DAY NINE – You remember that we should spend 15 mins per day cleaning our zone… at the end of the week your zone/focus area should be nice and clean. But, you may need to do some major decluttering first.
OK, let us get our lists going.
Zone work is that deep cleaning stuff:
Windows
Window Sills
Wash Linens
Shampoo Carpets or spot clean them
Dust
Fan Blades
Baseboards
Door Frames
etc

Go into the following rooms:
Guest Bathroom
Playroom
Office
Laundry Room—these are the Bonus rooms, the rooms not covered during the other zones.

Put each room on its own sheet of paper and look around, what all needs doing in these rooms? Make your list – this is Zone/Focus #3 The third week of the month gets devoted to this area.

Here’s Mine:

#3 Front Bath, Laundry Room, & Playroom
Front Bathroom Detailed Cleaning List
WASH AREA RUGS
SCRUB/WAX FLOOR
STRAIGHTEN DRAWERS/ CABINETS
CLEAN SHOWER STALL
CLEAN SCALE
THROW AWAY EMPTY BOTTLES
SCRUB BATH TOYS

Office Detailed Cleaning List
CLEAR OFF THE SURFACE OF YOUR DESK
THROW OUT ALL THE TRASH
PUT ITEMS TO KEEP IN A PENDING FILE
STRAIGHTEN ONE DRAWER AT A TIME
CLEAN OFF THE MONITOR SCREEN
ESTABLISH A PLACE FOR CURRENT BILLS
VACUUM UNDER DESK AND THE WHOLE ROOM
DUST FURNITURE
CLEAN WINDOWS
REMOVE COBWEBS

Laundry Room Detailed Cleaning List
WIPE DOWN THE TOP OF THE WASHER AND DRYER
CLEAN THE GUNK FROM UNDER THE WASHER LID
THROW OUT EMPTY BOTTLES AND BOXES
EMPTY THE GARBAGE CAN
SWEEP AND MOP THE FLOOR
REMOVE THE COBWEBS
PUT AWAY ALL CLOTHES
LOOK BEHIND APPLIANCES FOR ODD SOCKS
Empty Lint Thing

I will be back on January 2nd to get back on this manual. Have a Happy New Year’s!

DAY EIGHT– You remember that we should spend 15 mins per day cleaning our zone… at the end of the week your zone/focus area should be nice and clean. But, you may need to do some major decluttering first. OK, let us get our lists going.

Go into the following rooms:

Kitchen

Dining Room

Breakfast Nook

Put each room on its own sheet of paper and look around, what all needs doing in these rooms? Make your list – this is Zone/Focus #2 The second week of the month gets devoted to this area.

Here’s mine:

#2 The Kitchen & Dining Room
Dining Room Detailed Cleaning List
Clean the cobwebs
Dust window sills
Clean the window
Clean and straighten any drawer
Clean off top of Dining table and Polish
Dust the bottoms of the chairs.
Dust the baseboards
Move furniture and vacuum underneath
Add personal touches to the table (table cloth, pretty flowers)

KITCHEN: DETAIL CLEANING LIST
EMPTY REFG/CLEAN THOROUGHLY
CLEAN MICROWAVE INSIDE AND OUT
CLEAN STOVE/OVEN
WASH CANISTER/KNICK-KNACKS
STRAIGHTEN DRAWERS/CUPBOARDS
WIPE FINGERPRINTS OFF WALLS
WASH INSIDE WINDOWS
CLEAN FAN/VENT-A-HOOD FILTERS AND HOOD
SCRUB DOWN CABINET FRONTS (only a few at a time)
CLEAN LIGHT DEFUSING BOWLS
CLEAN UNDER SINK
CLEAN PET DISHES

DAY SEVEN – Today we start to break down our zones and figure out the tasks needed to clean them. You remember that we should spend 15 mins per day cleaning our zone… at the end of the week your zone/focus area should be nice and clean. But, you may need to do some major decluttering first. OK, let us get our lists going.
Zone work is that deep cleaning stuff:
Windows
Window Sills
Wash Linens
Shampoo Carpets or spot clean them
Dust
Fan Blades
etc

Go into the following rooms:
Living Room
Entrance (like if you have a Foyer)
Front Porch

Put each room on its own sheet of paper and look around, what all needs doing in these rooms? Make your list – this is Zone/Focus #1 The first week of the month gets devoted to this area.
For the curious, here’s mine:

#1 The Entrance: Front Porch & Living Room
Front Porch Detailed cleaning.
Sweep down cobweb and spider webs
Sweep off porch furniture.
Sweep the porch.
Throw away any dead plants.
Wipe off tables, banisters, and light fixtures.
Get rid of unwanted items.
Empty Trash Can
Empty Ash Tray
Add personal touches to welcome friends and family

LIVING ROOM/ FAMILY ROOM/ DEN
CLEAN COBWEBS
CLEAN WINDOWS
STRAIGHTEN BOOKCASES
WASH ORNAMENTS AND WHAT-KNOTS
CLEAN OUT END TABLE
WIPE FINGERPRINTS FROM WALLS
POLISH FURNITURE
CLEAN UNDER CUSHIONS
MOVE FURNITURE AND VACUUM
SHAMPOO CARPET
Vacuum Couch
Fan Blades
Hallway
Wipe Baseboards
Clean light fixture
Dust What-knots
Vacuum