thread: What's your daily/weekly/monthly housework routine?

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  1. #1
    2014 BellyBelly RAK Recipient.

    Dec 2008
    Melbourne, VIC
    4,637

    You ladies put me to shame

    And I was sooooooooo good before DS arrived

    Sigh ...............

    BUT, when I move into a nice big house soon I'm gonna.........you all thought I was gonna say I'll try harder?????? I'm gonna get myself one of them cleaners

  2. #2

    Dec 2010
    Victoria
    1,108

    daily i-
    wash dishes
    wipe down all the benches
    make the bed
    put any clothes away
    wipe down my shower & hand basin

    weekly i -
    dust
    wipe down my dining table
    vacuum house & lounges
    mop
    clean bathroom - jif/disinfectant - once a month ill white king the shower
    clean down my stove/fingerprints on ss appliances
    change bed sheets etc

    every couple of days i wash clothes, but its only dh and i for now!

  3. #3

    Jul 2009
    Australia
    5,102

    I used to be really good with my housework, even better when i was nesting! Then DD came along and i just fell behind but now my routines are:

    Daily:

    Dishes
    Wipe down benches, stove and sink
    Washing, fold and put away clean washing.
    Tidy up loungeroom, DD's room and front area (she usually trashes them throughout the day so i go around after her cleaning up)
    Vacuum & mop every 2nd day
    Empty bin and clean bin

    Weekly:

    Full house vacuum & mop
    Clean bathroom and toilet
    Wash sheets and air out pillows

    Monthly to 6 monthly:

    Wipe down walls, skirting boards
    Clean shower top to bottom
    Get carpets cleaned (this hasnt started so its a thing to start doing)
    Spring clean the house and garage get rid of junk we dont need or use (this is probably a yearly thing)

    I could be better and not all the time i follow this routine.. if im sick of DD is sick then i dont.

  4. #4

    Jun 2010
    District Twelve
    8,425

    What stands out from reading this post is none of you mention what your DP/H does. Please, please, please tell me he does his fair share of housework!! After all, it's not the 1950s!!!!

  5. #5

    Jul 2009
    Australia
    5,102

    What stands out from reading this post is none of you mention what your DP/H does. Please, please, please tell me he does his fair share of housework!! After all, it's not the 1950s!!!!
    DP is in charge of keeping his computer room clean, mowing the lawns. He does the vacuuming when i ask and cleans the oven. But because he is at work more than me i do everything else when im home.

  6. #6
    2014 BellyBelly RAK Recipient.

    Dec 2008
    Melbourne, VIC
    4,637

    N2L, my DF does twice as much as me cleaning wise plus he cooks and does the lawns and washes my car! lol. Definitely not he 50's here I'm just laaaaaaaaazy

  7. #7
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    Ok SO my routine for me daily is:

    Dishes (usually 3 times)
    Washing wash dry fold put away
    Sweep kitchen and dining
    Vac lounge.

    I'm finding I'm getting most of that done by 10-11, so I come and chill on the comp for an hour and then get into lunch.
    I've decided I will do 1 weekly job every day and on Tuesdays and Thursdays when I don't go anywhere during the day I will do 2.

    Weekly
    * vac hallway and bedrooms
    * sweep and mop laundry, bathroom, toilet etc.
    * Full kitchen dining Mop.
    *wipe down all doors
    * bathrooms and laundry sinks cleaned
    *Beds changed
    * microwave cleaned out.
    *fire place cleaned out - probably more like twice weekly

    Monthly
    *windows cleaned inside and out
    * walls and skirting boards wiped down
    *oven cleaned
    *Lounge suite wiped and conditioned (leather)
    *Dusting
    * clean fridge (inside and outsde)
    *toy and clothes cull.


    Now My hubby will help when I haven't gotten around to it (I'm a bit crook so he was team housework yesterday).
    He also:
    Cuts and Carts wood for the fire.
    Takes the bins out (which is about 500 metre walk one way)
    Is in charge of all the outside stuff
    Washes the cars
    He MUST keep all his clutter under control ( I will be getting into him about this one! He's a mad car freak.... car EVERYTHING!).
    He also does the grocery shopping with me, looks after the kids 3 nights a week while I'm out doing me stuff, looks after them if I'm going away for a weekend etc.
    He also cooks some of the time.

    He used to have to do EVERYTHING. I've only just started being this way and I actually don't mind it. I don't mind cleaning the house during the day. I know he's kinda freaked out at the moment because 2 months ago before our move, I was lucky to wash the dishes once a week! I was lucky to vac once a fortnight! There were lots of issues around the reasons behind this... but being in a new house has really fixed it all up.
    Now that I'm all domesticated, I'm hitting him up for a romantic dinner date once a month.

  8. #8
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    Jan 2007
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