Cleaning Schedule For Working Moms
Life as a working mom can be a whirlwind, but with a practical cleaning schedule for working moms like you, maintaining a clean and organized home becomes an achievable goal.
Discover the harmony between your demanding schedule and cleaner home with effective cleaning tips for busy moms, ensuring you can tackle household tasks efficiently and still have time for the things that matter most.
As a busy working mom, juggling homeschooling, dinner preparations, and soccer practice runs, you’re no stranger to the chaos that can quickly accumulate.
From dishes piling up in the sink to dog hair forming adorable little tumbleweeds, and mountains of laundry awaiting your attention, it’s clear that the house needs cleaning. But amidst your packed schedule, finding the time for cleaning often feels like an impossible task.
Don’t worry, though! With a little help and a tailored cleaning schedule for working moms, you’ll discover the secret to maintaining a clean and organized home without sacrificing precious moments with your family.
Before I share the cleaning schedule designed exclusively for working moms, I’ve prepared a handy printable cleaning checklist to assist you in staying organized and tracking your cleaning tasks effortlessly. Sign up now and grab your free copy of the cleaning checklist.
Let’s dive in and find the perfect balance between your bustling life and a tidy, inviting home.
How To Keep Your House Clean When You’re A Busy Working Mom
Working and homeschooling come with a long list of responsibilities that require a lot of your time. You know you need to clean, but you are a very busy mom. You need to save time on cleaning so you can get to the important stuff.
I’ve been working and homeschooling for over 14 years, and the one thing that has helped me is creating a plan. I love using printable planners to help me figure out the best cleaning schedule.
Check out this Cleaning Planner For Busy Moms. Inside you’ll find printable tools to help you stay focused and get things done!
In this post, I’ll share tips to help you fit cleaning into your busy schedule. A clean home is a happier home!
Creating A Cleaning Schedule For Working Moms
Busy working moms often have a schedule that is so full that it’s easy just to keep pushing off cleaning. Instead of perpetually procrastinating, create set times when you will do specific cleaning tasks.
You may create a daily cleaning schedule or a weekly cleaning schedule. Some working moms even have a monthly cleaning schedule.
Some daily cleaning tasks may include:
- Putting the dishes in the dishwasher
- Wiping the counters
- Picking up toys, school supplies, and other odds and ends.
- One load of laundry
Some weekly cleaning tasks may include:
- Vacuuming
- Cleaning the kitchen/bathrooms
- Organizing the cabinets/playroom
- Dusting
If you decide to create a monthly schedule, you may include tasks like washing the windows and cleaning the garage/basement.
These monthly tasks are often bigger projects that do not need to be done as often as other items in your cleaning routine.
When creating your schedule, pick a day you may be a little less “busy,” maybe the one day a week when your little ones don’t have gymnastics or basketball practice.
You do not want to be able to put it off because you got home late or had to sprint out to get your daughter to the gym on time.
Completing the tasks before you head to work or before bed once the house is quiet could be good options, but do what works best with your busy schedule.
If you are a mom who loves to write things down, add them to your to-do list or planner. If it’s in writing, it’s harder to skip over.
Instead of putting off cleaning the house until it is overwhelming, create a schedule.
Creating a cleaning schedule for working moms is simple to do and easy to implement!
Set A Timer And Work In Short Bursts
Even with a realistic cleaning schedule, there are always interruptions! What happens when your kid needs extra help or your boss asks you to work overtime?
Life happens, and you won’t always be able to stick to your busy mom cleaning schedule perfectly. When this is the case, set a timer and work for small amounts of time.
I find creating a cleaning bucket or caddy makes really shines in these “small power cleans” because you don’t need to hunt down your cleaning supplies.
If you plan to do a load of laundry, put away the dishes in the dishwasher, and tidy up the living room. Find three different 15-20 minute chunks of time in your day.
Set the timer and work on only one of these tasks.
This strategy will help get it done, and you won’t have the excuse of not having enough time to commit. Fifteen minutes may seem short, but you’ll be surprised by the tasks that fit within that time frame. You can find more tips on how to clean your home fast here.
Using a timer is also great for getting the kids involved and having fun! I like to set a timer for 10-15 minutes and make it a game such as, “Who can pick up their bedroom before the timer goes off?” or “Here is the cleaning schedule; what can we get done before the timer goes off?”
You don’t need to spend much time cleaning to have a clean house.
Organize And Declutter
Having clutter around will make your house look dirty, even after you have cleaned it from top to bottom. Clutter adds to the chaos of your home. Inside the Working Homeschool Mom Coffee Club, we hold a decluttering challenge at least once a year.
Again, make use of a timer and spend even 10 minutes sorting paper clutter off your desk or the junk drawer in your kitchen, and your home will look and feel cleaner!
Take some time to organize. Clear your counters of mail, work papers, or car keys. If you buy bulk, set up shelves in your basement or garage to keep the extras from piling up in your pantry or cabinets.
If you don’t have a designated homeschooling room, buy bins, shelves, and other helpful items to organize your homeschool supplies.
If you do have a designated room, do the same thing. You want your child to have a neat and organized space. Markers all around, papers on the ground and books without a home won’t help.
An organized home looks cleaner than a disorganized one.
Use A Pre-made System That Works For You
You do not need to be Super Woman, and you can use pre-made systems to help you. A robot vacuum is not cheating; a spin mop is as good as getting on your hands and knees. These tools will make your routine shorter and easier.
Another pre-made system you may want to try is Motivated Moms. You can find out more information about the cleaning app here if you’d like! For just $2 a month, you’ll receive a printable cleaning schedule, or you can use the app! It’s an on-the-go cleaning schedule for working moms!
What’s included in the app?
- The daily preplanned task list is presented to you so you can easily start working on the list. No time-consuming setup necessary! But if you want to customize, you can.
- Swipe left on a task to move, edit, or delete.
- The preplanned tasks are editable: you can change the task name and frequency to fit your household.
- You can add your household members and assign tasks to them. Everyone can choose their own emojis to make it even easier to find their tasks.
- You can share your membership account with your household, and the data syncs across all devices that have downloaded the app. The app is a free download. Just log in with your membership credentials to sync your data across your devices.
- You can add UNLIMITED custom tasks.
- You can change the sort order of the tasks – by room, person, frequency, or alphabetical.
There are plenty of other pre-made systems to help you out there. You just have to find the one right for you.
Give Your Kids Chores
Do you have a 3 year old? They can put their dirty snack bowl in the sink. A 5 year old? They can make their bed. A 13 year old? They can unload the dishwasher. A 16 year old? They can mow the lawn.
Teaching your kids how to do chores will give them valuable life chores and help you out a lot!
Talk to your kids about chores from an early age. It will help them understand how chores help make a household clean and run smoothly.
You can also include chores in your homeschool day.
If you work from home, you may have your children complete their chores after lunch or before starting in the morning. If you’re an out-of-the-home working mom, pick a time that works best for the chores you have your children helping complete.
A clean house does not only need to be made clean by you!
Outsource Your Cleaning
Cleaning services are a great resource! If you have the budget for it, consider outsourcing cleaning on occasion. Even with the perfect cleaning schedule for working moms, you may need a little help.
You may decide to hire someone to come weekly to your house to take the edge off of all the tasks you have.
Many house cleaning services offer a deep cleaning service, including tasks like vacuuming, cleaning the kitchen/bathrooms/living room, etc., dusting, and baseboards. Maybe you will decide to do this quarterly.
Or just the occasional “rescue” cleaner when you need a break. A rescue clean is great before family get-togethers!
Some nationwide cleaning services are:
Cleaning Schedule For Working Moms As Easy As 1-2-3!
There you have it! Some simple tips to help you keep your house clean. Even when being pulled in 900 different directions, you can still have a clean home.
But remember, you don’t need to clean the house all at once. You can work in short bursts. You can use a cleaning schedule for working moms app like Motivated Moms. Your kids should totally help, and if you need to outsource it!
If you are looking for a planner to help you conquer your cleaning chaos, check out this planner for busy moms.
Cleaning Help For Busy Moms
If you feel overwhelmed by your messy house, you are not alone! Here are a few resources to help you out:
- Clean A Messy House
- Daily Cleaning Schedule For Working Moms
- How To Clean Your Home Fast
- Spring Clean Your Homeschool
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