•Clean toilets: weekly
•Wash sheets: weekly (this includes all quilts/blankets, etc.)
•Wash shams on the bed and the mattress pads (which are extra thick): monthly
•Wash floors: weekly
•Vacuum: daily
•Wash dishes: daily
•Run dishwasher: When as full as possible. Since we cook/eat at home it’s run about every 1.5 day….more often when more people are home all day.
•All beds are made daily.
•Clean inside kitchen cupboards: Once a year I wash the shelves down. Clean inside of kitchen drawers once a quarter, though the inside of the cutlery drawer is fully wiped down more often.
•Bathroom cupboards once a quarter. Bathroom drawers: as needed, usually once a month.
•Cat litter boxes: Fully washed once per month. Litter pads are changed 2x per week….litter pellets once per month. (poop cleaned out asap…usually within minutes)
•Cat/dog blankets: In winter once per week; Rest of the year about every two weeks.
•Cats & dogs are groomed and bathed about every month.
•Bird & other small animal cages spot cleaned daily, washed down monthly.
Since we have more animals than people residing in our home, we need to keep up with vacuuming more than the average home. My husband, son or I run through at least the main floor of our home once per day, sometimes twice per day.
I recently gave up washing the floors on my hands & knees. I found a floor scrubber (upright vacuum type) that I’m thrilled with using. My floors have never been cleaner.
Since we use shower spray & a squeegee on our tub/shower daily, it’s rare that I have to actually clean the tub/shower area. Usually that just gets a quick wipe down after use. I only deep clean it once a quarter. Even for that, I use a spray, walk away, then rinse down & wipe.