Mission Organization: House cleaning schedule for an organized and clean home

After many months of trying to figure out how to keep my house clean and organized with a four year old and a baby that hardly takes any naps, I came up with a plan. This plan had allowed me to have a clean home without losing my mind: I created a cleaning schedule.
Before I had a cleaning schedule, cleaning the house became a monstrous and overwhelming task to do but now I am more capable of keeping the house tidy and clean without getting too stressed or losing sleep over it.
The following is the cleaning schedule that I developed and I am sharing it here hoping that it will benefit many of you. You can take this cleaning schedule and tweak it to fit your needs.
Bear in mind that I do miss some days sometimes because of a fussy baby, a sick child, an unplanned event etc.. and I usually try to either add it to my list for the next day or skip it all together until the following week.

Everyday cleaning:

Bedroom: Make bed, straighten closet
Kitchen: Wash dishes or load/unload dishwasher, wipe counter tops and island, clean off the kitchen table, and sweep the kitchen floor
Laundry: Wash, dry, fold and put away laundry
Family room: Straighten the family room and put away the toys

Weekly cleaning


Monday:

•  Empty wastebaskets (garbage truck comes on Tuesday)
• Mop kitchen floor and foyer

Tuesday:

• Dust the whole house and clean off computer/TV screens
• Vacuum downstairs

Wednesday: (big cleaning day for me as my four year old is at school all day)

• Wash/change sheets and towels
• Clean bathrooms
• Vacuum upstairs

Thursday:

• Wipe down inside and outside of appliances including washer and dryer
• Once a month cleaning (see below)
• Menu planning (we get the store ads on Wednesday)

Friday:

• Vacuum downstairs
• Wipe glass doors
• Restock diapers, wipes, and toilet paper 

Saturday:  

• Pay bills
• Organize/toss papers/mail

Sunday: 

• Clip and organize coupons
• Prepare weekly school time projects/worksheets/crafts for my four year old
• Update my TO DO list for the week

Monthly cleaning:

• Clean fridge, freezer, and oven
• Wipe inside and outside of windows and kitchen cabinets
• Disinfect doorknobs 
• Spot treat carpet and upholstery
• Wash and disinfect wastebaskets

In future posts, I will list some more tips and tricks I use for keeping the house clean and organized STRESS FREE.