If you have been searching for a realistic daily cleaning schedule checklist, then you just found it! Being a busy mom, I am always looking for ways to simplify things in our lives. And this daily cleaning schedule has really made keeping our home tidy much easier.
Keeping a home clean can be a hard task, especially when you’re a busy mama. But it doesn’t have to be! This daily cleaning schedule will make cleaning your home 100% much easier and more realistic to maintain. If you have been here a while, you know I am big on making checklists. They really do make such a huge difference in keeping track of tasks and to-do lists.
So of course I have a daily cleaning checklist to share with you! That said, if you have been struggling with keeping up with your daily cleaning routine and you’re in need of a realistic cleaning schedule, then this easy cleaning schedule will be your new best friend!
This cleaning checklist is extremely easy to stick to and you can customize it for your own home needs, family and lifestyle. In this post, you’ll find a pre-filled checklist I use and a blank one too. You have the choice to download the one I use or download the blank daily cleaning checklist pdf to make your own with your own daily cleaning routine. Both printables are available below!
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Table of Contents
Daily Cleaning Schedule | Room By Room
Kitchen/Dining Room
- Put misc. items away
- Wash/load dishes + put them away
- Wash and disinfect sink
- Wipe surfaces: countertops, table, appliances, etc.
- Disinfect surfaces
- Vacuum + mop if needed
- Empty trash bin
Living Room
- Put misc. items away
- Wipe and disinfect all surfaces
- Tidy up the couch, throw pillows, and blankets
- Vacuum + mop if needed
Bedroom/s
- Put away all misc. items
- Make the bed
- Empty trash bin
- Vacuum + mop if needed
Bathroom/s
- Put misc. items away
- Wipe and disinfect surfaces: sink, countertops, etc.
- Clean mirrors
- Clean toilet bowl and seat
- Refill toilet papers and towels as needed
- Empty trash bin
- Vacuum + mop
All Other
- Put misc. items away
- Wipe and disinfect all surfaces
- Vacuum + mop if needed
House Cleaning Products
These are the go-to cleaning essentials that we use to clean our home.
- Swiffer Duster – The BEST for dusting.
- Spin Mop – Spin mops are the WAY to moping! They make mopping so much easier.
- Windex Original – My go-to for leaving surfaces streak-free!
- Bar Keepers Friend – I use it to clean my stovetop and sink, remove rust stains, and even clean the shower and toilet bowl. It’s seriously great and a definite must-have!
- Clorox Disinfecting Bleach – A must-have for disinfecting surfaces.
- Powdered Tide – We use Tide to clean the floors, walls, doors, kitchen door cabinets, our shoes, and of course our laundry, and many other surfaces in our home. This is a MUST-HAVE for sure.
- Rags – The BEST cleaning rags! Love them.
- Garbage disposer Cleaner – Don’t forget to clean that garbage disposer! These get stinky fast!
- Oven Cleaner – My go-to for the oven.
- Clorox Disinfecting Spray – Love this for the bathroom!
- Toilet Bowl Cleaner – This is great for cleaning the toilet bowl.
Daily Cleaning Schedule | How To Get It Done
Here is how we use this cleaning schedule in our home and how you can use it in yours!
In our home, it’s our two kids, my husband, and myself. So each person in the household is assigned one of the shared living spaces, such as the living room, kitchen/dining room, and bathroom/s as their “zone.” Additionally, everyone is responsible for their own bedroom. So essentially, each person is responsible for maintaining their zone and their bedroom daily. And we usually try to get our zones done at night before bed and we alternate zones weekly.
With that said, you can do the same with roommates and assign each roommate a zone or zones. And if it is just one person in your household, no problem! This daily cleaning routine is still manageable to do for one person too because this entire list can be completed in 40- minutes or less! Seriously, I promise! Once you get the hang of it, it’s such an easy cleaning schedule to stick to and you can get it done pretty fast!
Lastly, remember it’s not a “deep cleaning” it’s supposed to be a daily maintenance cleaning, so it really should not take you more than 40 minutes max by yourself, and about 15 minutes if sharing responsibilities.
{Related Post: How To Deep Clean Your House | The Ultimate Deep Cleaning Checklist That’ll Help You Get Your House Sparkling Clean}
Daily Cleaning Schedule | Q&A
How do I make a daily cleaning schedule?
First of all, you want to make sure that you keep it simple. Because you do not want to add too many daily chores that will only end up making you feel overwhelmed and you’ll end up not sticking to it. Instead, you want a realistic cleaning schedule that you know you can maintain and easily stick to daily. Once you determine what you can realistically clean on a daily basis, you can create a cleaning checklist to help you keep track and stick to it.
How often should I mop my floors?
How often you mop your floors can vary based on preference and other factors. For example, if you have a dog, kids, or daily high traffic in your home, you might have to mop daily or at the very least spot clean the floors. Otherwise, you can just do a deep mop once per week. I use hot water, tide, and disinfectant bleach to clean out floors, and that leaves the floors nice and clean.
How often should you change bed sheets?
Honestly, I think bedsheets should get washed/changed weekly. You might even get away with doing it bi-weekly if you don’t lay on your bed with outside clothes and shower nightly. Otherwise, your sheet gets pretty dirty in just one week. Especially kids’ bedsheets!
That said, I have to be real with you haha! We personally wash them bi-weekly. I do try to do it weekly, but more often than not, it is bi-weekly. However, we all shower at night and don’t lay on the bed with outside clothing, so I guess that helps, haha!
How often should you clean your kitchen sink?
I clean our sink daily after washing the dishes. But I think you can get away with every other day. And luckily cleaning the sink really does not take a lot of time, maybe an extra 3-4 minutes after washing the dishes and it makes such a huge difference to have a clean sink. So I would definitely aim for daily or every other day.
Daily Cleaning Schedule | Printable
And there you have it! Hope those make keeping your home clean a lot less daunting and much more realistic! If you have any additional questions, please leave them in the comments section, and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible!
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