The {ever-so-reasonable} Cleaning Checklist
YOUR DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:
12 one-month-per-page printable cleaning checklists.
BONUS CONTENT: A twelve-page Cleaning Checklist Guide featuring and .
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT
I love checklists. Creating them is fun. Checking things off is rewarding. Once something is on a checklist, you can’t forget it, which helps keep you from going crazy in the head with too much going on up there.
This particular checklist is a personal achievement. While I do like checklists, I don’t particularly enjoy cleaning. I have used this checklist myself and given it to others to help me tweak and perfect it―”perfect” here meaning not too intense as to stress you out, but not so simplistic as to allow your house to collapse into a complete state of chaos.
My inspiration for the checklist is as follows:
1. Cleaning little by little, and frequently, is less work than letting it all pile up on you.
2. Anybody in the house should be able to pitch in and help, and it should be easy for them to know what needs to be done.
3. People like me have a hard time functioning properly when the house is messy and dirty.
4. But nobody likes cleaning all the time.
5. And even if you did, a house will never, never, never be perfectly clean for longer than 10 minutes. It’s just not possible.
6. We need to make peace with that fact.
7. But that doesn’t mean we stop trying!
8. There is a happy medium.
There are tons of checklists available already. I know, because I’ve researched them and tried many myself. I’ve tried putting my chores on auto-pilot (and then proceeded to never look at my chore calendar). I’ve checked to see what Martha has to say about it (The woman is thorough…but delusional. I will not be fluffing my pillows daily, let alone vacuuming…Every. Single. Day. Let’s be serious.) Other checklists lost me when the list of things I need to do every day can’t fit on one hand. Not cool.
After much brainstorming and careful thought, I created this little housekeeping masterpiece. One month’s checklist fits on a page. There are a three every-day tasks focused on the kitchen, an area which seems to snowball into chaos unlike anywhere else. Next are the three-times-a-week items, which keep the main areas of the house generally picked up and presentable. Weekly tasks which can be done whenever you have a moment to spare, and a short list of bigger monthly tasks cover preventive cleaning and more time-intensive chores.
Hear from others who have used this cleaning checklist:
"Thanks so much for this checklist. I love that it is all one page. I also like the fact that I can choose my days to do the weekly things. I hate being trapped into a particular day, then life happens and you don't get it done. Thanks again." - Deanna
"Looked all over the web for the perfect chore list and you are so right...they are hard to apply. You did a fabulous job...thank you...thank you...thank you:)" - Marilyn
"Thank you so much for this cleaning list . I am a 65 year old senior citizen. I can not afford to pay for cleaning. I needed a list that I could really do. This is perfect and doable. Thank you! Thank you!" - Mollie
"Michelle, thank you for your common-sense, nonperfectionistic cleaning list for dailies, weeklies, and monthlies. I can do this! I've tried MANY other cleaning methods (Messies Anonymous, Side-Tracked Home Executives, Fly Lady, Home Comforts, 31 Days to Clean, Motivated Moms, just to name a few). While I'm sure these lists have helped many people, they just left me feeling overwhelmed. Your lists just make sense to me. After being paralyzed by perfection for much of my life, I've come to realize that cleaning isn't rocket science or brain surgery that have to be done perfectly. The goal to cleaning is just to have a nice welcoming cozy loving place for me and my husband, and a few dust bunnies or things out of place aren't going to wreck that haven." - Kim
"Wow! This is so beautiful I wanted to cry tears of joy! Thank you for putting this together for the rest of us. With a home business, a dog, a husband who doesn't share my love of cleaning, a baby on the way and a cramped condo, this is exactly what I've been searching for!" - Sarah
"I've used this checklist—it's on my refrigerator where everyone in my household can read it AND contribute to it! No longer is this mental checklist only for me. Now everyone knows what needs to be done! Thanks Michelle!" - Jill