So. Since
January
- Change air filter
- Dust ceiling fans
- Run self-cleaning oven
- Scrub outlet plates/light switch plates
February
- Clean air vent covers
- Dust ceiling fans
- Magic eraser doors
- Change air filter
- Dust ceiling fans
- Clean front of cabinets
- Clean out light fixtures
- Dust ceiling fans
- Have carpets cleaned
- Dust baseboards
- Dust ceiling fans
- Dust plantation blinds
- Clean inside of windows and sills
- Change air filter
- Dust ceiling fans
- Pressure wash the house, porches/desks and fence
- Run self-cleaning oven
- Wash Pottery Barn Slip Covers
- Dust ceiling fans
- Magic Eraser doors
- Touch up all trim with paint
- Clean air vent covers
- Dust ceiling fans
- Scrub outlet plates/light switch plates
- Change air filter
- Clean out light fixtures
- Dust ceiling fans
- Dust ceiling fans
- Dust plantation blinds
- Dust ceiling fans
- Dust baseboards
- Clean front of cabinets
- Wash Pottery Barn Slip Covers
- Dust ceiling fans
- Clean inside of window and sills
My mother would be so proud!
Now - the list might look like a random mess, but hear me out. I run my whole life on a school calendar. My doctor appointments are always June and December when I am on breaks. My motto: never take a day when the sun isn't shining, you aren't feeling well or for a doctor's appointment. Now that I have a house, that list MUST be extended to include cleaning and home projects. Sick days are made for shopping or going out of town!
So, you can see I am loaded up on tasks during summer, spring break, Thanksgiving break and Christmas break. I also put things on either a monthly (fans), 4 x a year (air filter), 2x a year (washing slipcovers, etc) or 1x a year (pressure wash, touch up all trim) rotation. Then I built my schedule around weather (you want clean windows when it gets to be great weather, and you can't pressure wash in the winter) and what fits together (if I am painting trim, I probably want to Magic Eraser the doors to make them all look good together).
So, you veteran homeowners, what all am I leaving out? Do you have a master plan to keep your house looking new? Or maybe you just spend a week or two in the spring and summer doing my whole list at once? I just have to break things down!
These cute calendars can be found here. Etsy, of course!
"Sick days are made for shopping!" AMEN!
ReplyDeleteI like this list -- maybe I need to work on something like this to get our house in order -- not that it will ever be move-in-new but hey that's what 9 yrs in a place does :) :)
This is a great list. I'd add washing the floor under a W/D, and getting all the bits of lint out of the dryer hose, also cleaning behind the fridge and under the stove. It's amazing what collects under there!
ReplyDeletePinksuedeshoe - agreed! Those are great things to add to the list. Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteHeello mate nice post
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