Today, I looked through the monthly and seasonal cleaning lists that Martha recommends. I decided to spread out the tasks over the four weeks in each month and when the seasons change. To speed this along a little, I'll just let you know about when I'll be completing the monthly and seasonal cleaning instead of going through a whole month, like I did with the weekly cleaning. This will allow me to start getting into the nitty gritty.

Here is the cleaning break down.

Monthly

1st Week of the Month

• Wash Ventilation Hood Filter in Kitchen
• Discard Food that has Expired
• Vacuum Fire Place Screen
• Launder Mattress Pad

2nd Week of the Month

• Wipe Shower Surroundings
• Scrub Grout
• Wipe Inside Medicine Cabinet
• Dust Closet Shelves
• Vacuum Closet Floors

3rd Week of the Month

• Vacuum Utility Floors
• Wipe Inside/Outside of Trash Cans
• Vacuum Window Treatments, Moldings and Windowsills
• Dust Ceiling Fans
• Wipe Doors

4th Week of the Month

• Wipe Switch Plates
• Wipe Telephones
• Flush Drains with Vinegar, Boiling Water and Baking Soda

 Seasonal

•  Replace Baking Soda
• Clean Oven
• Wipe Kitchen Ceiling
• Clean Refrigerator
• Clean Inside of Kitchen Cabinets
• Organize Pantry
• Sweep out Fireplace
• Vacuum Mattress and Box Spring
• Launder Pillows
• Wipe Baseboards and Moldings 

Martha's Weekly Homekeeping

Today I'm setting up my weekly homekeeping schedule. Because I do not have enough time on any one day to accomplish all the things on the weekly checklist I'm going to spread it out throughout the week.

Sunday

Kitchen 

Monday

Dining Room

Tuesday

Living Room

 Home Office

Wednesday

Library

Entryway and Hallway

Thursday

Bedrooms

Friday

Bathrooms

Saturday

Throughout the House

So, today is Tuesday that means I tackled the Living Room and Home Office. Here is a picture of the before and the after using Martha's advice.


Living Room

 

Before

After

Before

After

Our house is in a bit of a transition. Hopefully, our living room/dining room will look a little more finished soon.

Home Office

Before

After

Before

After

Martha's steps are pretty simple the whole process took me about 45 minutes. I'll follow this for a week going through each day of the week.