Monday Cleaning Schedule

I work full time and have an almost six month old child. Let's just be honest and I'll tell you my house is a disaster zone most of the time. Dishes pile up, laundry sits in the baskets (sorted at least!), the bed isn't made...you know, life gets in the way.

Then I saw Martha Stewart had checklists. I kind of like checklists, OK I love them. I love crossing things off and feeling like "Ahhh...I'm so accomplished". Sometimes I put things on my list I've already done just so I have more items crossed off than not. Tell me you haven't done the same thing.

So I decided to take her lists and sort them so each day during the week I had an area or two to clean. Today is Monday, the first day of my "Let's see if my good intentions will pan out" challenge. I usually have about an hour before Jason gets home with Dayne. So I'll try my best to shove my daily cleaning into one hour.

Today's List:

Everyday:

• Make the bed
• Manage clutter - whenever you leave a room, take a quick look around for anything that isn't where it should be.  Pick it up and put it where it belongs.  
• Sort the mail
• Clean as you cook.  Instead of filling the sink with pots & dishes , wash them or put them in the dishwasher as you prepare a meal.  
• Wipe up spills while they're fresh.  
• Sweep the kitchen floor

Monday:

• Change & launder bath mats, towels, washcloths, bed sheets and pillowcases.
• Clean toilets, bathtubs, showers and bathroom sinks.
• Dust bathroom & bedoorm light fixtures & bedroom surfaces & objects, including furniture
• Empty bathroom & bedroom trash bins & wipe the insides and outsides
• Vacuum & mop bathroom & bedroom floors
• Wipe bathroom & bedroom mirrors.  
• Discard magazines & catalogs on side tables; store or pin those you want to keep
• Fluff bedroom pillows & comforters.

I had planned on making the bed before I left today but I forgot...so I'll make sure it's one of the first things I do when I get home.  Want to play along?  Let me know how it goes for you!