The usual morning routine:
- Read emails, check blog stats and read RSS feeds while it’s quiet before anyone else is up
- Unload the dishwasher (and reload with the breakfast stuff)
- Quickly wipe the toilets and sinks (and I also put bleach down the toilets on a Friday)
- Put a load in the washing machine
- Wipe the kitchen worktop and table
- Check the calendar and my to-dos in Things for the day
- Check my list of meals for the week (to see if I need to take anything out the freezer or buy something later
I don’t work on a Friday so it’s my big housework day. I do this in the morning and I do it as quickly as I can. (The FlyLady does all this on a Monday but I prefer a Friday so the house is all clean for the weekend and I can relax knowing there is nothing needing done. She also says it should take about an hour but I find it takes me close to double that. It obviously depends on the size of your house…and whether you have a dog who is moulting more than you would think is caninely possible!)
- Hoover everywhere apart from the rooms done yesterday. This is a “maintenance” job so I don’t move furniture. (I only hoover under furniture when part of deep-clean jobs.)
- Wash the kitchen floor
- Dust
- Clean the glass on the internal doors and all the mirrors (using my trusty e-cloth so it takes no time at all)
The afternoon routine on a Friday is pretty quick. There’s rarely any decluttering or tidying left to do in the “deep-clean area”. And I try to make sure I have done all the deep-clean jobs earlier in the week.
- Hang out the washing on the line or put it in the tumble dryer, depending on the weather
- 15 minutes decluttering/tidying in “deep clean area” for the week (if necessary)
- Get the dried washing and do 15 minutes ironing
- Process my in-basket (GTD style)
- Make dinner
The bedtime routine is the same:
- Put the dishwasher on
- Wipe down the kitchen worktops/hob
- Check what’s for dinner tomorrow in case I need to take something out the freezer to defrost overnight in the fridge
- Check the calendar for tomorrow
- Decide what to wear tomorrow
- Clear the “hotspots”
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