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Try these tips when using our house cleaning checklist to
get the results you want.
- Use a monthly calendar for an at-a-glance house cleaning
checklist. Use the numbered and lettered tasks as described in the house cleaning checklist below.
- Color code the cleaning checklist for visual ease of use. One color for
weekly tasks, another for occasional tasks. Or assign family
members a color so everyone can easily stay on top of their jobs.
- Customize your tasks in the lines provided on the house cleaning
checklist, then make copies for easy month-to-month usage.
- Or, you can use the house cleaning checklist over and over. Simply
insert your printable copy in a plastic sleeve and use a dry erase
marker to fill it out each month.
(Scroll down for more helpful tips after the housecleaning checklist form.)
Print the house
cleaning checklist. (Requires a PDF file reader such
as Adobe Acrobat Reader).
- The buddy system really works. Ask a friend to help you stay
accountable for your daily tasks on your house cleaning checklist and do the same for her.
- After a month of using this house cleaning checklist, analyze
your results. Remember, success is not an all-or-nothing idea. It's
tiny steps forward on a consistent basis.
- Make sure you have the adequate supplies to get your
cleaning done efficiently. No one can be effective without the right
tools.
- Give yourself some motivation to use your house cleaning
checklist. Choose an appropriate reward and enjoy working towards it. Both you and your homelife will benefit!
- Take a look at your house cleaning checklist and study it for signs
of busy-work. If you find work that is taking up time but not
necessary, get rid of it!
- Use the 'Customized Tasks' section to write chore notes
to family members.
- Color-code the days of the week on the checklist. Family members
may choose one (or two!) colors to help with chores.
- Any jobs not completed should be placed first on the
following month's house cleaning checklist.
- Be flexible. A house cleaning checklist is just a guide. Don't
give yourself a hard time if you don't get it all done. Life is
more important than cleaning.
- Do you forget to look at your house cleaning checklist each day? Put
a reminder on your daily schedule, planner, or pda (personal data
assistant).
- Remember, no matter how 'cute' a
chore chart or house cleaning checklist is, that is not what gets your house clean!
Read our article, "How to Use Chore
Charts Effectively" to maximize your results using any chart or checklist system.
- Need lots and lots of smart ideas on organizing your homelife
and office? I know I do. Successful mothering requires many creative ideas. I use Maria's organizing resource and I love it!
Feedback from moms who have visited our site:
"Thanks for having such a great idea for a
organizational chart for chores and house cleaning available. This will
hopefully get my 16 year old son a little more organize(d) with his
chore(s) and learning to keep things in its place.
Since I am always on the go, I do not have time to create my own chart,
this will be a wonderful start. Let's hope that it will help my son
with some organization skills. Thanks."
Vee
Colleen Langenfeld is a mother with 25 years of parenting experience and helps other busy moms at http://www.paintedgold.com.
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