How do you have your household cleaning chores set up?

Do you have it by days? or do you do it all in one day?

I am preparing a list for my housekeeper and I want to split up all the chores so that it's broken up into 5 days (she is off on the weekends).

Can you all help me. I don't know why I'm having a hard time splitting it up.

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Wow you are having a housekeeper for 5 days a week!!!
I would love that...does she work all day?
Can you FM me details?

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if i had a housekeeper i would be one happy lady

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wow, i am sooo jealous. with work and my commute, i am out of the house 11-12hours a day on a minimum, so i generally do all of my cleaning in one day.
then once midweek, i usually windex glass tabletops, front door and front windows (we have 2 little dogs that like to lick and look out all day long), and vacuum.
but i'm too tired after work to do real cleaning, so like i said - i spend one day off cleaning the house top to bottom, and doing most of the laundry.

eta- if it were me, i would have her do the kitchen and bathrooms 2x a week; vacuuming everyday; laundry 2x a week; dusting 2x a week; floors once a week; change bed sheets once a week... can't think what else right now

Message edited 4/8/2008 7:37:41 PM.

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Everyday
Sweep, vacuum, wipe counters, dishes, wipe down bathroom, and laundry

Twice a week
mop floors, dust,

Once a week
change sheets, clean entire bathroom, clean windows, binds and ceiling fans

hope im not forgetting anything!

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Thanks guys. I am trying to be very specific in what gets done around the house. As for the baths and the kitchen (especially), I like it to be swept and mopped daily. (I have kids running around and things spill and food gets dropped). I just thought it'd be easier to do a chart with the days of the week and then list all the individual tasks per day. (Am I being nuts? lol)

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I would definatley establish a schedule so in the future there is no misunderstanding about what is expected from her.

Yes, I do do my housework by a schedule
(Im more productive when I write lists and schedules!)
and it is MUCH easier this way-

I do a Mon-fri for everyday stuff like vacuuming, laundry & dusting...
then I have another for every other week, for heavier cleaning like kitchen cabinets,inside ovens & refridge etc.

I would kill for someone to clean my house every day!!!

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Do you have one written out that you could share? I just feel bad because I feel like I'm always calling her to do something that I forgot about and she is excellent, so there aren't any problems, but there are certain unforseeable things that need to be done that I forget about.