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 

Yesterday, Monday was clean the dining room. Since we had a Super Bowl Party on Sunday we had already vacuumed and cleaned, so there was not much to do.

You will also notice that I primed all the walls in our dining room/living room on Saturday. We are finally moving along with our home renovations. Hopefully, I'll be able to show all of you the full transformation soon.

Here is the before and after.

Before

After

Yesterday, Sunday was clean the kitchen day. Cleaning the kitchen seems daunting at first but, it is really not that bad, especially when you have a husband that is willing to help. Since yesterday was also Super Bowl Sunday and we were going to host a party, my husband offered to help me clean the kitchen. This did help because we had other things to get done before our guests arrived.

Here are my before and afters.

Before

After

Before

After

Yesterday, Friday was bathroom day. I have to be honest this was the day of the week that I was dreading. This is the one thing that I have not taken on in awhile. Usually, my husband takes care of cleaning the bathroom, I'm really lucky that way. But, since I'm taking on this project I thought that I would have to tackle the bathroom.

I did not take any before and afters for the bathroom because I did not think that it would look that different in pictures, since there is not a lot of clutter.

This was defiantly the hardest of the weekly cleaning tasks so far. I started by cleaning the sink and mirror and then moved on to the toilet. This was really what I did not want to clean, but I got over my grossed outness and cleaned the toilet. Finally, I cleaned the shower; this took me the longest and was the hardest part of the bathroom to clean.

Hopefully, next week this will not be as hard.