What is the best way to get into a weekly cleaning routine?

Question

I'd like to clean my 750 sq ft apartment top to bottom once a week. Does anyone else do this? What day & time do you choose? How long does it take? Any tips?

Answer 1

The BEST thing I ever read that helped me to accomplish this goal (with FOUR children!) is The 15 Minute Organizer by Emilie Barnes.  It helped me to perform MIRACLES with my house!

Answer 2

   You  should  know  by  now,  but  make  your  self  time  management  and  find  the  time  to  do  it  and  have  your  self   do  it  regularly  and  comfortably,weekly  and  you'll  see  how  easy  it  is  to  get  it  done  and  faster  as  you  go  along.Good  Luck.

Answer 3

Either choose one day to do it all or do what we do. All the chores are written down on 3x5 cards in a bucket. Each family member chooses one a day. Everything gets done and no one day is taken up by cleaning.

There's a good book called http://www.thecleanteam.com he gives great tips for quickly cleaning a house in a couple hours.

Answer 4

to be perfectly honest, with 3 kids, i just tend to clean and do the household jobs, when they need doing..

i"ve never been one for a regular cleaning day..i prefer to do it this way it"s

easier, and less time consuming as well

Answer 5

try this site...it helps you take control of your household...adapt the suggestions to fit your lifestyle (ie. stay at home mom compared to a working mom) remember-you can do ANYTHING for 15 minutes!!

Answer 6

I prefer 1st thing Saturday mornings and I start by throwing in a load of laundry and the I work one room at a time.  I live in a 2 bedroom town home that is about 1200 sq ft and it takes me about 2 hrs.