It makes sense to develop several schedules at once: daily, weekly, monthly, since the frequency and specificity of cleaning in different rooms differs.

Requirements for sanitary maintenance of premises:

Cleaning schedule: General sample

Clear organization of work is an important point in professional, high-quality cleaning, as in any other labor process.

When the performer clearly sees that he spends a clearly defined amount of time on putting a specific object in order, his efficiency and motivation will increase.

But in order to draw up a suitable schedule, it is necessary to take into account many circumstances, such as the specificity of the object, customer requirements, selection of special equipment, and the like.

For example, schedules for cleaning toilets in a kindergarten or a large shopping center will vary significantly.

Each cleaning service is divided according to the following characteristics:

• Technological. This includes collecting garbage, putting various surfaces in order, cleaning from stains, vacuum treatment, wet cleaning, disinfection, protection against aging of rooms and objects, safety during operation, etc.
• Object type. Types are divided into objects where people live (apartments, houses, cottages), public and industrial institutions, and adjacent territories.
• Frequency. Here, services are differentiated into comprehensive initial, daily, weekly, and general cleaning.

We would like to note that a competent approach to the process depends on the correctness of the work schedule, and also simplifies the ability to control it.

Thanks to the schedule, the scope of activity of each performer is regulated, which also helps to avoid further misunderstandings.

You can coordinate your workday, your time, and the costs of performing the required type of cleaning of any room if you use a suitable schedule with specific specifications.

When inviting staff from cleaning companies to carry out work, make sure for yourself that the cleaning process is much more efficient if it is based on a predetermined schedule.

To organize your schedule, use the convenient program "1c enterprise". Just download it from the Internet. It is good to fill out all the columns, keep detailed records, etc.

See the example in the picture below:

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You can also use this simple form to fill out the schedule:

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Another example of a graph is Mbou DOD Children's Art School named after A.N. Verstovsky:

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Cleaning schedule for residential building entrances: Sample

It is much more pleasant for every adequate person living in an apartment building to enter the clean and comfortable entrance of their home.

Residents decide on their own who will put things in order. Some do it themselves, taking turns with apartment numbers.

In other cases, the management company appoints cleaners or uses a cleaning service.

Be that as it may, so that there are no misunderstandings and disputes, and the entrance always shines, you need a schedule that is publicly accessible and satisfies everyone, according to which cleaning is carried out.

It is clear that no one will wash floors around the clock. Therefore, putting the front door in order is carried out according to a standard algorithm, which is displayed in the graphics.

Stages of cleaning in entrances:

• Every day, the area of ​​the first and second floors of an apartment building, which includes an elevator cabin and a garbage chute area, is swept with a damp broom.
• The elevator cabin is cleaned daily.
• The floor of the waste disposal area is cleaned daily.
• Once a week the entrance to the entrance is cleaned, the shoe grid is cleaned, etc.
• Twice a week, the spans of all floors of the house, as well as the elevator cabin and the garbage chute area are swept with a damp broom.
• Twice a month the entire entrance is washed with special means.
• Twice a month the ceilings, ceilings and walls of the elevator are treated with special products.
• Window cleaning is done once or twice a year.
• Once or twice a year, the front doors, lampshades and electrical panels on all floors are cleaned and washed.
• Twice a year, batteries and railings are treated with special means and washed.
• The technical premises located at the entrance are cleaned twice a year.

These are standard requirements for the sanitary condition of the internal common area, which are usually displayed in schedules aimed at maintaining the neatness of the entrance.

In fact, a sample for cleaning front doors may include many other items that suit all residents.

For example, the landings of some apartment buildings are replete with indoor plants, and in other buildings the stairwells are completely carpeted.

When ordering cleaning services, display all the desired work in the schedule.

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Cleaning schedule for local area: Sample

Cleaning at the entrance is not the only thing that residents of apartment buildings need. It is also necessary to restore order on the street, and janitors must know how to do this.

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Toilet Cleaning Schedule: Sample

If we paraphrase the well-known saying about the toilet, which is supposedly the face of the housewife, then the cleanliness and order of the toilet in a public institution is an image indicator of the company.

The bathroom cleaning schedule significantly simplifies the procedure and also complies with the requirements of SanPiN.

Depending on which organization the toilet room is located in, how much traffic there is and some other factors, the schedule indicates the required frequency of cleaning and the time it takes to complete it.

Routine cleaning is carried out according to the degree of contamination, but not less than twice a day. For example, in an educational institution, the following interim technical schedule can be applied:

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Deep cleaning of restrooms at different sites varies from once a month to a weekly process.

Both during daily and during general cleaning, it is mandatory to disinfect all surfaces according to existing standards.

For the convenience of performers and controllers, it makes sense to include the following items in the schedule:

• Time. A “from” and “to” limiter is indicated here so that the room is not closed for too long. In case of general cleaning, a specific date is indicated.
• Executor. A box for your full name and signature, so that in case of complaints (preferably, of course, thanks) there is someone to present them to.
• Controller. A box for the full name and signature of the person who conducted the inspection. (It’s immediately clear that the organization or company is serious - even something like the condition of the toilets is under control!).

Controller - a person whose responsibilities include monitoring the quality of cleaning in the toilet,

He must pay attention to such details as the absence of urinary stone deposits, rust stains, scale, cement deposits, lime deposits and the like.

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Many people are intimidated by the term “spring cleaning.” They see something cumbersome and endless, destroying their usual way of life.

We hasten to assure you: this process will not take too much time and money if cleaning professionals take on it. And even more so if a detailed schedule of necessary work is drawn up for each performer.

To make scheduling easier, you need to know what services the cleaning company provides. Please note that when cleaning on a large scale, all prescribed detergents and cleaning products are used.

So, the list of services includes the following items:

• Cleaning with a vacuum cleaner.
• Cleaning carpets and upholstered furniture.
• Washing mirrors, windows and window sills.
• Wet cleaning using disinfectants of floor coverings, lighting fixtures, furniture surfaces, equipment, radiators, heating pipes.
• Washing doors and door frames.
• Disinfection and cleaning of showers, bathtubs, sinks, toilets, plumbing fittings, removal of urinary stones and various deposits.
• Processing tiles, cleaning joints, wet cleaning from top to bottom.
• Wet cleaning of household appliances.

In particularly difficult cases, the types of work, their volume, as well as what devices and equipment will be needed to carry out the general cleaning are specified.

It is clear that the requirements for maintaining cleanliness are different. For example, in medical and school institutions, retail establishments, and sports centers, they are much stricter than in private homes, where the rules are set not by sanitary services, but by the owners themselves.

Therefore, when scheduling general cleaning, take into account all the features of the objects. General items that must be reflected in the document include the name of the organization and its legal address, as well as the actual address.

Please note that when carrying out general cleaning in institutions, only certified disinfectants are used, which should also have a separate line in the schedule.

Cleaning equipment is marked; the markers must indicate the premises for which it is intended, as well as the types of activities carried out. Tools (buckets, mops, basins, napkins, etc.) are used specifically for their intended purpose.

General cleaning schedules, in turn, can reflect the number of cleaners performing work, as well as the duration of their activities in different areas.

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Refrigerator cleaning schedule: Sample

Here is a refrigerator disinfection schedule. When started, finished, those responsible for maintaining the log. Name of disinfectant, signature. Defrosting and cleaning log.

The list of routine duties of a refrigerator attendant includes many things. Professionals need to stay informed. To do this, see a sample refrigerator cleaning plan.

We offer two options, shorter and longer.

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When doing housework, we have to take into account our interests, hobbies and desires - washing, cooking and cleaning cannot be put off; these tasks require a lot of time and effort to solve them every day. It is even more difficult for those women who work or who have a small child who requires constant attention. How can you make routine home cleaning an easy, step-by-step task?

It’s common practice that apartment cleaning is often left until the end of the week. Since most women work on weekdays, cleaning most often takes place on free days, which would be good to use for relaxation - Saturday and Sunday. How can you make sure that home cleaning is distributed evenly across all days of the week, without spending so much time on it?

Flylady principles

There have always been attempts to create cleaning schedules and a certain order for household chores. For some housewives, this acquired a certain algorithm and became part of everyday life, while other housewives, not achieving success, abandoned this idea and returned to their old familiar schedule. In 1999, in the West, even such a concept as “flylady” (finally loving yourself, “finally love yourself!”) appeared, which marked a whole movement of housewives who had not come to terms with the routine of household chores and were trying to give them some kind of an orderly system, uniform throughout the week and easy to implement. This progressive model of housekeeping immediately began to conquer the world, and today many housewives gladly use it to organize such uninteresting, but always necessary work.

To keep your home clean and tidy, you need a lot of work one day a week, or a little housework every day. With a reasonable and thoughtful apartment cleaning schedule, weekends - Saturday and Sunday - can be completely excluded from them, leaving them only for relaxation and favorite things to do. Below we present to your attention a sample apartment cleaning schedule that will help you unload your free time at the end of the week, devoting it to more enjoyable activities.

Weekly Cleaning Schedule Basics: What to Consider

The most important thing in planning an apartment’s cleaning for the week is to achieve an even distribution of work across the days of the week, otherwise the entire organized order will sooner or later “break down” and cease to exist.

Number of rooms in the house: they should be divided into five zones. For example:

1. Kitchen.
2. Hallway, toilet and bathroom.
3. Bedroom, dining room.
4. Children's room.
5. Living room, balconies.

Some “areas” need to be cleaned more often than others: for example, the toilet, kitchen, bathroom, children's room. In addition to the day assigned to them, small cleaning in these areas must be carried out, for example, every other day.

Basic cleaning rules

To prevent cleaning from becoming a routine task, you need to provide yourself with a maximum of convenient and effective means and devices for it: mops with attachments, a vacuum cleaner with a water filter, wet wipes for furniture, washing and cleaning household chemicals, gloves for your hands.

Even though you will have to clean a certain area every day, dedicate no more than 15 minutes to it. Believe me, this is enough to make one or two rooms clean by moving vigorously. Those women who lack exercise can use this time to keep themselves in good shape.

An ideal apartment cleaning schedule for a week that takes little time

Monday

On Monday we have to clean the kitchen. If the kitchen has a balcony or pantry, these places also need to be made clean. We start cleaning the kitchen from the furthest cabinets, the cabinet under the sink, behind the refrigerator. First, you need to scatter the washing powder over the surface of the stove, in the sink: this will help the old grease to “come off” more easily. Having rearranged the jars and dishes in the cabinets, you need to wipe the shelves underneath them and the cabinet doors. Once a week you need to wash the hood, and once every two weeks you need to clean the filters on it. You need to start cleaning the kitchen by cleaning the cabinets, then you need to wash the oven, stove and sink, and finish cleaning by washing the floor.

Tip: To ensure that cleaning the cabinets takes as little time as possible, and that all food and things are organized and in plain sight, it is recommended to purchase jars for storing bulk products, and not to store cereals and pasta in bags from which they can easily spill.

Tuesday

On this day we clean the hallway, toilet and bathroom. First, you need to apply the cleaning agent to the enamel of the bathtub, sink, and toilet for it to start working. Then you need to spray the tile cleaner on the walls of the bathtub and toilet, wiping them with a dry cloth, rubbing until shiny. After washing the plumbing, do not forget to wipe the nickel-plated surfaces with a dry cloth: shelves, taps, cabinet handles, shower stand. If there is a lot of residue left on them, it is recommended to use a spray or gel against limescale. Having finished working with the plumbing, you need to wipe the bathroom mirror, washing machine, shelves, and wash the floors.

In the hallway, you must first put things in order in the closet in front of the door, on the hanger - remove those clothes that no one wears anymore, put winter hats in bags and put them away for storage, sort out those things that need to be washed before storing them in the closet. Shoes need to be wiped down, only those pairs that you and your family wear are left at the door, the remaining pairs of shoes must be put in the closet. In the hallway you need to wipe down the furniture, and don’t forget about the front door: it needs to be wiped both from the inside and the outside. At the end of cleaning, you need to wash the floor, shake it outside and lay rugs by the door.

Tip: So that cleaning in the hallway, as well as in the bathroom, does not take much time, teach your household to wipe the tiles in the bathroom after a shower, clean the sink of toothpaste and rinse the soap dish, wipe shoes daily and put them away for storage in a timely manner, without accumulating at the threshold.

Wednesday

On this day you clean the bedroom and dining room. In the bedroom, it is necessary, first of all, to put things back in place, change bed linen, and make the bed. Since there are always a lot of things in this room, the dust must be wiped very carefully and the carpet must be vacuumed. On varnished surfaces, dust must first be removed with a dry cloth without any means. Then treat the same places with a cloth applied with a special product for varnished surfaces, polishing the furniture to a shine, ensuring that it dries completely to avoid streaks.

In the dining room, it is necessary to wipe down the furniture containing dishes, the backs and crossbars of chairs, picture frames, and vacuum the carpets. Finally, the floors need to be washed.

Tip: To prevent dust from accumulating throughout the week, the furniture in the bedroom must be wiped down daily. A furniture cleaner with an antistatic effect will work well - there will be less dust. Things should not be dumped in a chair, but hung in closets or sent to a laundry basket.

Thursday

On Thursday you need to clean the children's room, and at the same time you can wash clothes in the washing machine and iron dried clothes. On this day, you can make it a rule to water indoor plants, wipe furniture and floors on balconies, clean shoes, and repair clothes.

Tip: So that the laundry does not have to be steamed for a long time after ironing, you need to remove it from the clothesline slightly damp, put it in piles, and iron it the next day. To ensure that cleaning the children's room does not take much time, you need to teach your child to put all his toys and things in their place within a week. At first, this process will not be very fast, but then it will be perfected by the child to the point of automatism.

Friday

On the last day of the work week, it is necessary to clean up the living room; to do this, you need to wipe down all the furniture, appliances, vacuum the carpets, wipe the windows, and wash the floors. All unnecessary things should be removed from this room within a week, and then there will always be order in the living room. If cleaning the living room is not enough, then on Friday you can wash the floors, stove, sink in the kitchen, wipe the plumbing, mirror and floors in the hallway, toilet and bathroom.

Tip: So that on Friday you don’t have to literally shovel things thrown by household members and toys out of the living room, set a rule that during the week all these things should be taken to their places.

So, the work week is over, the house is properly maintained. You can devote two days of the coming weekend to relaxation, hobbies, preparing delicious lunches and dinners, and walks with your child. You can also purchase groceries during the work week, on one of the evenings, so that you don’t spend time standing in lines on the weekend. The smallest cleaning tasks can be done on the weekend: for example, cleaning the dressing table, the toy closet, ironing washed clothes, fixing clothes that require repair. On Saturday, you need to thoroughly wash your shoes, dry them well and polish them with a cream suitable for this type of material. Napkins for wiping dust should be rinsed well in water and dried - for cleaning next week.

That's all! Adjust this schedule to suit your home - and finally stop overwhelming yourself with routine on weekends. You deserve an interesting and enjoyable holiday!

Keeping your kitchen tidy is an essential part of your daily cleaning schedule. This is one of the most visited in the house. Due to the fact that the kitchen is a place where food is repeatedly prepared and eaten, cleaning will be required several times a day.

Do not leave dirty dishes after breakfast, lunch and dinner. Be sure to wash it and put it in a special cabinet. You should also remove everything unnecessary. This way you can avoid flies getting on your food and dishes. Before eating, wipe the table again with a damp cloth.

Keep your kitchen sink clean. This is one of the conditions for the prevention of eating disorders. Also, keep the bathroom and toilet clean.

After cooking, clean up the stove. It’s better to wash it right away than to scrub away dried stains later. To prevent food from falling onto the stove, carefully monitor the intensity of the gas burner or the heating of the electric burner.

Sweep or mop the kitchen floor in a timely manner. This will help you avoid crumbs spreading all over. In addition, this way you can prevent the appearance of cockroaches.

Train your family members to be orderly. Both adults and children should know a place for every thing. It is unacceptable to throw away clothes and personal hygiene items. By setting simple rules for everyone, you will ease your worries. In addition, this way you can set a personal example for your children.

The place at the doorstep of the house is one of the most frequently polluted. Wipe it with a damp cloth as needed. When entering the house, dry your feet thoroughly. Wash outdoor shoes promptly. Include these items in your daily cleaning plan.

If you have small children, then daily cleaning is complemented by tidying up the floor. You will need to vacuum and mop almost every day.

spring-cleaning

General cleaning can be done every week. It is better to do it on weekends, when you can allocate more time. It is better to involve all family members in carrying out large-scale cleaning. This way you can finish the process faster, and the children will develop useful skills.

Even if your child is small, give him assignments according to his abilities. For example, he himself can put things in order in his cabinet or shelf.

If you have the opportunity, beat out the carpets. If this is not possible, use a vacuum cleaner. In this case, it is better to finish cleaning the floor by wiping it with a mop. This way you will remove the maximum amount of dust and small debris.

Blankets and blankets also need to be shaken. After this, leave them on the rope for a while for better ventilation. At this time, you can vacuum the furniture. To do this, use a special attachment for the vacuum cleaner.

Wipe off any dust on the furniture with a damp cloth. Treat polished surfaces with a special aerosol. Also wipe the mirrors with a cleaning product using microfiber. This will prevent unwanted streaks from leaving on the surface of the glass.

Go through your things, separate dirty clothes. Do a big wash. This will save you time during the work week. Iron the dried one immediately. Prepare the necessary clothing for yourself and your children.

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Tip 2: Planning house cleaning is the key to family harmony

A woman by nature is called upon to restore and maintain order in the house. But she sometimes needs to rethink her approach to housekeeping so as not to feel like Hercules and not take it out on her loved ones about this. By changing the tactics of putting things in order, you can learn to do everything without sacrificing your personal time and with pleasure.

Household management can be done easily and economically if it is planned and the plan is deliberately implemented. Everyone knows that the word “” means successful housekeeping. In the modern world, people rely on intuition and experience, to a lesser extent on any patterns.

The household is huge and vast, like all of life. A house is a reflection of its owners; it requires constant attention. To prevent problems from consuming you, you must learn to break down household chores into parts and conduct them with joy and ease. Much depends on the mood, on rationality. A woman cannot be a draft horse who, trying not to hear criticism addressed to her, simply gets exhausted while putting things in order in the house. Then hatred for the household will set in, and running it will be a burden, and there will certainly be a drain of negativity on your neighbors.

When does this appear and how to avoid negativity? Creating the appearance of a good housewife, a woman constantly scrubs and vacuums, cleanses to the detriment of her interests, all this leads to housekeeping neurosis, destroying the psyche and life balance. You need to take care of your home not for show, but for yourself; you need to find new ways to maintain order.

It is useful to divide the territory into parts and deal with only one each week, and not all at once. Things should have their own places, and unnecessary and old ones should be disposed of. When there is minimal clutter in your home, keeping it clean is very easy. Housing is not a museum, people living in it leave traces of disorder, we must learn to take this calmly. The most reasonable thing is to devote about 15 minutes to cleanliness and order every day; there is no need to stretch this pleasure out for longer than an hour. Fatigue will only cause irritation and hatred.

You can time your activities using a timer, moving through the shelf or department in the closet. The rest will come next time. Planning, cleaning in small portions will be beneficial and will cause a good mood, and most importantly, will preserve the nervous system.

In the kitchen, bath and toilet, leave these places clean after your stay; you won’t need to return to them again. Most often in the kitchen you need to wash the stove; when it is not dirty, you can simply wipe it with a napkin. The refrigerator also requires attention. Everyone in the family should have their own responsibilities; if they are fulfilled, then there are no problems with cleaning the house. And the main thing that everyone wants is coziness and psychological comfort.

Marie Kondo, a cleaning expert from Japan and one of the most influential people in the world according to Time magazine, is sure that by tidying up, we surround ourselves with pleasant things, and this leads us to self-knowledge - we understand who we are there actually is.

But cleaning, according to Marie Kondo, is not the purpose of life. Therefore, it is important to develop your own cleaning principle in order to spend a minimum of time on it. Then you can use your enthusiasm for those activities that bring joy. What principles will help you avoid general cleaning?

Reduce the number of things in your home

Dust in our house comes from particles of dead human skin, pet hair, and fibers from things stored in this house. Reducing the number of things in the apartment also reduces the amount of dust. This means that cosmetic cleaning can be done less often, and general cleaning can even be done “on holidays.”

Teach your family to put things back in their “rightful” places

Don't let things spill around the house. Each thing should have only one “legal” place - explain this to your family. Things that regularly do not find their place either do not have such a place, or it is inconvenient for household members to remove and get them out of there. Think about a place for every item, and the feeling of clutter in the house will disappear, which means there will be no need for urgent general cleaning.

Details

In every apartment there are places where garbage quickly accumulates and things that end up out of place: the hallway, computer desk, chairs by the bed, etc. If you put things in order every evening, it won’t take much time, and the appearance of the apartment will immediately change. These simple daily actions will allow you not to remember about spring cleaning for a long time.

Anything that has no place goes in the trash!

Take the box and go through the rooms. Put everything in a drawer that doesn’t belong in your home. Why do you need empty plastic bottles in the kitchen? Let's put them in the box! Who would want old magazines on the coffee table? Let's put them there! Having collected such items, think: where will they be stored? If there is no space in any room, mercilessly throw everything in the trash. Less trash means fewer places where dust and debris accumulate - less frequent general cleaning.

Get rid of open storage areas

Open horizontal surfaces are the dust collectors that create the feeling of clutter and litter in the home space. Swap open shelves and racks for closed cabinets and glass shelves.

Make it a rule to spend 15-20 minutes cleaning every day

Every day for 15 minutes - and you won’t need general cleaning. After all, in 15 minutes you can put things in order on the windowsill, wash the shelves in the refrigerator or sort out your clothes closet. If you do one small thing every day, then by the time of general cleaning there will be nothing left to “generalize”.

Tip 4: How to organize house cleaning efficiently and with minimal effort

There is a popular joke on the Internet: “I wish I could clean the house and press the “save” button.” Indeed, almost every housewife is faced with the issue of organizing the cleaning process in the optimal way for her. Often you want to spend as little resources (time, effort) on this process as possible, and it is also important that cleanliness and order are maintained for as long as possible. Impossible? This, of course, is an ideal that we need to strive for, and at the same time, something can be done now. I will share my personal experience.

1. Decluttering. Agree - the fewer things, the less cleaning. I'm not talking about asceticism - I'm emphasizing the need to get rid of unnecessary, broken things that don't bring pleasure, but only take up space. Conduct an audit of all closets and divide things into three categories: “keep”, “give away”, “throw away”. Proceed step by step: today start with your purse, tomorrow declutter one shelf in the closet, the day after tomorrow - a drawer in the kitchen, then clothes, then shoes, etc. and so on. Spend 10-15 minutes a day on one area or another - and you will see how your home will gradually change for the better. Leave only those things that you need and like. Give thanks to the things you decided to say goodbye to. It often happens that it’s a pity to throw it away. Think about what this might be connected with? Perhaps you are holding on to the past too much. Are you ready to make space for the future, for the things you would like to invite into your life? It happens that there are excuses like “I will wear this thing at home” or “I will take this faulty unit to the dacha,” but don’t we deserve to dress decently, beautifully and tastefully at home, and at the dacha we will be surrounded by serviceable and pleasant people? objects? There is also a temptation to move trash from one place to another (for example, put it on the balcony or take it to your parents), so it’s better to part with unnecessary things once and for all. For inspiration, it would be great to read Marie Kondo’s book “The Magic of Tidying Up” and watch the book of the same name (Marie Kondo is a cleaning specialist, the author of her own system). I was also inspired by my participation in a decluttering marathon (on one of the websites of like-minded people), during which we paid attention every day to certain areas of the apartment and counted the number of things thrown away - by the end of the marathon the count went into the thousands, since we also counted large things, and small ones by the piece.

2. Storage. After decluttering, the question of storing things inevitably arises. Every thing should have its place. If you return it there every time after use, the problem of scattered things will be solved - they simply won’t be there. Marie Kondo advocates vertical storage - and this is a good solution. Vertically folded items take up much less space. But there is not always time to fold clothes this way every time. However, to systematize what can actually be systematized is simply necessary to do. Most likely, you will have to buy special devices for comfortable storage of things - folders for documents, jars for spices, a box for storing creative materials, a bag for toys, etc. Even the most advanced housewives do not hesitate to use empty shoe boxes to store clothes or other things - don’t be shy either. A cookie tin will serve as an excellent house for threads and needles. Get creative! For me, it was once a wonderful discovery of folding bags into triangles - thanks to this know-how, two huge bags with bags turned into one small handbag with neatly folded triangles - freeing up space in the closet. Housewives are coming up with more and more new ways of efficient storage - periodically look through websites on home economics and fly lady.

3. The principle of “regularly and a little at a time.” There are housewives who find it easier to do it once a week and spend a few hours on it. I don't belong to that type. It’s more convenient for me to put things in order every day for 15-20 minutes. This principle is taken from the “fly lady” system - it also suggests using a timer so that there is no temptation to prolong cleaning longer. The timer regulates the time and allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of our work. In the absence of a timer, I turned on the stopwatch. By doing it every day and a little at a time, I began to cope better than when I did it once a week. It is convenient to divide the apartment into zones: kitchen, toilet, bathroom, room, hallway, etc. If the house is large, then such a system for maintaining order does not, unfortunately, exclude extensive weekly cleaning, but it will already go several times faster, since we take care of maintaining cleanliness all week.

4. Attributes for cleaning. Previously, I underestimated cleaning tools, and they can greatly facilitate the process of putting things in order. Thanks to the “fly lady” system, I became acquainted with the “blue mop” and still haven’t parted with it, it seems so convenient and functional to me. The “Blue Mop” differs from its counterparts in that it has a sponge roller and a manual wringing system. It easily absorbs water and is convenient for both washing and wiping the floor. Microfiber napkins for washing mirrors and for wet cleaning are indispensable assistants for the housewife. These napkins will tidy up your mirrors without any additional means, but only with a wave of your hand - it will take exactly a minute! The use of gloves is mandatory. Moreover, gloves should fit properly, be comfortable and convenient, preferably have a cotton coating. It is important that you like the cleaning attributes - then cleaning will be more enjoyable.

5. General cleaning. Periodically, it is still necessary to clean the area globally, in those places where it is not possible to clean weekly or monthly. You can do this urgently, or you can add something extra every time during scheduled cleaning, “for company.” I call this method “plus one”. For example, after completing it separately, you can wipe the doors or baseboards, wash the washing machine, etc., that is, do something beyond the plan.

6. Cleaning products. Are you satisfied with the household chemicals you use? Perhaps you would like to use more environmentally friendly products. Once I asked myself this question, I switched from using cleaning powder to using regular soda. Baking soda does a great job of removing stains from sinks, stoves, and other surfaces. Remember to periodically wash and renew the sponges and wipes you use for cleaning, otherwise they can become breeding grounds for germs. Using essential oils when tidying up will help create a pleasant atmosphere at home. For example, a few drops of mint can be added to the water when washing floors, citrus scents are good for the toilet (a few drops in the toilet), and if you drop a couple of drops on a roll of toilet paper, the room will smell fragrant.

7. Planning. Some housewives find it helpful to plan and highlight those items that have been completed. For this purpose, it is advisable to use a beautiful diary that would be pleasant to work with, and not just a to-do list on a separate piece of paper, although this is also effective. If you clean “regularly and a little at a time,” then in your diary it is convenient to record the “zone of the day” (for example, today we’ll spend 20 minutes cleaning the kitchen), decluttering (for example, we’ll declutter for 5 minutes), and an additional item - “plus one” (for example , wipe the window sill in the room) and, perhaps, some other small task for 3-5 minutes in case there is time and opportunity to do something for the good of the house. During emergency cleaning, you can simply make a list of mandatory tasks.

8. Cleaning is more than that. There is a saying: “Cleaning is a blessing to the house.” Feel how by cleansing your home, you are literally and figuratively washing away all negative energy. Feel how the house is filled with love and joy during the cleaning process. It is beneficial to pray while cleaning. It is beneficial to recite affirmations, sing positive songs, listen to lectures or pleasant music.

Look for your individual style of tidying up your home and you will feel how the space around you becomes more comfortable and harmonious.

Tip 5: How to do spring cleaning most effectively

General cleaning is not always a pleasant task, but it is extremely necessary. If you clean your apartment thoroughly once a month, then the rest of the time you just need to keep it clean. How to make general cleaning most effective and spend the least amount of time?

Of course, when starting a spring cleaning, it is foolish to hope for a quick completion. First of all, send your family to the beach, for a walk, skiing or to visit your mother-in-law, in general, look at the situation, they are unlikely to provide much help, but give it a try - they will distract the heat.
Then look around, sort through old things, books, magazines and souvenirs. And those that are no longer in demand, throw them away, donate them, exchange them for more useful ones, or sell them. You shouldn’t feel sorry for cute trinkets, firstly, dust accumulates on them, and secondly, it’s quite possible that someone needs them more. Unnecessary clothes and shoes can be taken to a shelter or orphanage.
The best place to start cleaning is in the kitchen. If there are curtains, immediately remove them and put them in the washing machine. If the refrigerator has not been defrosted for a long time, put it on defrost, wipe the ceilings and walls from dust and cobwebs, not forgetting about the chandeliers and lamps. Now let's move on to the kitchen cabinets. They need to review all cereals and groceries, throw away products that have expired, and check the rest for the presence of bugs and midges. When the products are sorted, you can start washing the cabinets themselves, not forgetting the doors and handles.

We clean the stove and oven using special products. Now it’s the turn of the dishes: we wash pots and pans with a greasy coating using a grease remover. Ceramic and porcelain dishes can be boiled in a bucket or large pan with soda.
Usually by this time the refrigerator has already thawed, we wash the unit and put all the food back into it, be sure to wipe the door and sides.

If you have a microwave, multicooker and other devices in your kitchen, don’t forget to wipe them down too. Lastly, wash the windows and floors.

Next we move to the bedroom. Here, too, you will have to work hard, go through all the closets, move seasonal items and shoes closer, and put temporarily unnecessary ones on distant shelves. When going through clothes, don’t forget to wipe down shelves and cabinet doors.
We inspect the ceiling and walls for dust and cobwebs, knock out carpets and curtains, or, if necessary, replace them with another set.

Then we remove the bed linen, leave it for washing, beat out the mattresses and pillows, shake out the blankets and bedspreads. We vacuum carpets, baseboards and exposed floor areas. Once every six months you need to do it with a special disinfectant. You can also go over the carpet with a damp cloth and upholstery cleaner.

If there are children in the house, ask them to put away their toys and books in advance, this will make the task much easier. Well, then, in fact, all the same manipulations as in the bedroom.

We clean the living room as follows: knock out and vacuum upholstered furniture, clean carpets and curtains, and then do wet cleaning.
Let's go to the bathroom. We remove all jars, bottles and shampoos from the shelves, wipe the containers themselves and the shelves on which they stood. We wipe the ceilings, this can be done with a special mop, and then remove soap stains from the tiles; window cleaner does an excellent job of this task. Then I wash the bathtub and toilet and move on to washing the floor.
Next, we clean the hallway, remove dust from all surfaces, and hide unnecessary shoes and clothes for long-term storage. We shake out the door mat outside or thoroughly vacuum it. We complete the cleaning by washing the floors.
Of course, such a large-scale cleaning is difficult to do in one day, so you can divide it into several, planning a specific room for the day.

Depending on what things, surfaces and corners in the house are used and become dirty most quickly, we have compiled an approximate cleaning schedule and divided the cleaning tasks into 7 categories: daily cleaning, cleaning once a week, two weeks, a month, a quarter, half a year and a year.

Daily

The daily cleaning schedule starts with the first and most obvious:

Dishes

Make it a habit to wash the dishes after every meal, or at least wash the dishes that have accumulated during the day in the evening before going to bed, without leaving them for tomorrow. Dirty dishes become a very convenient environment for the growth of bacteria, and in the morning it will be more difficult to wash them. This also includes pet bowls.

Kitchen table and floors

Don't leave dust, crumbs, grease or other food waste on your countertops or countertops if you don't want to encourage bacteria to grow right under your nose. The same applies to the floor, where the same crumbs and food particles fall, and where residents and pets walk, who will then spread garbage throughout the apartment. It is best to wipe the floors and tables not just with a damp cloth, but with a disinfectant.

Towels

Imagine how often a day even one person wipes his hands on a kitchen towel - let alone an entire family! The amount of bacteria remaining on it is enormous. That's why we've added this to our cleaning schedule: Be sure to start washing your hand towels daily.

Once a week

But some furniture and plumbing need to be monitored at least once a week:

• Wipe kitchen cabinets, doors and drawers on the outside of the countertops with a cleaning product - grease and dust accumulate on them. The same applies to the hob surface.
• An important point on how to keep your home clean is washing the trash can. Many people do not do this for months, but in fact, in just one week, a lot of bacteria accumulate in it.

• Clean the toilet with a special product, perhaps vinegar or bleach, so that plaque does not stagnate on it and rust does not form.
• The weekly cleaning plan includes washing the bathtub and/or shower stall with gentle cleaners or antibacterial sprays to remove bacteria, dirt and grease.
• Don’t be lazy on the weekend to vacuum carpets, upholstered furniture, and pillows: not only dust, but also pet hair clings to them.

Every two weeks

• An important detail on how to properly clean an apartment is taking care of door handles and light switches. Bacteria actually accumulate on them every day, but they definitely need to be wiped with cleaning products at least once every two weeks.
• Do you have a rug in your bathroom? At a minimum, it needs to be cleaned and vacuumed, and can also be washed in a washing machine to prevent the formation of mold. For the same reason, don't forget to wipe down your shower curtain.

• The cleaning schedule 2 weeks in advance also includes cleaning the microwave oven. Remove the rotating plate from it and wash it with detergent, and put a glass of water with lemon in the microwave itself to heat for a few minutes. Grease, dried pieces of food and dirt will soften, and you can wipe the “insides” of the stove with a rag.

Every month

• Bathroom and kitchen drains can become clogged with hair, grease, and small debris. To soften and break through all this, fill the hole with a solution of baking soda and vinegar, leave for 10-15 minutes and rinse with hot water.
• But here's how to properly clean your apartment if you have a dishwasher: without dishes, start the wash cycle with a glass of vinegar, and then with soda.

• Empty the bag and clean the vacuum cleaner filters on time so as not to store a bunch of dust in the house and at the same time improve the efficiency of the device.
• Be sure to wash all children's soft toys in the washing machine. Select the “delicate wash” mode.

Every three months

At least once a quarter, to keep the house clean, you should:

• Rinse the hood filters in soapy hot water.
• Gently clean the walls of the refrigerator with a soda solution and rinse the shelves.
• Wash the stove front and oven thoroughly, using soapy water and vinegar to loosen old food and grease.

Every six months

Add the following things to your cleaning schedule that can be done in just one day every six months:

• washing chandeliers, floor lamps and other lamps;
• delicate washing of pillows and blankets to prevent allergies;
• cleaning the shower head from plaque, for example, by soaking it in vinegar;
• cleaning windows inside and out.

Once a year

We leave the most time-consuming part of our cleaning schedule for last:

Carpets

To properly clean your apartment, carpets need to be not only vacuumed every week, but also washed. A lot of dirt, small debris and dust accumulate in them, plus pet hair, if you have any. This process is labor-intensive, so it’s worth devoting a day to it at least once a year.

Washing machine

The same household appliance that helps us keep our home clean throughout the year also sometimes needs care. All you have to do is start a wash cycle without laundry by pouring a solution of citric acid into the water and setting the water heating temperature to the maximum.

Boiler

The water heater needs to be flushed every year. You need to completely shut off the flow of cold water to it and open the hot water - this way the pressure in the tank will drop. And then we simply drain the water from the boiler.

We looked at the most basic things and corners of the house that need to be cleaned to maintain cleanliness. We hope you find this cleaning schedule helpful! You can adjust it to suit you if you have the opportunity to wash something more often than the plan described above suggests.

If general cleaning needs to be done urgently, literally in 20 minutes, then a different approach is needed - see the following video for more details:

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Traditionally, spring begins with cleaning. This is logical: there were times when people mostly stayed at home in the winter. Of course, we visited each other and went out into the yard, but the main activity was centered around the warm fireplace in the house. Naturally, the space gradually became overgrown with dirt, which there was no strength to clean (it’s winter!), no opportunity (the house is cramped, someone is always doing something), or much sense. And a constantly working hearth or stove also made a contribution. In addition, supplies for the winter were brought into the house and, in general, everything that could spoil from the cold or be needed in winter could be kept in the house, and newborn lambs and calves could be kept in the house.

And now - spring. Those who do not take care of the house have things to do outside the home and the opportunity to do them. The space around the house becomes suitable for life and activity - you can take something there at least for a day, you can hang clothes there to dry. You can open all the windows and doors and ventilate the house, ventilate it, not let it get cold. It’s also time to hide winter clothes and winter craft tools and take out what has been hidden since the fall.

Even in city life this memory makes itself felt. Moreover, the same ventilation has not gone away, because in winter it is really difficult to properly ventilate the apartment. But the reality has changed somewhat. If earlier a big spring cleaning was the main task of the housewife, or rather, of all the residents of this house, now no one has canceled the main work, and neither has the spring loss of strength. Perhaps, in the city it is even more noticeable, because winter is usually spent not hibernating behind quiet work and fairy tales, but as the most productive season.

Making a cleaning plan

Yes, you can hire a cleaner, or, as they are now more often called, an au pair. Sometimes this is really a solution: such an assistant usually knows how to wash this and that, and may even come with her own cleaning supplies and equipment. But she is unlikely to be able to put things away for storage or take them apart, because a stranger will not be able to decide for you where to put your things.

You can handle it yourself. And some flylady ideas will help us with this, adapted to our reality and our task.

First of all, we need a plan. Let's take a notepad and pen and walk around the apartment, writing down all those places that scratch the eye, all those places where we usually don't look, all those places where something is stored or will be stored. Don't rely on your memory - write it down.

We combine problems of the same type (for example, a tampered switch in the room, a tampered switch in the kitchen, a tampered switch in the toilet turn into “tampered switches”, fortunately there are not many of them in the apartment). If possible, we try not to enlarge too much: ideally, each individual problem should be solved in 10-15 minutes.

On a separate piece of paper (can be on a smartphone or in any suitable computer program) we write down those tasks that are clear how to do and are feasible to do. Scrubbing all the switches in an apartment is a good example of such a task (Scrubbing is a strong word. We take window cleaner and a microfiber rag, spray the product on the rag - and in a few movements the switch is clean. It is better not to splash on the switch itself - the liquid may flow to the contacts ). A little trick: it’s better to write tasks immediately in the format of “what exactly needs to be done.” Not just “mirror,” but “wash the mirror in the hallway.” It will be easier and more pleasant to work with such a list.

We write out separately large spaces with which it is not very clear what to do. For example, we rarely look under the bathtub and don’t know what we’ll encounter there. Maybe new life has already started there. The same list includes those problems that seem to need something done, but it is completely unclear what exactly.

What are the hidden storage spaces?

We are working with storage spaces. Can you tell without looking inside what exactly is stored there, or at least what kind of items? Or is it a “black hole” with a “trash” sign and anything can be there? As practice shows, it is in such “black holes” that things get lost, it is from there that dirt spreads throughout the house, and it is with them that the worst thing is to deal with. Consequently, cleaning them gives a special spring feeling of a breathing home. To begin with, we simply mark the “black holes” on our list, and for the remaining places we leave notes on what exactly is stored there, whether it needs to be taken out for the warm season, whether something needs to be hidden there when the cold weather ends.

The main list is the one with clear and feasible tasks. In it we mark those tasks that are advisable to do only after everything else: washing the floors, hanging clean curtains, etc.; clean the bathtub if it is expected that you will also wash winter shoes, flowerpots with plants, etc. in it.

We will add tasks from other lists to the same list.

So, large, incomprehensible spaces. Right now, with a piece of paper in hand, let’s go and look there. Usually the task arises to “wash it out,” or maybe “reconsider what’s there and throw away what’s expired.” Or you may discover that this space is filled with some kind of incomprehensible rubbish and has turned into a “black hole”, then all that remains is to send it to the list of “black holes”.

To solve problems that you don’t know how to deal with, you can search for answers on the Internet and ask questions in specialized communities. But don't rush to do it right now! We write in the list of tasks “Google/ask how to wash this thing.” Then, when you complete this step, cross out either the words “Google/ask” or the entire line, if you don’t like the methods found and decide to leave everything as it is.

Another option is to make a separate list of such problems and invite an assistant to specifically deal with them.

Further. Storage places that are okay. Usually it is enough to go with a vacuum cleaner or a damp cloth - we write this down on the list. If you need to get something from somewhere, write “get X from place Y” to the list. If something needs to be hidden somewhere, we write in the list “hide X in place Y” (if you first need to do something with the thing - wash it, iron it - write that too). We group tasks so as not to climb into the same place many times.
A little trick: it’s convenient to immediately write down a list of everything that is stored in a specific place if it’s not very convenient to get there. Then from the list you can quickly understand whether to look for what you need here or somewhere else.

"Black holes" remain. You'll have to use your head here.

For each “black hole” you need to understand what kind of things would be convenient to store here. Otherwise, even if everything is taken apart, this place will again become a “black hole.”

It is also convenient to leave one of the storage places, preferably easily accessible, for those things for which there is no other place. Yes, it could become a “black hole” again, but since there is only one, it will always be clear that what is lost must be looked for here.

For each “black hole” we write our own chain of tasks:

• Take everything out of some part of it (if it’s a closet, then one shelf, not the entire closet).
• Wash this part.
• Put in there whatever you took out that now has a place there (if necessary, wash this too).
• Put together what was taken out (and from the “pile”) that can already be put back in place.
• Send to the “heap” something for which we cannot yet find a place. You can sort, or you can not.
• And so on for each logical part.

“Heap” is a kind of buffer for things. It might actually be a pile in the middle of the room.

I prefer to put it in a large garbage bag if there are a lot of things, or in a basin if there are few or they are small. The main thing is not to try to hide it all right now. There is a time for everything.

Once again about the task list

Finally the list is ready. Let's look at it again.

Is everything in it clear? Is each individual task feasible? Maybe you need to buy some more detergents or buy something else?

If some tasks look unpleasant, maybe you can ask someone? Or you can not do it at all? Or somehow make this task not so disgusting? Before such tasks we add “Google/ask how to make it easier.”

And we separately check whether things related not to evening cleaning, but to everyday life, are included in this list. The same washing dishes, for example. Of course, you need to wash the dishes, but on this list it’s better to only include those things that you can do once now and not think about them for another year or at least six months.

Now all that remains is to do this. Most likely, the list is long, and just looking at it you can feel like Cinderella.

But we don’t have to do it all in one day!

Everything is much simpler.

If you solve one problem every day, how many days will the list last? What if there are two? What if there’s one on a weekday and five on weekends? There is no obligatory rhythm; each housewife chooses her own. Personally, I like the principle “one thing is a must, then the next one depends on your mood.” It happens that you do one thing and want to continue right away: dismantle the second shelf or wash something else.

We separately note in the list what is difficult to do on your own, which requires either a second pair of hands or male strength. And on occasion, we simply hand over a list with notes to one of our close men with an offer to choose a feasible business for ourselves. Such requests are responded to better than the vague “help around the house,” because it is clear what exactly needs to be done.

Some tasks can be crossed out just because you changed your mind.

And the main trick: you don’t need to go through the list sequentially. We scan the list with our eyes and select exactly the task that we want to do right now, which is possible and convenient to do right now. Our tasks are different, so there is something for every mood. It helps a lot against a bad mood when you scrub something with wide movements or take trash out of the house. If you don’t have the strength to move, you can google something or ask in a thematic community, you can also wash some little thing, cross it off the list and calm down on that. If you want to meditate, you can sort through some pile of forgotten things - the inhabitants of the “black hole”. You can also turn on music or an audiobook - whichever you like best.