{"id":501,"date":"2011-03-20T01:27:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T01:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plannerperfect.com\/2011\/03\/20\/daily-weekly-and-monthly-cleaning-tips\/"},"modified":"2011-03-20T01:27:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-20T01:27:00","slug":"daily-weekly-and-monthly-cleaning-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/plannerperfect.com\/?p=501","title":{"rendered":"Daily, Weekly, and Monthly, Cleaning Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-iBlVD25DmU4\/TYVGGAuV2sI\/AAAAAAAAByw\/MXmNErJ_IDU\/s1600\/woman-cleaning-2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/plannerperfect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/woman-cleaning-2.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Let&#8217;s face it. Without a system in place, or shall we call it a <i>plan<\/i>, our home will show it. Honestly, if I could have a full-time house keeper I&#8217;d be in heaven! I don&#8217;t mind maintaining my home, it&#8217;s that deep cleaning I&#8217;ve never been fond of. I remember my mom expressing to me one day, her love for cleaning.&nbsp; We don&#8217;t share the same love&#8230; I love a clean home alright, just cleaned by someone else! Alas, until that goal of mine is met, I need to do it myself, and I love Martha Stewart&#8217;s huge, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Martha-Stewarts-Homekeeping-Handbook-Everything\/dp\/0517577003?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=homeschool0bb-20&amp;link_code=btl&amp;camp=213689&amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\">Martha Stewart&#8217;s Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home<\/a>. It has everything you could ever think of to get your home looking your best. I took her 3 basic steps, changed a few things that works better for me, and wanted to share them with you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Print these steps out, and using a 3-hole, paper punch, put each one in your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plannerperfect.com\/p\/which-planner-perfect-best-suits-you.html\">monthly, goal pages in your Planner Perfect.&nbsp; <\/a>Then you can write them in your daily pages to execute;&nbsp; having the hard copies to always adhere to. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Taken from Martha Stewart&#8217;s book:<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/plannerperfectmeals\/home\/posts\/marthastewartssixthingstodoeverydaywwwplannerperfectcom?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&amp;showPrintDialog=1\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">printable version<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"> <span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Six Things To Do Every Day<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><iframe align=\"left\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=homeschool0bb-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=0517577003&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"><\/iframe><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">#1 Make Your bed<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Tidiness beget tidiness. A crisply made bed makes the whole room seem more tidy. Have all your children do the same.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">#2 Manage Clutter<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Whenever you leave a room, take a quick look around for anything that isn&#8217;t where it should be. Pick it up and put it where it belongs. Insist that everyone in the household do the same. Another great tip is to wipe down all the bathrooms with those Clorox wipes. Keep them handy, one each under each bathroom counter for fast and easy cleaning. <\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">#3 Check and Sort Mail<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Use about 15 minutes to check you email, sort mail, file anything that needs filing. Sometimes I make a slot for myself in the morning for my blogging\/devotions, and\/or exercise and use about one hour. It all depends on my week, so I plan accordingly. Sometimes it&#8217;s best for me to attend to personal things in the evening when kids are in bed. Write down what is best for you.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">#4 Clean As You Cook<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Instead of filling the sink with pots and dishes, wash them or put them in the dishwasher as you prepare a meal. I always, always, no matter how tired I am, make sure my kitchen and family room is spotless before we go to bed. I usually recruit my children to help. This makes mornings, marvelous.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">#5Wipe Up Spills While They&#8217;re Fresh<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Whether it&#8217;s tomato sauce on the cooktop or makeup on the bathroom counter, almost anything is faster and easier to remove if you attend to it immediately.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">#6 Sweep The Kitchen Floor<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Every evening once you&#8217;ve finished ashing up after dinner, sweep the floor. This will keep tough-to-clean dirt and grime from building up, which will make the weekly mopping much quicker.&nbsp;<\/span> <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/plannerperfectmeals\/home\/posts\/marthastewartsweeklyhomekeepingwwwplannerperfectcom?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&amp;showPrintDialog=1\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">printable version<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Weekly Homekeeping<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Kitchen<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Wipe surfaces, including sink, countertops, the outside of the ventilation hood, refrigerator and cupboard doors, top of refrigerator, appliance exteriors, shelves, and furniture.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Wipe the inside of the oven, microwave, and toaster oven <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Discard foods and beverages past their prime<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dust&nbsp; light fixtures <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Wipe the inside and outside of trash and recycling bins<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Vacuum and mop floor<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dining Room<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dust surfaces and objects, including furniture and light fixtures<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Vacuum upholstery and floor<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Living Room<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Fluff and rotate sofa cushions<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Discard magazines that you are done with<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dust surfaces and objects, including furniture, light fixtures, and electronics<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Home Office<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Sort through in-boxes: pay bills, file paid bills and paperwork<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dust surfaces and objects, including furniture, light fixtures, and electronics<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Empty trash bin<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">vacuum floor<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Entryways, Stairs, and Hallways<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dust staircase banisters, furniture, objects, and light fixtures<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Wipe mirrors<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Launder machine-washable throw rugs and runners<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">vacuum stairs and landings<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Vacuum and mop floors<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Bedrooms<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Change and launder sheet and pillowcases<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Discard magazines on side tables<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dust surfaces, including furniture, objects, and light fixtures&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Empty trash bins<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Vacuum floors<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Bathrooms<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Clean toilets, bathtubs, showers, and sinks<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Wipe mirrors<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Change and launder bath mats, towels, and wahsclothes<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dust light fixtures<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Empty trash bins and wipe the insides and outsides&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Vacuum and mop floors<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Throughout the House<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Wipe hand and pet prints from windows and glass doors<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">vacuum vents<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/plannerperfectmeals\/home\/posts\/marthastewartswmonthlyhomekeepingwwwplannerperfectcom?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&amp;showPrintDialog=1\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">printable version<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Monthly Homekeeping<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Kitchen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Wash ventilation hoods<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Discard food in the freezer that&#8217;s past its prime<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Living Room<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Vacuum fireplace screen&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Bedrooms<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Launder duvet covers, pillow protectors, mattress pads, and shams<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Bathrooms<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Wipe tub adn shower surrounds<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Scrub grout<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Wipe insides of medicine cabinets<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Closets<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dust shelves and storage bins<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Vacuum floors and baseboards<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Throughout the House<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Vacuum window treatments, moldings, and windowsills<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dust portable and ceiling fans<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Wipe interior and exterior doors and trim<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Wipe switch plates<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Wipe telephones<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;Well, there you have it. This has been a wonderful way to keep my home clean and have a system in place. Put all 3 copies, in each month in your Planner Perfect as your hard copy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Then for your <b>Daily Homekeeping<\/b>, jot them down in your daily pages as a statement of intent and when you plan on tackling it. Don&#8217;t go by strict time-lines, but more of a time-frame. These are best done tackled in the morning, so put it up at the top of each of your daily pages to make it happen sometime in the morning. Time-lines are stressful and who needs that!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">For the <b>Weekly Homekeeping<\/b>, I look at my week and either do it all in one day and recruit all seven children and a husband to help, or I break it up in my week. This is why planning is so important. It gets the jobs done! Since you have the hard copy in your goal section, just write zones that you are going to tackle in your day(s). So if you are going to break the weekly cleaning into three days, you could say on a Monday, Daily page, that you are going to do the dining and kitchen zones, and what zones you want your children responsible for, a Wednesday you&#8217;ll do the living room, home office and entryways, and on Friday, bedrooms, bathrooms and throughout the house. Then you can just adhere to your hard copy for the details of what to clean in each zone.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>Monthly Homekeeping<\/b>&#8230;along the same lines, except pick either the beginning or the end of the month to do your Monthly Homekeeping and since and put it in one of your week days or weekends to tackle it. You&#8217;ll always have your hard copies to adhere to.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">I hope that these steps will help you to be on top of your housekeeping. I know it does for me! Leave any homekeeping tips that has kept you sparkling&#8230;we&#8217;d love to hear!&nbsp;<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s face it. Without a system in place, or shall we call it a plan, our home will show it. Honestly, if I could have a full-time house keeper I&#8217;d be in heaven! I don&#8217;t mind maintaining my home, it&#8217;s that deep cleaning I&#8217;ve never been fond of. 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