Weekly Cleaning Schedule For Working Moms

Do you always feel like your house is a mess? It can be hard to keep up with the housekeeping as a working homeschool mom, cleaning tips for busy moms can only get you so far.

Trust me, I know! While I love coming home to a clean home after working all day, I don’t want to spend hours doing the cleaning.

I struggled for years until I created a weekly cleaning schedule for working moms.

This weekly cleaning schedule is designed for busy, working moms who do not have time to mess around.

While your home may not be spic n span, if you stick to the cleaning routine each week, your home will be manageable without being overwhelmed by the mess.

This is the exact cleaning schedule I use every single week.

I love printable lists, so I have created a free printable cleaning schedule for you.

However, I want to encourage you to adapt these lists to fit your needs. There are things I do every week, like sweeping my kitchen floor, that you may need to do more often. That’s okay!

Just like homeschooling, it is important to use what you can from this weekly schedule and adjust the rest!

Tips For Creating A Weekly Cleaning Schedule

While I love having a clean home, I don’t love to clean!

Creating a weekly cleaning routine can help you control the mess in your home, even if you have a toddler tearing through.

Here are a few tips for creating a weekly cleaning schedule for your busy working homeschool mom life!

1. Organize Your Cleaning Supplies

A good cleaning schedule and the right cleaning supplies help me stay on track.

Keep the cleaning supplies where you are most likely to use them. For example, I keep all my bathroom cleaning supplies under my bathroom sink.

If I have to leave that room to get the cleaning supply, chances are I’m going to move on to more important things.

Cleaning caddies and organizers makes a big difference.

I would also encourage you to use cleaning supplies that are high quality and suited for your home.

We always invest in a Dyson vacuum, and their customer service has been incredible and worth every cent.

2. Use Small Time Slots

The weekly cleaning schedule for working moms I’m about to share is designed to be done in just a few minutes.

As you go through the schedule, you’ll notice that most tasks take about 10-15 minutes, depending on the size of your home.

When you create your own weekly cleaning schedule, take note of the small time blocks you have so that you can check a few of these tasks off your list.

3. Use A Simple Plan

I can not say this enough; you need to create a weekly cleaning schedule that is actually practical for you.

You want your house clean. You want your house tidy. You don’t have 12 hours a week to clean.

I’m sharing a weekly cleaning schedule for working moms that is fast and easy to implement. It works for me.

I’ve tried to do the Fly Lady Cleaning schedule, but no matter how many times I restarted, it never worked for me. It was exhausting!

Some moms swear by her system, so I’ll save you time and link some of her resources below.

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Whatever system you decide to go with, create a simple cleaning schedule – one you know you can do even on your exhausting days.

4. Good Enough

Aim for good enough. When it comes to cleaning, getting distracted in trying to deep clean your home can be easy.

The purpose of our weekly cleaning schedule is to maintain our home, building on the daily cleaning habits.

Schedule deep cleaning days or save that for your monthly cleaning schedule.

You’ll note some of my cleaning tasks are cleaning “walking areas.” I clarify to remind myself now is not the time to pull out the sofa. I’ll save that for my monthly cleaning when I have more time set aside for it.

What Needs To Be Cleaned Each Week?

As you go about your week, take note of things that are not used every day but still need to be cleaned more than once a month.

These are the rooms you’ll add when you create your “weekly cleaning schedule for working moms.”

You’ll also want to consider what rooms get the most use. For example, skip it this week if you have a homeschool room but are on a holiday break and are not using it.

If you have pets or other rooms not included below, such as a laundry room or homeschool room that need to be cleaned each week, add it to your weekly cleaning routine.

If you have small children, you may need to move some of these tasks to your daily cleaning schedule.

Weekly Cleaning Schedule Options

Most weekly cleaning schedules come assigned to a day of the week.

I’ve worked a rotating schedule for work and homeschool, so the “cleaning schedule assigned by day” never worked for me. However, if you feel that is a better plan for you, check out my 7 Day Cleaning Schedule.

Because I needed a more flexible cleaning schedule that I could move around as needed, I created this weekly cleaning schedule for working moms to be flexible!

Remember, everyone does things differently. 

Once you have your daily cleaning schedule, I recommend:

• Add one “room” to each day. 
• OR Batch clean. For example, dust all the rooms one day.
• Do all the weekly cleaning on your day off. 

Just a note: I’m going to include estimated cleaning times, but it really depends on how much you have in each room, if your kids are helping, if you get distracted, etc. Use these as guidelines only.

Weekly Cleaning Schedule For Working Moms

Every week I focus on the areas of my home that get the most traffic. For us, this is the bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, and living room or family room.

In this weekly cleaning schedule for working moms, I’ve broken the list down by space and time to help you create your own weekly cleaning schedule.

The first time through, expect the tasks to take longer than what I have listed. But once you get into a routine, it may take less time. Use these times as a guideline.

Bedroom:

Time: 10-15 minutes, depending on the size of your room

• Change the sheets 
• Dust
• Sweep/vacuum your floors
• Empty trash can

If you are short on time, sweep/vacuum only the walking areas of the room.

Always dust before vacuuming. That way, any dust that falls down is cleaned up.

Kitchen: 

Time: 10-15 minutes, depending on the size of your room

• Sweep kitchen floor 
• Mop Kitchen floor
• Clean surfaces appliances
• Spot clean cupboard handles and handles of fridge
• Empty trash can

If you are short on time, spot-mop the floors. If you have small children, clean chairs, rails, anything their little sticky fingers can reach.

Bathroom:

Time: 15-20 minutes

• Toilet clean well
• Shower and tub, check the drain, and remove hair.
• Sweep and mop floors, especially those tricky spots around the base of the toilet
• Empty trash can

I have my kitty litter in my bathroom, so I clean around the floor and check the wall for splatter.

If you have people with long hair, I highly recommend a drain mushroom for the sink.

Living room/Family room:

Time: 15-30 minutes

• Dust 
• Toy pick up if needed
• Sweep/vacuum/mop
• Empty trash can

I like to make use of a 10-minute tidy routine if the children are home before I start cleaning.

The kids find it fun to see how many things they can pick up and put away before the timer goes off.

All Other Rooms:

Time: 10-15 Minutes Each

• Dust 
• Toy pick up if needed
• Sweep/vacuum/mop
• Empty trash can

You may need to personalize this list depending on the age and stage of your children and what the other rooms are used for, such as tidying books if you have a home library or cleaning mirrors if you have hand prints all over them.

Speed Up Your Weekly Cleaning

If you want to cut down on your weekly cleaning time, get as much cooperation from the family as possible to help.

I assign my kids daily chores to help me around the house, but I also ask my husband to help.

One way I make this work for me is to print off the cleaning schedule and use it to keep track of what needs to be done each week.

I created this Cleaning Planner For Busy Moms. Inside you’ll find room-by-room pages, decluttering tasks, and a cleaning supply list. 

You’ll also find cleaning tasks sorted by age group, which is great when you are assigning chores.

I love using printable planners because I can have it all written down ahead of time before they ask!

How To Use This Weekly Cleaning Schedule For Working Moms

Does your house feel out of control? This happens to the best of us! If that sounds like you, start with these tips on how to clean a messy home first.

Once you get that under control, implement a daily cleaning schedule that includes quick and easy cleaning tasks to help you maintain your home.

Use this weekly cleaning schedule to build on those routines you have in place. It is much easier to build on existing routines and habits than to begin from scratch.

After you find your daily and weekly cleaning routines are clicking and almost second nature, add a monthly cleaning schedule.

Cleaning Helps For Working Moms

If you struggle to keep your home clean, you are not alone. We all struggle at times!

Along with this weekly cleaning schedule for working moms, you will enjoy these resources:

• How To Clean Your Home Fast
• Cleaning Schedule For Working Moms (When you have no time to clean)
• Should Your Teen Do Chores?
• Homeschool Mom Cleaning Schedule
• Organize Your Food Cabinets

This simple and easy weekly cleaning schedule for working moms is what I need when it comes to creating routines for my busy life.

Start with this weekly cleaning schedule, and stop stressing about keeping your home clean.

Don’t forget to grab your Free Cleaning Schedule For Working Moms.

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