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routines for cleaning?
| Mon, 02-26-2007 - 9:38am |
I am a SAHM and I am trying to get back in the swing of things since baby #2. Do you all have weekly routines for cleaning? If so what are they? I never really got in to one when I had only one child but now I think I need one other wise nothing will ever get done, well deep cleaning wise.
Thanks in advance!





Yes, I have a schedule routine for cleaning. Do I follow it? Well, not always. Thankfully Dan knew what a slovenly lazyass I was way before he married me so anything is seen as improvement! LOL.
Mondays I do floors. I got a Hoover Floor Mate that I absolutely LOVE for my hard floors. That way I don't have to sweep/swiffer and mop/swiffer, it's all in one, which allows me to do the job while feeding my laziness! I also do the vacuuming of all the floors. I figure this is a good day to clean up all the weekend traffic that brought in dirt and whatnot from our outings and any company that came over.
Tuesday is the day I clean the dining room. It has it's own day because it's a huge "catch all" so it gets cluttered and messy very quickly.
Wednesdays I clean both bathrooms and change all the sheets. If I don't specifically make a point it'll be months before I notice that Caroline has been sleeping on the same crusty sheets all that time. Plus, after a week the dust mites have burrowed their paths back through the sheets and are accessing our skin. Honestly, after that Oprah episode I can't NOT change them once a week, knowing that's how long it takes the lil buggers! Uck, creeps me out.
Thursday is the day I clean the living room. I vacuum again that floor, dust, wipe down the ceiling fan blades, windex the slobber and finger smudges off the t.v. and windows, and de-clutter.
Fridays I do the kitchen. Clean the floors, counters, microwave, table, windex the sliding door, clean my oven, and wipe the stainless appliances of the slobber and finger smudges (futile I know because Christopher just reapplies them in minutes, but I know at one point, for three glorious seconds, they were clean!). I chose Friday for the kitchen so that it's clean for any weekend company.
During the week as needed I do the laundry and dishes.
My main focus is what I call damage control. DH knew that I was not a neat and tidy clean everyday person when we got married. I figure that I have heard lots of people say they wish they had spent more time with thier kids when they were young, but I have never heard anyone say that they wished they had spent more time cleaning thier house. lol!
I devote Monday and Tuesday to Laundry. Monday is clothing and Tuesday is sheets/towels. rugs and miscellaneous stuff. I DO NOT iron - don't even own an iron.
Wednesday is kitchen day
Thursday i hit whatever looks worst.
On the weekend I make DH and older DS pitch in.
Carol
mom to Phillip (16 months)
and Jacob (8 years)
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Congrats on your new little one!!!
My lil one is 5 months old already ((sniff)) anyway, my life saver is nighttime. I nursed Dante (until I got sick) so I always had to stop cause he wouldn't take a bottle. But when someone was with me, they could keep the kids busy.
I straighten at night, pick up the living room, baby toys, crayons etc. Then I force myself to put all the days dishes in the dishwasher. Throw bleach in the toilet. Maybe sweep the floors in the kitchen and bathroom. I'm telling you it really helps to do things at night, because when you get up for the day, you don't see the chaos, and it helps keep a hold on things.
Laundry is done when needed. I wash the baby's clothes when his hamper gets to a certain level. I have those pop up laundry baskets, and everyone throws their clothes in the according to color, that way I can just throw a basket full in when it gets to a certain point. Mondays (most times) are my linen days, towels, washclothes, sheets, blankets etc. All get washed and put back. Tuesday I do bedrooms. Weds are kitchen and bathrooms. Thursday whatever is needed and Friday is usually my break day. I pick up over the weekend.
You have to find your groove. It's hard having a newborn and a toddler, but my older ones always liked to help when I had a new baby. Your bigger one can help by throwing toys in the toy bin ( a kiss from mommy for every toy he gets in) Or by helping put diapers away, or baby clothes. Get him used to it now.
HTH, Good Luck
Joey
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