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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/12/2008 9:20:36 PM
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purejoy
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Everyday- Tidy kitchen, sweep floor, vacuum all carpet, tidy all living spaces but nothing major, and a load of diapers.
Mon- Bathrooms
Tues-Living room and Dining room
Wed- Gabby's room and laundry
Thurs- Master bedroom
Fri- deep clean of kitchen(washing appliances, bleaching any spots on the counter)
Because I vacuum and tidy everyday the "deep" cleaning takes me a total of about 30-45 minutes per room which includes dusting, wiping down surfaces, changing the sheets on our bed and Gabby's, cleaning out the diaper pail, etc... depending on which room I am cleaning.
Thanks for typing that out, Ryanne. I'll have to try it in a couple months and see how I do. I do not like clutter. Our house is almost always picked up, and if it's not, it's within 15 minutes of being picked up. But I need to get better about deep cleaning. And vacuuming...the dog hair accumulates way too fast. I used to be good about doing it every day, but since being pregnant, I've been slacking big time. Oh, and mopping the kitchen floor. I guess since it's mostly clean and I vacuum and wipe up stuff, it doesn't really get to the "I-need-mopping" point too often. At least that's my excuse. 
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/12/2008 11:35:39 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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I have clutter issues, but things like piles of laundry don't bother me a bit. Part of my motivation with the house really has been having Gabby. We were held to strict standards for part of my childhood, then life got busy and it became family time over cleaning. Which was good, but in some ways I feel like I didn't "learn" to keep things clean. It's just really, really hard for me and I don't want Gabby(or any other kids) to have this struggle.
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/13/2008 12:30:32 AM
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I grew up in a house that was perfectly clean ALL the time. My mom naturally keeps things spotless...but not deep cleaned (or so I have found out being an adult...I thought it was deep cleaned when I was growing up). It has taken me a long time to get into the groove that I needed to be in....every time I would figure it out we would move and it would start all over again. Now we are pretty well set up, but I am still striving to add more to my lists as I can. Being pregnant I had to take some things off the list, so hubby took over part of the house (and he isn't as deep cleaning good as I like). For me the key to a clean house is an organized house...that makes it to where I can get it clean from most states of disarray within a few minutes (30-45 max for the whole house).
All the rooms get surface cleaned every day. We have two cleaning times a day (we homeschool so all my kids are home all day every day practically, so that really is necessary to have that many cleaning times a day in our house). Morning and afternoon. We start morning chores at 10 and go until everything is done or until lunch...depending on if we are doing deep cleaning. Most days it take about 45 minutes to do everything for the morning though...and hour at most. I start on one side of the house one day and the other side of the house the next day....and the living room is the middle ground. So we stop there and finish the rest in the afternoon cleaning.
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I usually start in my bedroom (cause it's in the back of the house) and work my way out. Anything on the floor gets put up....and about twice a week I have to hang up laundry and clean off the dresser.
Then I do the hall right outside my room. Usually it's just stray toys or laundry that needs to be picked up (the laundry, because I keep a laundry basket in the hall so that the kids don't need one in their rooms...so all the laundry from the bedrooms and bathroom go into that, and sometimes it doesn't hit the basket). About once a month I end up going through the drawers and closet area where the towels and sheets go.
The two older kids do their bedrooms while I (along with Emma and sometimes Jack) clean the bathroom right there in the hall by the bedrooms.
Their rooms, the jobs are...pick up the toys, throw away any trash, get it vacuum ready, make the beds as best they can. About once a week I hit each bedroom for a good deep cleaning of all the surfaces, organizing the drawers (because they put their own laundry away), shelves, change sheets, etc.
In the bathroom the daily jobs include toilet (inside a few times a week, outside to the floor and seat area every day), wipe down the sink, clean out the bathtub (usually there are stray toys in there from kids baths), wipe off the mirror (as needed...some weeks it is every day, some it is once a week). Usually by the time I do all that (with Emma) Jake is done with his room....and he is in charge of wiping down the bathroom floor with a spray bottle of cleaner and a rag (it's really too small to effectively get my huge mop in there and get it cleaned right). Once a week I make sure the under sink area and cabinet area are cleaned and organized well.
Then we get to the living room. Basics again...pick up, put away, throw away, etc. Fold the blankets that go on the couch. Put all the pillows/cushions back on the couch (for the millionth time). Make sure the doorway area is cleaned up (any small trash bags from the other parts of the house go to the door to go out, so those have to be taken out...shoes organized, etc). Usually about three or four times a week the table by the couch gets wiped off. The tv stand gets wiped off about once a week usually.
Then I vacuum all of that area from my bedroom out.
Side B:
I start in what will soon be the office (right now it is a mess of storage junk to go through. It used to be Jake's bedroom, but he recently joined Jackson on the other side of the house where all the other bedrooms are. This room is a garage conversion room that the previous owners turned into a fourth bedroom). Basic pick up stuff....vacuum ready.
Laundry room....I can't stand my hubby's way of cluttering up every surface with stuff...so every day I try to stay on top of this room especially since it seems to be the worst (I think it's the worst because of having the washer, dryer, and deep freezer right there beside each other...and all are waist height). Usually one of the girls vacuums the floor (it has some weird cheap non-plushy at all carpet...needs to be replaced with tiles or something....we will probably do tiles since that's what's in the kitchen).
Bathroom....basic cleaning like the other bathroom...added to this is that this is where the litter box stays, so we have to clean up litter every day too. We recently got a litter box that automatically scoops every so often...so that is pretty cool and keeps it smelling much better (VERY important with three cats!!!). We do have to clean out the place it scoops it to though every day...replace the baggie that goes in there. Hubby's tool box is in this bathroom too...behind the door (and now out of sight because I made a curtain to cover it!!!)...so about once a month I make him clean that up so that it is easy to find the tools, etc...or rather easy FOR ME to find them...he can find them all the time no matter how messy it is...lol.
kitchen....basic every day cleaning stuff...load dishwasher, wipe off everything, etc. A few times a week hubby does the floors. This is the room/area he took over while I was pregnant, and I haven't taken it back yet...I will pretty soon though...probably this next week. Once every two weeks (before we go shopping) we clean out the refrigerator. I try to keep on top of the dishes being put away in the right places so that I don't have to do the cabinets very often...a few times a year or so. The two older kids help with emptying the dishwasher so that we can load it throughout the day as we dirty things...well, that;s the general idea but it rarely works as smoothly as I would like. Half of the kitchen was just empty space (it's an eat in area but we don't have a table for that area) so afew weeks ago we put the kids play kitchen in there. So we have to pick up toys every day in there usually...they are pretty good about keeping it cleaned up, but there is always a stray toy floating around ready to make someone hurt themselves...lol.
Dining room.....basics.....clean off and wipe off table. sweep/mop as needed (at least once a day it is needing to be swept). Clean off chairs as needed (Jack's is a few times a day, the others not as often). And about once a month I make sure the shelves (built in book shelf with pretty stuff and books on it) get dusted off. About once every six months or so I wash all the pretty stuff on there (it's my crystal collection and pretty dishes that my grandma gave me years ago, all displayed nicely).
Then you are back to the living room....which is listed above. It sounds like a lot, but it really doesn't take that long. The kids all help with cleaning throughout the day...and many hands do really make light work.
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/13/2008 6:44:25 PM
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Hi everyone, wow all that cleaning talk has me pooped!!  (pooped means tired, I don't know if you use that expression in ths states or canada)
I have had a great weekend, we had a lovely anniversary dinner and then went bowling afterwards, we had alot of fun and the kids were good for my mum. Mum goes home today and then BIL comes back to stay til Sunday.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend!
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/13/2008 9:43:38 PM
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We do in Canada too
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/13/2008 10:17:35 PM
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ok cool :)
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/14/2008 7:51:04 AM
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Lexie, what do you find inappropriate about that show? I've never sat down and watched it, but I've heard it on in the background before?
Yolana - sorry I'm answering a few days later, but I've been offline for the weekend. I find Toopy and Binoo inappropriate because of some of their activities. Both characters are male, but there was one episode where one of them was wearing lipstick and kissing frogs trying to "find his prince." In another episode I saw, one of them was carrying a purse. In what I have watched, I find that they blur the gender distinctions.
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Would you let him walk into this mess, since everyone's messy but happy right now....or....run around frantically getting things ship shape and stress out everyone in the process?
I make sure that the family room is tidied up before Dh comes home. It's the room you see first when you walk into the apartment. Other than that, I aim to have the place tidied, but I can't promise anything!
When I stick to a cleaning schedule I do really well. Right now I'm not on a strict schedule, because things have been so hectic (extra people living here, looking after another baby, Dh has a different work schedule) that I've just been doing what's needed when I can. It will probably stay that way for the summer and then I'll get back to a schedule in the fall.
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/14/2008 8:38:54 AM
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We are back from vacation and it went by way to fast, but we had a lot of fun. Hunter was amazing on this vacation and this is one of the best vacations as far as sleeping goes. He slept all night, took naps, and we were very appreciative of that. The cabin we stayed in was right on the river, but there was porch that extend the length of the back of the cabin and it was screened in. It was so great because he thought he was "outside" and I could keep him confined. We had a lot of fun with our friends that went with us as well. A lot of laughing, fellowshipping, and getting to know one another better. They don't have children, but have baby fever so they were more than eager to help with Hunter.
Regarding cleaning and schedules I have made one that would work great for me I just haven't had a chance to start it yet. Probably next week after I get all the stuff put back and cleaned up from vacation.
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/14/2008 9:15:32 AM
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Here's the schedule I'm on, now:
Everyday
Pick up clutter
Clean Kitchen
Bible Study
Monday
Ice Skate
Laundry
Water Lawn
Errands (close to home)
Tuesday
Cycle
Dust
Vaccum
Mop
Clean Bathroom
Wednesday
Bible Study Group Meeting (discuss what we learned all week)
Lunch w/ friend
Errands that are close to church side of town
Thursday
Volunteer at Church
Cycle (if I get home early enough)
Friday
Ice Skate
Laundry
Water Lawn
Menu Plan
I tried to keep a schedule where I had to clean one room per day, but that didn't work out for me. It was too chopped up and I would think things like "I don't want to pull out the vaccum to just do this one room" or "I don't want to use one swiffer disposable duster per day. That's just wasteful." It's just dh and I, and we're not too messy... nor do we live in a high dust area. I'm comfortable with company coming if I get to clean once a week and pick up clutter daily. I've also had to add stuff like Bible study and exercise to my list. Otherwise they get left off, and I want them to be a priority.
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/14/2008 9:36:29 AM
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You ladies seem so organized for your cleaning. I try to get that way, but my schedule ends up a flop in a couple of weeks. I have tried different ones, but maybe I'm just not getting it right. There never seems to be enough hours in the day. I read somewhere if you wanted encouragement to get your house cleaned up, you just have to get up and do it. So, some days, I tell myself, "Get up and do it" or it won't get done. With our financial status right now, every time I think of a great organizing idea...for instance, separating my kids toys into bins, with like things being together, then they only use one bin a day, and everything stays more organized and not too many toys out at once... then I realize that I can't buy bins yet because we don't have the money... The biggest problem is our master bedroom which I can't even get to maintance level because there is just too much stuff in there for the space we have...but it's all stuff that is not clutter and can't be thrown out... Anyway, thanks for posting your cleaning schedules. Maybe by reading yours I will see where mine fails and try to work it out better.
Other than that, things are going pretty well here. I am living out the last few days of my twenties. I will be thirty on Friday. My son, who shares a birthday with me (what a wonderful gift!), will be 4 on Friday. :) :)
My two boys are arguing on who gets to swat the fly...gotta go make a decision...
"Mama, can you get the flyswatter for me?"
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/14/2008 9:49:26 AM
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My two boys are arguing on who gets to swat the fly...gotta go make a decision...
"Mama, can you get the flyswatter for me?"
That's funny!!
One thing about cleaning is personality plays a big part as to what works for you and what takes priority for you. You're first paragraph reminded me of dh (not that you sound like him, but your financial reasons for not getting organized reminded me of his excuses.) He gets so easily overwhelmed by clutter and then he gets a negative attitude because he lets his clutter pile up and he won't find homes for things. He finally gets to the point where he thinks our home is too small and nothing has a home (Woe is me!!!) Cleaning clutter simply isn't a priority to him, first of all... and secondly, he looks at a pile of clutter and thinks there are too many details for him to deal with. That's when the excuses start. It would be funny if it was someone else daeling with his messes.  The facts are that most of the stuff he is cluttery with either belong in the trash (junk mail,) a file folder, or a book case and so they already have a home. If not, there is generally somewhere in a newly created file, closet or book case that it can find a home easily. If not, there is generally something that hasn't been used in a couple of years hiding in a closet or book case that needs to be gone through and given to charity. Anyhow, it's really very interesting (and frustrating, at times) how we look at organizing so differently.
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/14/2008 9:56:28 AM
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Wow, I feel like not a very good SAHM!! I don't have anything close to a schedule.
I was brought up in a home that was only cleaned when company came over...so I'm just not used to keeping the house clean on a daily basis. I have learned however, that hubby needs the kitchen to be cleaned up when he gets home. The rest of the house could be a disaster, but if the dishes are done, we're good to go. I on the other hand, prefer the living room to be tidy, so I try to keep both in a livable state.
But other than that, I do laundry when it needs done, I vacuum when the carpet needs it, and I sweep when I feel like I'm in a sandbox. (usually every day) Toilets and stuff are cleaned when I notice them getting dirty. And then, of course, the house is cleaned up spotless when company comes over
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/14/2008 10:08:02 AM
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With our financial status right now, every time I think of a great organizing idea...for instance, separating my kids toys into bins, with like things being together, then they only use one bin a day, and everything stays more organized and not too many toys out at once... then I realize that I can't buy bins yet because we don't have the money...
I totally understand living with a tight budget and I am in no way suggesting that you spend money you don't have. I just wanted to share that I have found that good organizational items, like the toy bins, are worth it if you can find somewhere else to scrimp that week. Being home all day with your kids can make you nuts. Dealing with constant chaos in that home all day can send you over the edge.
I have not regretted any item I *splurged* on that keeps my home in good running order. You will have those items for years and years to come, they grow with your family and make homelife so much more enjoyable. (IMO) I would rather have a few beloved things, well taken care of and stored that more *stuff* all over the place.
DISCLAIMER: Take what I say with a grain of salt, You all already know I am freak about this stuff!
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/14/2008 10:23:09 AM
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I guess I just don't know any other way. I have no idea how to even start to keep the house clean all the time.
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RE: SAHM Support Part II - 7/14/2008 10:44:56 AM
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I guess I just don't know any other way. I have no idea how to even start to keep the house clean all the time.
I read a book called something like "How to Not Be a Messie" a few years ago and it opened my eyes to cleaning regularly. That was the first I had heard of it, too.
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Most evenings when he comes home the living room floor is full of toys. The kids and I pick it up before they go to bed. I like to go to bed clutter-free. 
