So, how often do you.............do your household chores?! lol

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I do a little bit of everything everyday. I have a timer that I set for 15 minutes in each room and do whatever I can get done in 15 minutes. There are a few chores that I don't consider part of that, though, the weekly ones, or like the continuous kitchen stuff.



Wash Dishes: Load the washer throughout the day, then run it at night, unload it everyday during the kitchen's 15.

Sweep/Mop: About every other day--you have to go through my kitchen from the garage so it gets bad quick.

Vacuum: Everyday during the 15 for each room.

Laundry: Every other day or so, but not on weekends-that's my break!

Bed linens: I make the beds everyday, but I only take the linens off and wash them on Fridays.

Dust: Everyday, during the 15.

Wash my hair: Every day :( It's an oily mess if I don't.

Wash kid: Pretty much every day, unless he is unusually clean, my little bugger gets dirty.

Iron: I don't iron either. If it has to be ironed, it has to be dry cleaned.

Cooking: Every night except Mondays (Taekwondo goes late that night, so we get take away) and we eat out a lot on weekends too...

Grocery shopping: I aim for once every 2 weeks, but usually make a weekly run for stuff we use up too quick.



I forgot bathrooms :/ wouldn't want to do that in real life. I have two, so I clean each one every other day--I'm the only girl in this house, you can't let it go long around here :P

Shannintipton - posted on 10/05/2011

Hi Kitty, Thank you for your response but this thread is a little old. Anything over six months is considered old so I am going to lock it but thanks again for your input. :)

Donna - posted on 10/05/2011

Wash dishes: 2-3 Times a day
Mop Floors: Once a week. they r white and get crap on them easily
Sweep Floors: Every second day or so, depending on the mess,
Vacuum:2x a week, we only have rugs in our foyer and upstairs day room
Do the laundry:once a week, we have a washer but no dryer so i do like 4-5 loads then bring them to the laundromat to dry
Bathe the kids: Every other day toi every day
Wash your hair: Try to do this every 2nd day or else it gets oily!
Clean bathroom sink & toilet:once a month lol
Dust: hardly, i i see it ill clean it
Cook dinner/lunch: daily i like home cooked meals
Grocery shopping: one a week to once every other week
Wash sheets: Monthly, but more often if they get real bad or have a leaky nappy or in summer.
Ironing: Never! lol. i dont have one

Brianna - posted on 05/23/2011

Wash dishes: daily
Mop Floors: Once a month or so
Vacuum: once a week unless company is coming or its really dirty
Do the laundry: every 2 or 3 days
Bathe the kids: daily
Wash your hair: every second day
Clean bathroom sink & toilet: at least once a week
Dust: once a week unless i have company coming over
Cook dinner/lunch: usually 5 days a week at least
Grocery shopping: 1 or 2 times weekly (seems like you always run out of something u need)
Wash sheets: monthly
empty trash cans: once a week except for the kitchen garbage cuz that one fills alot faster

Wendy - posted on 05/23/2011

Im the same way! My kids are 77 year old boy and 4 year old little girl. They try so hard to help me ut honestly I rather do everything myself. lol

Jenni - posted on 04/18/2011

Im a SAHM with 2 under 2-

Wash dishes: umm- when we are out of clean sippys
Mop Floors: every 2 weeks, or when its sticky n gross
Sweep Floors: Every second day or so, depending on the mess, not a routine
Vacuum: Doing this a bit more often now, maybe every 2-3days but used to let this go for a couple weeks at a time!
Do the laundry: TRYING to get on this one- but at the moment- only when i need something clean for a specific reason..
Bathe the kids: Every day 2 xs a day
Wash your hair: like twice a week! i dont have time to blow dry n style it, and HATE going to bed with wet hair or i get sick
Clean bathroom sink & toilet: toilet? for some reason ours NEVER looks gross- but i always squit disenfectant in it because my 1 yr old is in a "toilet phase"
Dust: haha- dust? hmm never!
Cook dinner/lunch: working on this one!!!!
Grocery shopping: always running to the store for something this past week i have been to wal mart every day!!!
Wash sheets: every few days-up to a week
Ironing: Never! lol.

Kim - posted on 01/15/2011

I do Flylady.com. Its great to keep organized. Each room or area has a week.

Dishes-when there is a pile, usually first thing in the morning, before and after dinner.

Mop floors-every other week, once a month really well, corners etc

Sweep- when it needs it

Vac-downstairs weekly, upstairs monthly

Dust-when it really needs it, less upstairs

Bathrooms-downstairs 2-3 times a week, upstairs quickly wipe down once a week, good cleaning every other week.

Laundry-usually daily

Change beds-weekly

shower/bathe kids-every 2 days, more if hot out

Grocery shopping-when we need it. My husband will grab milk or something on the way home.

Dinners- 3-4 times a week. The other days I have leftovers the kids usually have something like chicken nuggets or pizzas

But I am neatening and cleaning constantly, it seems its never ending.

Allie - posted on 01/15/2011

I'm a stay at home mom and a college student. I have a two year old, but he goes to school three times a week so I have a little bit more 'free' time to do some things. Not to mention that I do have issues with germs.. (my husband jokes that its OCD but its not)
Wash dishes: At least twice a day
Mop Floors: Once every week- week and a half
Sweep Floors: depending on the mess every other day
Vacuum: once a day....
Do the laundry: Probably one load a day (potty training toddler)
Bathe the kids: every night (with the occasional off day)
Wash your hair: I try and do it every two days at least...
Clean bathroom sink & toilet: At least once a week.. but typically every three days.
Dust: unfortunately only once a month-month and a half (unless my in-laws are coming in town)
Cook dinner/lunch: Every day. I cook every meal.. even though breakfast typically consists of oat meal or cereal.
Grocery shopping: Once a week.. but I may have to run in and get milk or a random thing for a recipe.
Wash sheets: My sons, twice a week because he has bad allergies and eczema... mine and my husbands once a month or so.
Ironing: I DESPISE ironing... I honestly would rather scrub a toilet. I NEVER iron. My husband irons his own work shirts... I refuse to do it.
Put away folded laundry: When I finally get fed up with it not doing itself (once a week or so lol)

Susan - posted on 01/15/2011

Wash dishes: After B'fast, Lunch and dinner
Mop Floors: Once per week
Sweep Floors: Whenever it looks dirty, weekly usually.
Vacuum: Once per week.
Do the laundry: Daily
Bathe the kids: Daily or every 2nd day
Wash your hair: Every 2 - 3 days ( I have dry hair)
Clean bathroom sink & toilet: 1 - 2 tmes per week
Dust: Whenever I see it needs it
Cook dinner/lunch: Daily
Grocery shopping: Main shop once per week, go out for a walk and get bits a pieces twice per week.
Wash sheets: once every 3 weeks but weekly for LO's bed.
Ironing: Whenever something needs doing, so daily,'

Amanda - posted on 01/06/2011

sounds ab like me lol...my kids are 3 and almost 1.

Vegemite - posted on 12/11/2010

yeah i totally agree with you Wendy. I good relationship will always bring out the best in all of us.

Shannon - posted on 12/07/2010

Wash dishes: There is always a sink full of hot soapy water whe I am in the kitchen. I hate to see dshes in the sink.
Mop Floors: Once a week, usually before the kids get up for school that way there is no one up to walk on it.
Sweep Floors: Every morning before I mop
Vacuum: Every other day
Do the laundry: We have a family of 6 so the laundry s getting done all the time. However, I have older kids so they help out with the dishes and the laundry.
Bathe the kids: Since mine are older they can do it themselves, but it is a daily thing usually in the morning before school.
Wash your hair: Everyday
Clean bathroom sink & toilet: This is a thing that gets done every other day because we have a lot of people in our ome.
Dust: Once a week
Cook dinner/lunch: Daily
Grocery shopping: Weekly, I make out a "menu" and then go shopping for the week.
Wash sheets: Twice a week.
Ironing: I do not own an ironing board or an iron so I guess..never :)

Angela - posted on 12/07/2010

Wash Dishes, All the time! I have even have had to run the dishwasher twice and despite the dishwasher I am the other one all day.
Mop Floors, I have hardwood floors through out my home and I Mop the main floors (kitchen, living and dining area) every other day. When my daughter was a crawler I moped every day. It freaked me out to think she was crawling on a dirty floor. The bedrooms and other area's of the house once a week.
Vacum daily sometimes twice a day in the main living areas and again the rest once a week.
Laundry I do daily, at least one load a day.But I don't have a dryer(getting one soon) So I have to count for drying time on the line. If I don't it gets backed up.
I don't have to sweep because I can vacuum the entire house and I do
Bathe Claire every night before bed it is a part of her bed time ritual
Clean Bathroom, Deep clean every week and spot clean daily if I have time sometimes I forget to wipe out the sinks and mirrors. However if I do spot clean daily I don't have to deep clean so much.
Wash my hair every other day I do tend to worry about my needs last...
Wash sheets well, I wash them when there is a full load but I change them weekly and or more if there is a need such as a leaky diaper, puke etc.
Ironing I do it rarely, for myself or daughter. My husband does is own.
Cooking, I do it daily for all meals most of the time.
Grocery shopping about 3 times per week sometimes more. I live in Europe our Fridge is very small as most Europeans are. I can go to fresh markets daily so that is nice for a person who likes to cook like myself.
Dust well that is were I am a slacker about once a month or before company comes lol. But I have to say I got this wall cabinest that has doors and it does not get dusty much in our living room however being short I often don't see the dust eaither on wall shelves etc. I will on occasions leave some dinner dishes for the next day.
I do not like to clean but I have to admit I like a clean house and can be a bit of a neat freak at times. i hate clutter! My husband is terrible about putting things away in their place drives me nuts

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I have a lived in house and would much rather spend time with my son getting messy than hours cleaning. But this is my schedule as such.

Dishes: once a day, I unload the dishwasher in the morning and reload it it throughout the day. It goes on at some point everyday.
Mop floors: Once a month - only kitchen floor to mop, bathroom floor is so small I just wash it on my hands and knees, I'm not sure a mop would fit in my bathroom lol.
Sweep floors: weekly
Vacuum: Twice a week including bathroom and kitchen floors, more if my son makes an almighty mess on the floor (or if my hubby does for that matter).
Scrub the carpets: Daily when my son gets sick or wee or poo or food on the carpet I have to clean it so it doesn't stain.
Laundry: I do at least one load daily, dry it in the tumble dryer now it's winter in summer I line dry everything but my towels (I like them soft and fluffy from the tumble dryer not hard and crispy like the line makes them).
Bath my son: Every couple of days, unless he is filthy.
Shower me: Every other day including hair wash.
Clean bathroom: At least twice a week, my hubby misses A LOT he's too busy playing target practice, would you believe he's 27 yo for goodness sake.
Dust: Er Whats that...quarterly (every 3 months or so)
Cook dinner: pretty much everyday unless I'm feeling really sick, then hubby does it.
Lunch: Everyday I've got to feed me and my son.
Grocery shop: Delivered weekly (I hate supermarkets).
Ironing: When I can be bothered, I have a pile as big as me that needs doing I will psyche myself up to it this week, I've got to!
Tidy toys: Constantly
Clean Kitchen: Daily wipedown of surfaces
Wash sheets: Monthly maybe a bit longer if I forget.
Clean bedrooms: Monthly.

I take the weekends off and spend time with my family so Monday is always a big cleaning day for me.

Wendy - posted on 12/06/2010

@ Christine Cook. I'm always so glad to hear stories like yours (not the marriage counseling part, but ya know what I'm getting at). Your husband sounds like a great guy who has grown with you over the course of your relationship. I'm sure he appreciated you working so hard on your home even before the counseling, but sometimes guys like your/my hub feel they have to take their command presence to a "dictator" level. Once a man realizes that his wife WANTS to please him, he will lead with kind, loving dominance and not selfish control. The same goes for us though - women sometimes forget what our guys go through and as men don't show their emotions like we do, it can come out as bitterness and anger. It's just a matter of knowing your man and bringing the best in him out. Just like he does you!

Alyssa - posted on 12/05/2010

When it comes to my kitchen, everything gets done before we go to bed.



Dishes: they get piled in the sink until I have an empty dishwasher. I hate doing dishes. If the dishwasher is empty (or my cabinets are empty and dishes need to be put away...) then everything is rinsed off and put in the dishwasher immediately. My husband doesn't let me put pans in the dishwasher so those are washed as soon as they've been used.

Mop floors: we don't own a mop or anything of the sort! If someone makes a mess, I pull out one of my two thousand (or so it seems) dish rags and clean it up (with a little soap if needed). Every couple of months I'll get down with a rag and bleach water and clean the whole kitchen and dining room floors. Bathroom floors are only done as needed.

Vacuum: Pretty much never... Terrible, I know. Its usually once or twice a month but that's it. I think I might hate vacuuming even more than doing dishes!

Laundry: My son's is done usually once a week. He's got enough clothes, blankets, and towels to get him through a week. I do mine and my husband's as it comes up. Towels for the master bathroom are done when they've all been used. Then I wash the rugs and shower curtain if needed at the same time. Towels for the guest bathroom are only ever done when we have company but have to be done in two different loads - smart me did black and white!

Clean bathroom: This is all done as needed. I hate seeing toothpaste in my sink and my husband is SO good at putting it there!

Dust: I've never heard of such a thing... We moved into this house 7 months ago and I've not yet dusted. If I happen to see something that looks really bad I'll wipe it off with a damp rag.

Cook dinner/lunch: I cook dinner every night. Lunch is dependent on what I feel like. Most of the time its some kind of pasta and my son is chicken or hot dogs (or my pasta...). Every weekend my husband does pancakes and eggs for breakfast.

Grocery shopping: Every day it seems! With the new area, we don't know anybody and so we take our time out of the house and go to the grocery store! We split our shopping trips between two different stores depending on sales and current prices.

Wash sheets: We have 3 cats that like to sleep in our bed. I HATE the cat hair... Its done as often as I can remember. Up to once a week sometimes every two weeks. My son's bed I try to do once a week. He drools all over it and the cats like to sleep on his bed.

Ironing: Until recently I wasn't able to press anything... REALLY bad history with irons and an ex. I still don't do it unless its necessary. My husband wears jeans and polo shirts to work and I don't have anything that needs pressing. If something is particularly wrinkly, I put it back in the dryer with a damp wash cloth or hang it up in a steamy bathroom.



About that kitchen... After dinner is the big clean. My husband takes charge of the boy and I get all the dishes loaded, everything hand washed that needs handwashing, wash the counters and stove, wash the cutting board, shake out rugs, sweep, and wash the sink. The sink is always last and usually once a week I have to scrub it with Cameo. For some reason it rusts really easy. Part of my kitchen cleaning routine includes scrubbing my wedding ring. And its REALLY sparkly when all is said and done :D. It sparkles even when the lights are off! So I guess cleaning the kitchen is entirely worth it!!

Crystal - posted on 12/04/2010

house work never ends there is not a day that i dont do it with 2 kids its hard but noone else is going to do it, im in a routine now so i instantly just do it amungst everything else....underappreciated but thats my duties

Katie - posted on 12/04/2010

Wash dishes: Usually once a day, in the evening
Mop Floors: Not nearly enough. Sometimes, I'll go months. That's one thing that I constantly forget about.
Sweep Floors: Not a routine.
Vacuum: I try to do it at least once or twice a week.
Do the laundry: Usually once a week for ours. Either once or twice a week for the baby's.
Bathe the kids: 3 times a week.
Wash your hair: About every 2-3 days.
Clean bathroom sink & toilet: I try to get it once a week.
Dust: Whenever i see it, i mean whenever it looks bad. Can be a week or so.
Cook dinner/lunch: I usually cook dinner every couple of days. (I try to have leftovers for other days so I don't have to cook) My daughter's only 8 months, so I don't have to cook her lunch yet.
Grocery shopping: Once weekly, unless we run out of diapers, and they can't last til the next shopping day.
Wash sheets: Every couple of weeks.
Ironing: Before going places or to church. I don't care about the clothes I wear around the house looking bad.
I don't have a whole lot of energy, and my little one wears me out, so sometimes I would rather nap when she's sleeping than do chores. I am getting better at getting the more important things done though.

Duttonkelly - posted on 12/04/2010

it is mostly i have two babies even though my son is four he can't help with much and my daughter is too young so it is me an my hubby doing all of what eve we can.sorry for writing bits and peices that is how i thinklol

Duttonkelly - posted on 12/04/2010

i always make sure the sinks are leaned out and don't smell my husband takes out the garbage..i just mostly ake sure the kids are ok most of the day..

Duttonkelly - posted on 12/04/2010

i hate when my husband comes home with dirty yukky clothes from working he ends up taking care of that cause he doesn't want me or the kids to get anything or get sick from whatevr he works in..

Duttonkelly - posted on 12/04/2010

barely do windows i wash them when they look horrible or when it is for decorating that is about it.

Duttonkelly - posted on 12/04/2010

i have the same i have an autistic child and a daughter 2 and they take alot of my energy just being there for them ..it may sem like i am lazy but the truth is i get worn out.i let my dishes go wheni get in a slumb kind of mood.i hate feeling like everything is a deadline for me so i feel underprssure and don't do it as often as i would like to be doing ..i wipe things down when it is absolutely necessary i say i will get ther but i do it on an as need bases..if i need something washed i throw it in and if it looks like i can't order for dinner then i make something but it is always the easy way.i wash sheets when i think they need it. i don't leep up as i should i do have my husband who picks up the lcack that i can't or don't do
my cildren get their baths every night or every other night..i make lunch for my son make sure he gets off to school which he doesn't help with dressing him and he cries evrytime he has to leave which upsets me evryday.i have to do appointments and make sure my daughter gets her child link.i don;t iron .dusting as much as possible i get scared of cause i and my daughter has asmtha

Kristen - posted on 12/04/2010

I have been getting lazy with the dishes...This pregnancy and having a toddler is sure making me more lazy! so i do dishes when one side of the sink i full
I sweep once a day...with a toddler, things get super messy everytime he eats!
laundry...i do it when it desperately needs to be done lol. my husband is working and going to school...it is getting harder now to go to the laundry mat with the baby..
we go "Big" grocery shopping every two weeks...sometimes go in the middle for just a few things. everything else, i do pretty much the same as you :)

Bonnie - posted on 12/04/2010

wash dishes: all day
map floor: never, use the swifter
vacuum: every 3 weeks, my oys hate the vacuum,so they cry the whole time!
laundry: everyday but Sun.
wash my hair: every other day
clean bathroom: every 3 weeks
dust: when it gets bad, summer,spring, and fall more often because we have the windows open
cook dinner/lunch: everyday
grocery shopping: once a week, usually on Thurs.
wash sheets: once a month
iron: never!

Hayley - posted on 12/04/2010

My house is clean but definitely not tidy......I like to say its more "lived in" lol!

Sal - posted on 12/04/2010

i seem to do it al lday every day......washing everyday at least one load, folding everyday, washing up 2 + loads a day, sweep, vaccum pretty much daily, kitchen 2 times atleast, after breafast and after dinner, kids bathed everyday, usualy twice (i encourage messy out door play), cook 5-6+ evening meals and lunch a week, and several cook breakfasts (hubby does shift work so breakfast is sometimes our family meal) sheets usually weekly as with dusting and bathrooms, mop everyother week or when too grotty for even me to stand, groceries at least 3 times a fortnight, ironing when someone needs somthing, hubby does his uniforms-his thing, i would do them, wash my hair everyday. but rarely blow dry or straighten, no matter what i do i still seem to find more

Melissa - posted on 12/03/2010

ummm I have become sooooo lazy...dishes and laundry my hubby and I try to do them daily..everything else has become a once a week thing! BUT I just got a new steam mop so I will prob start sweeping and mopping more...lol!

Maggie - posted on 12/03/2010

Wash dishes: Load dishwasher whenever they appear and run it at night
Mop Floors: every second day
Scrub floors: once a month
wax floors: every 6 months
Sweep Floors: whole house - every day, dinning room and kitchen 2-3 times a day
Vacuum: every day
Do the laundry: once a week (I have to go to the basement of my building to do it - real pain in the bum!)
Bathe the kids: Every day
Wash your hair: every day
Clean bathroom sink & toilet: every day I do a quick swish in the toilet and wipe out the sink and clean them with cleaners every 2 days
Dust: every second day
Cook dinner/lunch: every day (except when my husband comes back home from being out of town and then we get take out - usually once a month)
baking: once a week (unless my DD asks to do some baking during the week)
Grocery shopping: once a week
Wash sheets: once a week in fall/winter/spring, twice a week in summer
Ironing: once a week (unless my husband just balls his dress shirts up when he takes them off - this really annoys me =( )
Clean up toys: every day
wash windows: once a month (and spot cleaning when I find little finger prints)
clean oven: once a month
clean/vacuum couches: once a week

Melissa - posted on 12/03/2010

Wash dishes: Once a day maybe but usually the sink is full before I get to it
Mop Floors: Like you... do it as it looks bad really or maybe once every few weeks (or once a month sometimes)
Sweep Floors: again, maybe once in a few days
Vacuum: about once a week in the main room, in the bedrooms it will sometimes go for a month or longer : /
Do the laundry: my hubby actually does this about once a week but I have been trying to get to it before the weekend although that rarely happens
Bathe the kids: usually every second day
Wash your hair: every other day
Clean bathroom sink & toilet: I don't really have a schedule for this... usually do it when it needs it... which might be a few weeks
Dust: when it bothers me (could be really long) or when I'm having people over and it looks bad... lol
Cook dinner/lunch: I cook a lot; usually almost every day or every other day (which makes me have to do more dishes but oh well) I steam veggies a lot (ziplock steambags and use a lot of bagged meals or canned veggies and rice or beans ... I'm basically a vegetarian that eats meat occasionally
Grocery shopping: usually about every 2 weeks... more if needed
Wash sheets: I try to change them once a week and since we have multiple sets they get washed about once ever few weeks
Ironing: I never iron.. I can't stand it; I only iron if I have a big important work day or meeting or something like that and since I don't work right now... that's never!

Tiffany - posted on 12/03/2010

Wash dishes: CONSTANTLY lol...it seems like it's never ending with them.

Mop floors: I'm bad with this, but lately it's been about once a week or when they get bad.

Sweep floors: I was bad with this but now I do it every day so that it doesn't get bad.

Vacuum: I was just looking at my floors this morning and thinking 'I need to vacuum today' lol. I try to do it a few times a week for the living room....the bedrooms I need to do more often cos of dust.

Laundry: I try to keep on top of it. My daughters gets done once a week cos she doesn't dirty much.

Bathing: My daughter gets a bath once a week because she has really dry skin. She gets hands and face washed every day as well as her teeth every day.

Wash hair: I'm lucky if I get a shower 2 times a week any more I swear.

Bathroom sink/toilet: I do the toilet as it's needed and the sink I pick up every day because my boyfriend is a slob. He does the bathtub when it needs it.

Dust: This is the chore I loathe. When I see it, I get rid of it. I hate dusting. Feels like it's never ending.

Cook dinner/lunch: Every day I make something. Have to learn to have quick fixes for those days you don't feel like cooking.

Grocery shopping: 1 big trip twice a month and sometimes run back out a few times for milk and such.

Wash sheets: We're bad with this too lol...we go about 3 weeks with ours but my daughter we do once a week with her laundry.

Ironing: We don't even own one haha. My boyfriends work clothes are wrinkle resistant and unless we have something like a wedding to go to, we don't iron lol. Waste of time I could be spending with my little girl.

Pick up toys: EVERY day, about 4 times a day lol. My daughter now empties ALL of her toy bins in the living room so I am constantly picking them up.

Deborah - posted on 12/03/2010

Wash dishes: atleast once a day if not more
Mop floors: once or twice a week. depending on the need.
Sweep floors: when needed
Vacuum: about once or twice a week. depending on the need.
Do the Laundry: when the laundry baskets get full....generally ever 3 days.
Bathe the kids: my kids are on a rotating schedule. one kid per night. no showers on saturday unless needed,
Wash my hair: ever 2-3 days or so. if I do it mor my hair gets too poofy
Clean Bathroom: Im weird about this. I have to do iteveryother day.
Dust: thats my oldests daughters chore
Cooking Dinner/lunch:I rarely cook lunch, but I cook dinner atleast 6 days a week.
Grocery shopping: Every week
Wash the sheets: Every 2 weeks
Ironing-only when needed.

A - posted on 12/02/2010

You and me are pretty much the same :)

Jessica - posted on 12/02/2010

i hate cleaning! its a like shoveling in a blizzard when you have kids.... heres my "list of chores"
shower myself: once a day while kids nap
bathe kids: every day, or at least every other day
dishes: once a day, after kids nap.
sweep/mop kitchen: when crumbs start sticking to my bare feet.
vaccuum: everyday, or at least every other day.
laundry: i would love to do it every other day but dont currently have a washer/dryer so we have to go to laundromats once a wk or so.
dust: never
bathroom: when its so gross i cant take it.
pick up toys/kids room: at least every other day.
my room: never clean, no kid zone bc all the clothes that i still cant fit back into are strewn all over.
trash: HIS job.
windows: once a wk. *only our sliding glass door though.

i wish i had a "smart house" that would clean itself... although im glad i have kids to help take some of the stress off me! kids are the perfect personal maid, hahaha. jk jk.

Melanie - posted on 12/02/2010

oh i forgot sterilising bottles which i do al least 4 to 5 times a day with the twins.

Melanie - posted on 12/02/2010

In regards to cleaning i have sort of let things slide the last few days. I have a 3yr old and twin boy who are 6 days old.
Washing dishes: daily as soon as i see them
Mop floors: Maybe once a month
Do laundry: With 2 newborns i have realised i need to wash almost daily too keep on top of it.
Wash Sheets: Every 2 to 3 weeks
Grocery shopping: Main shop every 2 weeks but i get things if i them before the next shop.
Bathroom/toilet: Every 3 to 4 days
Bath the kids: 3yr old every night or morning and twins once a week.
Ironing: Never i used to but not anymore.
Cook meals: Maybe once a week atm.
Dust when i see it or it looks bad i clean it.
Vacuum: Daily have to considering the stuff my 3yr old gets into.
Wash my hair: Every second day
Clean kids room: Atm only once a week with the twins and for 3yr old every 3 days because she likes to pull her toys out one by one.

Becca - posted on 12/02/2010

Wash dishes: every day, try to load the dishwasher each night to run it
Mop Floors: about once a week, or if they are really bad
Sweep Floors: almost every day now that my little guy is eating "real" food
Vacuum:don't have a good vaccum and only have two or three carpeted areas, so once a month or so
Do the laundry: every day sometimes I can two days
Bathe the kids: every night, or at least every other
Wash your hair: every day, my hair gets really oily
Clean bathroom sink & toilet: once a week, or maybe every other week, this is the area i am a freak about, i hate gross bathrooms!
Dust: not very good about this, maybe once a month or so, or if i see it's really bad
Cook dinner/lunch: dinner is pretty much every night, lunch is almost everyday, all depends on how the day is going
Grocery shopping: twice a month
Wash sheets: when they get gross, another area i'm bad about, i have gotten a little better, monthly ?
Ironing: Never! if something is really bad, and i'm going somewhere, i will throw it in the dryer or hang it in the bathroom while i shower to "steam" it

Jenny - posted on 12/02/2010

Wow they're real close Maria :) Hope God gives you all the strength you need through these first couple years with them.

Maria - posted on 12/02/2010

^i have a 14 month old and a 4 week old btw and my house NEVER looks clean for more than 10 minutes lol

Maria - posted on 12/02/2010

Wash dishes: once or twice a day
Mop Floors: Every other day
Sweep Floors: at least twice a day
Vacuum: maybe once a week if that. I have mostly wood floors
Do the laundry: about once a week
Bathe the kids: Everyday
Wash your hair: probably about every 3 days
Clean bathroom sink & toilet: once a week
Dust: almost never
Cook dinner/lunch: Everyday
Grocery shopping: once a week.
Wash sheets: once a week.
Ironing: I iron everything after washing it, so again, once a week

Vegemite - posted on 12/02/2010

Hi Wendy. I'm with you, my husband and I own 2 businesses and my husband will start work the moment he wakes up and stops when he goes to bed. There's always phone calls or internet auctions finishing or emails and he works hard all day long. It wouldn't be fair if he came home to a house (that he provided for his family) that didn't match that hard work. I now enjoy making sure the house is beautifully cleaned the boys are bathed and ready for bed and dinner is cooking and close to being on the table.



However there was a time when he expected all this and would tell me how it was to be done to his standards, like when I vac carpet the strokes all had to be in one direction so it looked like it had been professionally done. After six years of this I got mad that if all my hard work wasn't done exactly as he wanted is wasn't done well enough and stopped doing house work altogether. Well we ended up nearly divorced but 10months of counselling later he doesn't care about how I do things but appreciates that I do. Every night when he gets home he tells me how beautiful the house looks and what a good Mum I am to the boys. He also cleans his bathroom (we have our own bathrooms) and says he gets a great sense of fulfillment out of doing that one thing in the house for me. The other day I even found him outside cleaning the patio I was amazed and felt like I was the most important person to him and not another one of his employees who he tells how things should be done.

Jenny - posted on 12/02/2010

@ Wendy - most women dont think this way anymore. im not sure if our culture is headed in the right direction. i feel sorry for your husband working such long hours and never being able to switch on.

my husband has been a bit like this in his new job for the past 3 months and i dont know how much longer i can cope. i hate not having him home before 7pm :( i try to do things for him too, but im usually too exhausted from my day with my two little ones that by 7pm i just want to conk out on the couch.

Christy - posted on 12/02/2010

UGH cleaning! It seems like it never stops
dishes:about three times a day
Laundry: everyday... and it still looks like I have a months worth.
sweeping: most days every day
vaccum; once a day
mopping: once or twice a week
bathroom; when it gets bad... usually once a week
changing beds: fridays unless they need more
cooking twice a day ( cereal for breakfast)
the kids rooms once a week ( I've forgotten a few times opps)

I always seem to be running around like a crazy cleaning lady and still seem to get nothing done

Patricia - posted on 12/02/2010

Wash dishes: all day long!!

Mop Floors: once every 2 weeks

Sweep Floors: Every day

Vacuum: 2 twice a day

Do the laundry: Every day I have 5 in my family and clothes pile up fast

Bathe the kids: Every other day.
Wash your hair: every other day

Clean bathroom sink & toilet: twice a week

Dust: Whenever i see it,

Cook dinner/lunch: Every day of the week

Grocery shopping: I do a weekly shopping then go to the store the other days if i deside to change the menu

Wash sheets: Monthly

Ironing: Never! lol. i throw what is wrinkled in the dryer with a dryer sheet ...lol..

Erin - posted on 12/02/2010

Wash dishes: Hand: Every day. Dishwasher: Every two days.
Mop Floors: Once a week
Sweep Floors: Almost every day. Especially around the kitchen table and in the kitchen.
Vacuum: Like once every two weeks since the onloy carpet we have is in the basement.
Do the laundry: Sometimes every other day, sometimes only once a week.
Bathe the kids: Every 2-3 days.
Wash your hair: Oh gosh! Sometimes I don't realize I haven't showered for days. This last time I went for like 3 or 4 days. Luckily my hair doesn't get too oily. What clued me in was when I took my hair out of my pony tail my hair hurt and didn't move! haha
Clean bathroom sink & toilet: About 1-2 times a week. I have a 15 month old.
Dust:This one's bad. Pretty much when I can write my name in it!
Cook dinner/lunch: Every day, every meal. Sometimes once a week we'll get out for a treat meal if the budget allows or I'm completely tired I'll get my hubby to bring home MCdonals! But that's few and far between.
Grocery shopping: once a week
Wash sheets: I'd say about every two to three weeks.
Ironing: Like once a year if there's a wedding or something. :)

Corinne - posted on 12/02/2010

Ah, Joy I feel your pain! My house is also rented and carpeted all the way through. How minging? My kitchen carpet makes my skin crawl! :)

Wendy - posted on 12/02/2010

Ladies, rest assured that everything I do for my husband is because I LOVE doing it. I consider it a fair trade for everything HE does for his family. Yes, he has a demanding corporate job (CFO). He'll start working in the morning soon after he gets up, with phone calls, emails etc and he doesn't stop...well...ever. He is never "off the clock" with his job and oftentimes will be on conference calls at 10:00 at night depending on his boss' mood or because of business different time zones. And of course he does make time for me and honestly treats me like a princess, but this strand was about our work as wives and moms. :) I do get massages and plenty of special treatment by him. That is one of the main reasons I do so much for him - after all of the stress and pressure and long hours, I feel totally loved, appreciated and respected. I hardly consider it a "chore" to press his clothing or rub his feet. We're both very busy people trying to run our family and if I didn't do my part I would feel lazy. He wouldn't stand for it though. He keeps me in line (in a good way) and makes me realize that doing my part is nothing less than wholly fulfilling. Truth be told though - if he worked a regular 8-5 I would still do all of these things for him. He makes me WANT to do these things. His energy is infectious and his high standards set an example for me and the kids. :O) Don't under-appreciate your husbands. They go to bat for you every day, and I just believe that to have them come home to order and comfort is the least we can do as SAHM's.

Alexis - posted on 12/02/2010

Your not lazy by any means, you may not have a magazine perfect house all the time but your not lazy:

Dishes\Counters: Daily
Laundry: Daily
Cook dinner: Daily except for the two nights I go to school.
Pickup toys etc: nightly...I don't like tripping on them
Grocery shop: When really needed
Wash linens: once a month
Clean bathrooms\floors: once a week sometimes every other week. depends on how bad they get.
Vacuum: as needed, sometime daily sometimes weekly sometimes not for a month.
Bathe kids: try daily but probably every other day.
Shower myself: daily for the most part. including my hair.
Homework: daily
Get dressed out of my PJ's: Only when going somewhere where I have to. :)
Dust: If I am having company, one friend doesn't count.
Trash: every other day.
I mostly don't like bad smells, so as long as I get things done that will cause bad smells (dishes, trash etc) I am good. I can let everything else go if need be or just feel like I don't want to do it, which is every weekend (thats family time) and about once or twice a month during the week.

Ambyr - posted on 12/02/2010

Wash dishes: All the time
Mop Floors: 1 every 2 weeks
Sweep Floors: every 2 days
Vacuum: every 2 days
Do the laundry: on every monday, thursday and sometimes saturday
Bathe the kids: every 2 days
Wash your hair:every 2 days (opposite of the kids bath day)
Clean bathroom sink & toilet:About every 2 weeks
Dust: Almost every day because it really annoys me lol
Cook dinner/lunch: I am really bad at this one. I've tried to get better but I never remember to take anything out from the freezer.
Grocery shopping: I usually go every 2 weeks and do a massive shop.
Wash sheets: For me once a month but our kids almost every two weeks.
Ironing: Never! I dont have to with the industry my hubbys in.

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Amy M, your post reminded me of this, it's been a while, but I still remember....

One day, my husband came home from work and had to go pee. He lifted the lid to find a dozen plastic dinosaurs, some army men, a book, 2 pairs of socks, a CD, a brush, and my perfume, stuffed in the toilette. I have no idea how that happened, but for the next like 3 years I was constantly checking the toilette.

Vegemite - posted on 12/01/2010

so here goes.

i do my house in an order from ceiling to floor.

*vac ceiling and corneses monthly

*wipe down ceiling fans, walls, doors, light switches, skirting boards, window sills and windows monthly

*dust twice weekly

*dishes, sweep dining and kitchen, wipe kitchen benches and tables 3 times daily(after each meal)

*wipe down kitchen cupboards monthly

*clean microwave weekly

*clean oven monthly

*wipe down bathrooms daily(proper clean monthly)

*clean lounges monthly

*vac every other day

*mop twice weekly(dining daily)

*laundry everyday(putting it away hmmm i just can't be bothered)

*sheets fortnightly

*towels weekly

*groceries weekly

*cook everyday except friday, saturday and sunday nights.

*bathe kids every other day or if dirty

*change kitty litter twice weekly

*clean up dog poos every other day

*hose down patio fortnightly