Daily Cleaning Checklist & Free Printable

Free Printable Cleaning Checklist from Serving Joyfully

So, I mentioned last week that I thrive on a routine. Although I am certainly not a schedule-every-minute type of gal, I need a basic foundation for my day, a checklist of things that need to be accomplished to keep me on task, and sometimes even a loose schedule to prove to myself that everything will fit–and usually with room to spare. Otherwise I tend to stress about such things.

Between my depression, and the busyness of later nights and traveling, every semblance of structure has seemed to fly out the window this summer. So, with the back-to-{home}school season upon us, it’s as good a time as any to try and get back on track. And, because I love lists, I decided to create a printable schedule to share with you all as well

My goal moving forward is to work more on maintenance. For those of you, like me, who aren’t natural born housekeepers, that would mean spending a few minutes each day/week/month on a chore rather than letting it build up to crisis point and spending 2-3 hours trying to catch up.

Not that I’ve ever done that or anything.

Ahem.

Anyway. My list of daily chores, and because I like pretty things I decided to create a printable to go along with it. I’m still working on the printable lists for weekly, monthly, and “spring cleaning” cleaning tasks.

PS–if you’re like me and your house DOES sometimes reach a crisis point, I strongly recommend the blog A Slob Comes Clean, just so you know you’re not alone! And Dana’s eBook, “28 Days to Clean.” (affiliate link). I found it very inspiring, although I didn’t complete the entire challenge. It’s about creating better overall habits. And, speaking of habits, during the month of September, you can use code HABIT to get the book for only $3.

My Must-Do’s

Because I suffer from depression, there are days when we are in survival mode. And I’m trying to learn the balance between pushing myself and letting go of the to-do list. This basic, survival-mode, bare bones to-do list will be different for everyone. For me it includes making the bed and feeding the children. Yes, unfortunately, some days really are that bare-bones. Although most days also include at least our (3) Ten-minute Tidy sessions.

However, for the more ideal days, here is my cleaning list.

I created it so that you can laminate it or put it in a frame and use it daily with a dry erase marker if you want

And, it includes a blank version so that you can write in your own preferred cleaning tasks instead if you’d like.

Daily Cleaning Checklist from Serving Joyfully

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