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Old 04-14-2005, 01:46 PM   #1
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Do you have certain days that you do certain things, ie, mop floors on Friday, clean bathrooms on Wednesday, etc or do you just to it when it needs it?
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Old 04-14-2005, 01:52 PM   #2
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Actually, I just do things when I feel like it....which is probably why my house looks this way.....
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I do things just when they are needed!
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I do it whenever I have time...which seems to be never! Maybe I should be doing it right now....
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I do it on whatever day I know that I have nothing else to do. There is usually one day a week where I have not committed myself in any way and that's the day I just casually go about cleaning.
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I uaually do it when it needs it.
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I pick up some and try to wipe down the kitchen daily and then do the down and dirty cleaning every Saturday.
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Due to working full time and being a full time mom and dad combination I have to be highly organized. Yes---we strip all beds on Friday morning and it is everyone's responsibility to get all the laundry done (ie. who ever has a moment home must check the washer and dryer). On Saturday and Tuesday I vaccum. The kitchen is cleaned on Thursday evening--this allows me to know what we have in the freezer/frig etc. before I make out menu's on Friday and grocery shop either Friday or Saturday depending upon schedules. I clean the bathrooms everyother day--and everyone is responsible for their own bedroom. We do at least 2 loads of laundry every day, more when needed. I get up extra early to have some time before school and it seems like I never find the bed until after 11 p.m. but part of that is due to the awful schedule of school, church, district activities, etc. A few times I year I declare deep clean day and everyone has to help. If I were rich I would have someone come in and clean my house once a week....it would be wonderful!!!
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I do vacuum and mop every Saturday morning and my DH helps me. He is a sweetie! I try to dust and clean sheets on Thursdays. Then I do the bathrooms on Friday!
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Nope I usually just do it when the mood strikes me or when it's obvious it needs to be done.
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I do things whenever I get a chance. I tried doing a schedule but since my husband and I's days off can fluctuate it's hard to keep to that. Right now I'm starting a spring cleaning list. I figure if I break it down into small jobs it will be easier to get done.
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Fridays I do all of my regular cleaning. Other days of the week I just do whatever crops up. Extra cleaning projects get shuffled in whenever.
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Well I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who does it when it needs it. Like right now the dust on my china cabinet is gross. I always check out friends homes. My one friend has one kid and works her house always is clean and smells soooo good.
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cleaning me never thats what i had kids for J/K. my kids do have their chores but i waite for the weekend to do the big stuff Sat inside Sun outside
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