Thank, rags!

Here's a transcription of notes from my best friend Leslie's routine. She does some, and leaves some to a long-time paid cleaning helper. This is all WHILE working more than fulltime and closely supporting a series of family members thru cancer. I would say as well that she is a bit Type-A, and is my age, but with different disabilities-- so different abilities. She lives alone in a large suburban 2-bedroom townhome compared to our 3-family country Victorian wreck with much foot traffic and many pets.

Daily:
<> Pickup (before bed) of any clutter not eliminated by cleaning up after herself as she goes through the day.
<> Cleanups of kitchen and bath surfaces used.
<> Sink empty before bed and DW running.

Weekly:
Leslie does either the kitchen/bath cleaning herself, or preps for the cleaning help to do them. On her own weeks she skips the shower tile.

On the cleaner's weeks, the helper does a deep cleaning of kitchen and baths, vacuums the traffic areas in all rooms, and I am not sure who dusts. (Probably the cleaner, since I bet Leslie will have policed surfaces as she goes thru the day if they need it.)

Furniture is moved for vacuuming twice a year. (No pets, LOL!)


Leslie's mother raised her to do more-- she cleaned two long mornings a week-- but Leslie gets all this done on Saturday mornings after sleeping in.

It's much the same plan I was on when I had a much smaller place, better health, and money to burn on a cleaner twice a month.

~S~