CLEANING CALENDAR
MONTH BY MONTH  do it
 

JANUARY Bedrooms - window dressings, closets, drawers, dressers, bed	FEBRUARY Bedrooms - window dressings, walls, floors, child's bedrooms
MARCH Bathrooms - window dressings, walls, floors, medicine chest, necessities	APRIL Kitchen - windows, walls, floors, cabinets, sink, appliances, furniture
MAY Storage room(s) - freezer, windows, walls, floors, closets, bookcases	JUNE Outdoor Cleaning - awnings, sidewalks, furniture, garbage cans, window screens
JULY Living Room - Window dressings, walls, floors, furniture, carpets and rugs	AUGUST Closets & Dressers - Hallways & Stairs general cleaning
SEPTEMBER Bathrooms - walls, floors, drawers, cupboards, linen closet, necessities	OCTOBER Kitchen & Dining Room - same as April, china cabinet
NOVEMBER Family Room/Recreation Room - toys, windows, walls, floors, furniture, others	DECEMBER Office, Den or Sewing room - general cleaning

CLEANING CALENDAR
MONTHLY - WEEKLY - DAILY - NEVER-ENDING do i
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Monthly Chores: de-cobweb all rooms spot clean walls clean all light fixtures clean stove and microwave clean T.V. screen wash windows that show	Weekly Chores: clean fireplace clean refrigerator dust & vacuum thoroughly scrub toilets & sinks scrub bathtubs and showers change sheets
Daily Chores: clean up any clutter make beds wash dishes sweep/vacuum as needed	Never ending chores: laundry take out the trash clean up after meals smile like it's not a chore

Household Rooms

Bedrooms/Child's room/Nursery

Closets

• Clean out the clutter (If you haven't worn it for two years, get rid of it or store it in another place or donate it).
• Store clothes the child grows out of for future children or donate them.
• Wash and dust the shelves, and walls if needed.
• Organize neatly.

Drawers

• Clean out the clutter (If you haven't worn it for two years, get rid of it or store it in another place or donate it).
• Store clothes the child grows out of for future children or donate them.
• Take out each drawer and clean, dust or vacuum the casing.
• Reline the drawers if necessary.
• Organize neatly.

Dressers

• Dust, or wood wax tops and sides. (Murphy's oil soup is recommended)

Bed

• Remove mattress, pads, pillows and blankets and hang them outside to freshen them, or if the weather isn't good put them in the dryer on the air cycle for 15 minutes.
• Disinfect baby mattress and pads, then hang them outside to freshen them and take the cleaner smell out, or if the weather isn't good put the pad in the dryer on the air cycle for 15 minutes.
• Wash or put fresh blanket on bed daily for babies, as needed (or weekly) for young children.  Sheets should be changed daily for babies, as needed (or weekly) for young children.
• Turn the mattress.
• Clean the headboards, dust the edges
• Now is the best time to vacuum under the beds, drawers, dressers and edge along the walls, but be sure to do the dusting first.
• Sheets should be changed twice a month.

Window Dressings

• Vacuum drapes and sheers or hang them outside to freshen them, or if the weather isn't good put them in the dryer on the air cycle for 15 minutes (re-hang immediately).  Wash curtains if they are washable.
• Wash sheers if needed.
• Dust or wash blinds.
• Wash windows

Walls

• Spot clean walls.
• Clean framed picture glass.
• If a ceiling looks bad enough to be washed, it's time to repaint.

Floors

• Sweep, Vacuum, or clean floor. (If floor can be waxed do this at least once a year - twice is ideal)
• Sweep, Vacuum or clean baseboards.
• Vacuum edges of carpet using crevice tool.
• Wash dirty traffic areas, spot clean rug.

Other Chores in the Bedroom

• Air out the room with outside air when possible.
• Dust picture frames, decorations and everything else that could gather dust.
• Check for cobwebs. (Put a damp towel or a rag on a broom for easy reach)
• Clean light fixtures and replace bulbs with energy efficient ones.
• Wash windows, glass and mirrors.
• A good time to move furniture, for a change of setting, is when doing a heavy cleaning.
• Do laundry
• Take out the trash and change trash liners.

Other Chores in the Nursery

• Air out the room with outside air when possible.
• Sanitize diaper pails daily.
• Vacuum and clean toy box. 
• Clean stuffed animals.

Office and/or Den

Closets

• Clean out the clutter.
• Wash and dust the shelves, and walls if needed.
• Organize neatly.

Desk Drawers

• Clean out the clutter.
• Take out each drawer and clean, dust or vacuum the casing.
• Reline the drawers if necessary.
• Organize neatly.
• Dust, or wood wax tops and sides. (Murphy's oil soup is recommended)

Office or Sewing Equipment

• Repair as needed or donate unusable items.
• Dry dust weekly all equipment, phones, computers, fax machines, printers, etc.
• Replace ink cartridges or fax paper as needed.

Window Dressings

• Vacuum drapes and sheers or hang them outside to freshen them, or if the weather isn't good put them in the dryer on the air cycle for 15 minutes (re-hang immediately).  Wash curtains if they are washable.
• Wash sheers if needed.
• Dust or wash blinds.
• Wash windows.

Walls

• Spot clean walls.
• Clean framed picture glass.
• If a ceiling looks bad enough to be washed, it's time to repaint.

Floors

• Sweep, Vacuum, or clean floor and baseboards. (If floor can be waxed do this at least once a year - twice is ideal)
• Vacuum edges of carpet using crevice tool.
• Wash dirty traffic areas, spot clean rug.

Other Chores

• Air out the room with outside air when possible.
• Dust picture frames, decorations and everything else that could gather dust.
• Check for cobwebs. (Put a damp towel or a rag on a broom for easy reach)
• Clean light fixtures and replace bulbs with energy efficient ones.
• Wash windows, glass and mirrors.
• A good time to move furniture for a change, is when doing a heavy cleaning.
• Take out the trash and change trash liners.

Bedrooms/Child's room/Nursery - Office and/or Den
Bathrooms - Kitchen and Dining Room
Storage Area and/or Sewing room - Outdoor Chores - Closets and Dressers/Hallways and Stairs - Family Room/Living 
Room/Recreation Room

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