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A cleaning schedule built around your real week

Choose how many minutes you really have on a weekday and which zones your home has. You’ll get daily resets, one zone a day and a monthly list you can print.

Time you have on a typical weekday
Zones in your home

Our cleaning schedule

Every day · about 15 minutes

  • Dishes done or loaded, counters wiped
  • Ten-minute pickup of the main living space
  • One load of laundry moving

Kids’ jobs: put their own things away, match socks, wipe the table, empty small bins.

One zone a day · about 20 minutes

  • Monday: Kitchen: wipe cupboard fronts, clean the sink and hob, mop the floor
  • Tuesday: Bathrooms: toilet, sink, shower or bath, mirror and floor
  • Wednesday: Living areas: dust surfaces, vacuum under cushions, tidy shelves
  • Thursday: Bedrooms: change sheets, dust, vacuum and clear surfaces
  • Friday: Floors: vacuum and mop the main rooms
  • Saturday: Laundry: wash towels and bedding, clean the machine seal

Sunday is a rest day, or the day for anything that slipped.

Monthly · pick one a week

  • Wipe light switches and door handles
  • Clean the microwave and the fridge shelves
  • Wash cushion covers or throws
  • Dust high shelves and the tops of cupboards
  • Vacuum under beds and sofas
  • Descale the kettle and clean the toaster crumb tray
  • Wash the kitchen bins
  • Wipe skirting boards in one room

Follow product labels, keep cleaning products away from children and never mix products. Saved on this device only.

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