Cleaning Routine - Our Home with Hounds

With the holidays coming up making it a busy time of year, I thought I’d share a few tips and tricks for keeping your home clean.

I recently joined Grove Collaborative, a subscription service of the best natural home products. They allow you to pick your favorite items (or try new ones!) and they ship them straight to you on a schedule that you select! So they help me make sure I have what I need on hand.

I’ve found it easiest to create a simple schedule that only takes 15-20 minutes each day. Then I don’t feel overwhelmed by a big day of cleaning the whole house and I’m more likely to keep up on the tasks. I’ll be honest, I don’t stick to this schedule every week. But I always regret it! Then I spend my weekend playing catch up and swear to never get behind again…until the next time of course 😉

This is what my cleaning routine looks like, modify to make it your own!

Monday: Bathrooms

Bathrooms are probably my least favorite and so are Mondays which is why I pair them together lol.

Tuesday: Kitchen

Take a few minutes to empty the fridge, wipe down the microwave, scrub the sink, clean appliances, or organize your cupboards.

Wednesday: Clean Floors/Vacuum

Our floors take a beating from our dogs since they track in everything, I should probably clean them more often. Also sometimes I split this one up between mopping one day and saving vacuuming for another day.

Thursday: Laundry

Throwing in a load of laundry during the week really helps! I can’t always say it makes it out of the dryer and into the closet though…

Friday: Relax

I use Friday as my off day because after a week of work I just want to relax. Unless I know I won’t have time on the weekend to do everything.

Saturday: Catch-All

I use this day to catch anything I missed during the week, like vacuuming. Or if I need to really deep clean something I save it for Saturday.

Sunday: Towels & Bedding

Since the dogs sleep in our bed too I prefer to keep it clean, at least washing the sheets. I also rotate washing our pillows and blankets around the house. Towels are usually my last load and they rarely make it out of the dryer, oops!

My biggest tip to make cleaning easier is to just keep up on daily tasks! Taking the 2-5 minutes to just do the things below is way better than stressing over a messy house and having to dedicate hours to tidying it up.

Don’t let clutter collect – open the mail and put it away so you don’t have piles.
Don’t let dishes stack up – in our home we try to either hand clean or load the dishwasher nightly after dinner.
Wipe down the kitchen after using it – those spills on the stove are way easier to clean when they happen than a week later.
Take care of and put away your clothes everyday – don’t let them pile up on your floor.

Do you struggle with keeping a clean home? What are your favorite cleaning products? Do you have a cleaning routine?