- 1). Set up a 3- by 5-inch card file box with dividers and tabs. Label the dividers as Daily Jobs, Weekly Jobs, Monthly Jobs and Annual Jobs.
- 2). Write on each of the white index cards one daily job you want to do. For example, write make beds, wash dishes and sweep kitchen floor.
- 3). Write one day of the week on the top of each pink card. Start with Monday. Assign one or two of the weekly tasks to be completed on the Monday card. Assign one or two tasks to be completed Tuesday, and continue until you have filled the cards with all of the jobs you need to accomplish each week. Leave Sunday free if you'd like.
This is a sample weekly cleaning list:
Monday: Dust rooms on main floor.
Tuesday: Vacuum rooms on main floor.
Wednesday: Clean bathrooms.
Thursday: Dust and vacuum rooms upstairs.
Friday: Change bedsheets.
Saturday: Mop floors.
Sunday: free - 4). Write "Week 1" on the first yellow card, "Week 2" on the second, "Week 3" on the third, and "Week 4" on the fourth. Divide jobs that you need to complete once a month evenly and assign them to these cards.
This is a sample monthly cleaning list:
Week 1: Clean refrigerator.
Week 2: Clean oven.
Week 3: Wash walls.
Week 4: Dust ceiling fans. - 5). Write on each blue card a task you need to complete each year.
This is a sample annual cleaning list:
Wash curtains.
Clean carpets.
Clean floor under appliances.
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