that with zone cleaning you never truly have a completely clean house all at once. But let me tell you it works and my house is clean all the time with not very much effort. I dedicate and hour a day on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The reason for me doing it this way I do my weekly deep cleaning on Thursdays and Fridays. I will do a separated blog post on how I do my deep cleaning and how I spread it out between the two days. I like to keep my weekends for grocery shopping and hanging out with my family. I give myself a few chores to do on the weekend but none of them take up too much of my time.
So let me show you how I set up my zone cleaning.
MY ZONE CLEANING SCHEDULE
ZONE 1 – Detailed Cleaning – The Entrance, Mudroom, Front Porch, Powder room
Monday – Front Porch Detailed cleaning
1 Sweep down cobweb and spider webs
2 Sweep off porch furniture.
3 Sweep the porch.
4 Throw away any dead plants.
5 Prune back unruly bushes from the entrance.
6 Repot planters if necessary (in summer)
7 Wipe off tables, banisters, and light fixtures.
8 Get rid of unwanted items.
– Powder Room Detailed Cleaning
1 Clean under the sink
2 Wipe down walls and light fixtures
3 Wash the wast basket
4 Replace the toilet brush
5 Wash the grout
Tuesday – Entrance Detailed Cleaning
1 Clean cobwebs
2 Dust window sills and front door
3 Clean switch plate of hand prints and walls if needed
4 Dust furniture
5 Dust baseboards
6 Straighten the coat closest
7 Add your own personal touches to make it more welcoming.
Wednesday – Mudroom Detailed Cleaning
1 Clean Cobwebs
2 Dust window on the door and all doors
3 Clean switch plate of hand prints and wipe down walls
4 Declutter Pantry and wipe down shelves
5 Update the boards and declutter the wall document holder
6 Declutter the kids clothes and send unwanted items home
7 Fix and replace any hooks that need it.
ZONE 2 – Detailed Cleaning – Dining Room and Living Room
Monday and Tuesday – Dining Room
1 Clean the cobwebs
2 Dust window sills
3 Clean the window
4 Clean doors of china cabinet after you straighten dishes if they need done. Dust.
5 Clean and straighten any drawer
6 Wash the chair cushions as needed
7 Dust the bottoms of the chairs.
8 Dust the baseboards
9 Move furniture and vacuum underneath. (except the china cabinet)
10 Wash the curtains
11 Clean the light fixture
Wednesday – Living Room
1 Clean the cobwebs
2 Dust the window sills
3 Clean the window
4 Wash the curtains
5 Vacuum behind the furniture
6 Clean the light fixture
ZONE 3 – Detailed Cleaning List – Kitchen
Monday –
1 Straighten drawers and Cupboards
2 Clean out the Pantry
3 Clean grout
Tuesday –
1 Wipe down walls and light switches
2 Wash windows
3 Clean fan hood
4 Clean Light fixtures
Wednesday –
1 Empty refg/clean thoroughly
2 Clean the freezer
3 Clean Oven
4 Clean out homework/office station
ZONE 4 – Detailed Cleaning – Kid zones (kids help with these)
Monday – Kids Bathroom
1 Clean grout
2 Straighten Drawers and Cabinets
3 Clean grout in shower
4 Throw away empty bottles
5 Wipe down the walls, light fixture and light switches
6 Replace the toilet brush
7 Dust the blind and wash the window and door
8 Soak Shower Head in Vinegar
Tuesday – Son’s Bedroom
1 Straighten drawers/closet
2 Clean Cobwebs
3 Vacuum and flip the Mattress
4 Wash Curtains
5 Wipe down Windows
6 Straighten shelves
7 Clean under bed
8 Clean out the Closet
9 Put away stray items
10 Sort out – Grown clothes
11 Vacuum under bed/closet
12 Dust baseboards
13 Wash walls
Wednesday – Daughter’s Bedroom
1 Straighten drawers/closet
2 Clean Cobwebs
3 Vacuum and turn the Mattress
4 Wash Curtains
5 Wipe down Windows
6 Straighten shelves
7 Clean under bed
8 Clean out the Closet
9 Put away stray items
10 Sort out – Grown clothes
11 Vacuum under bed/closet
12 Dust baseboards
13 Wash walls
ZONE 5 – Detailed Cleaning – Master Bedroom, Master Bathroom, Laundry
Monday – Detailed Cleaning Master Bedroom
1 Straighten drawers/closet
2 Clean Cobwebs
3 Vacuum and turn the Mattress
4 Wash Curtains
5 Wipe down Windows
6 Straighten shelves
7 Clean under bed
8 Clean out the Closet
9 Put away stray items
10 Sort out clothes
11 Vacuum under bed/closet
12 Dust baseboards
13 Wash walls
14 Wipe down the shelves in the walking closet
15 Straighten the walk in closet
Tuesday – Detailed Cleaning Master Bathroom
1 Straighten up Makeup
2 Straighten Drawers/ Cabinets
3 Clean grout on the floor and shower
4 Wash the walls
5 Dust the Blinds
6 Wash the Windows and Doors
7 Dust Light fixtures
8 Soak Shower Head in Vinegar
Wednesday – Detailed Cleaning Laundry Room
1 Clean the gunk from under the washer lid and the lid
2 Wipe down the cupboards and doors
3 Throw out empty bottles and boxes
4 Check Supplies of Laundry detergent, softener, spot remover etc.
5 Remove Cobwebs
6 Try and clean out the went
7 Wipe down the sink
ZONE 6 – Detailed Cleaning Family Room, Office, Hallway
Monday – Detailed Cleaning Family Room
1 Clean Cobwebs
2 Clean Window
3 Clean out End Tables
4 Wash Walls
5 Straighten drawers
6 Clean the phone
7 Stain Treat the couches
8 Wash Curtains
Tuesday – Detailed Cleaning Office – Main office (husbands job)
1 Clear off the surface of the desk
2 Throw away pens that don’t work
3 Sharpen pencils
4 Throw out all the trash
5 Straighten one drawer at a time
6 Clean off the monitor screen
7 Vacuum under desk and the whole room
8 Dust furniture
9 Clean windows
10 Remove cobwebs
11 Check supplies of paper and printer cartridges
12 Check for any other supplies you might need
– Detailed Cleaning – My office space
1 Clear off the surface of your desk
2 Throw away pens that don’t work
3 Sharpen pencils
4 Throw out all the trash
5 Straighten all the craft supplies on shelf
6 Straighten drawers
7 File receipts
8 Clean off the monitor screen
10 Dust furniture
12 Remove cobwebs
Wednesday – Detailed Cleaning – Hallways
1 Dust Cobwebs
2 Wash Walls and Baseboard
3 Dust and wash Light Fixtures
Zone 7 – Basement
Monday – Detailed cleaning in the Craft Room
1 Straighten all the craft supplies
2 Put bins in proper spots
3 Straighten Circle time supplies and toys
Tuesday – Detailed clean Storage rooms and Cold room
1 Put everything in its spot
2 Straighten shelfs
3 Vacuum, dust and wash the floors
4 Straighten freezers and fridge
Wednesday -Detailed clean Day Care Room
1 Wash walls, baseboards and all tables and shelfs
2 Wash windows
3 Straighten shelfs
This is the list that works for me. I usually do my zone cleaning during nap time when all the children are napping. If it doesn’t work out for me at that time I will do some at night. I give myself an hour to do it and sometimes I finish before and sometimes I have to do more the next day. Once you get on the schedule you will see it is not that much work and when everything is straightened and cleaned on regular basis it really doesn’t take that long to do it.
Hope you will find this helpful.
Thanks for reading and Happy Cleaning
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