When Do You Clean?

[DaisyMamma]

I'm a terrible housecleaner. I hate cleaning. I feel like my house is always a mess and I'm always cleaning it. I cannot wait to get a separate space for my daycare...basement hopefully.
I feel like I pick up toys, and keep the daycare room tidy all day. Then Friday its just like you said, a bomb went off. But by then I've had enough, it stays like that and gets a lot worse by Sunday, a habit I would like to break.

[saved4always]

My daycare is mostly in my basement. We eat in the kitchen. The kids play in the front room by my front door during drop offs and pick ups.

The kids and I clean up the toys in the basement daily before lunch. When we go down in the morning, a couple times a week, I will have them sit on the couch while I do a quick vacuum. Any toy cleaning I will do while they are playing down there (all the toys are in separate cubes so I can do a cube they are not using...I try to just have a couple types out at a time since they just spread them all over the floor anyways ). When I need to do a deeper clean down there (wash floor, etc.), I do it right after the kids leave for the afternoon. I don't do much else down there after that...close the door and don't look at it til the next daycare day.

I clean up the kitchen right after lunch, including the high chairs, counters and dishes. The kids play in the front room for a few minutes while I finish up. Then we pick up the toys in the front room right before they get new diapers for nap. I clean the front room toys while they nap.

My ds is kind enough to vacuum the main floor before he goes to school if I ask.lovethis I wash the floor usually while the kids are napping or sometimes on the weekend. I throw laundry in whenever the mood strikes me...my laundry room is right off the kitchen so I can usually get it done without it being a big deal. Upstairs bathrooms probably get the most neglected because none of my dck's is potty trained. Half bath on main floor gets wiped down every other day or so, usually at naptime when I get to use it without needing to rush back to the kids. I used to clean it every day when I had kids that used it.

[Heidi]

My main daycare is upstairs, and I have hardwood floors. High gloss hickory-shows everything!

I do quick cleanups on Mon-Thus during nap time. Fridays at naptime I usually wash the floors and dust too. Then I try to have afternoon snack outside, if possible. If Friday doesn't happen, then it's Saturday morning.

It's harder to clean my downstairs (family room, and master suite), because I can't go down there while the kids are awake or asleep (two rest downstairs). Once in a while, if my 14yo dd is home, she will play with the toddlers upstairs, and I will take a couple older kids downstairs with me (there are a few toys down there), and I will clean. I can't take my toddlers down there at all because they get into everything, and I end up spending more time redirecting than cleaning.

[littlemommy]

It never ends! I feel like I clean all day and all night. Especially with my 2yo...he loves to dump and run!

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[BigMama]

I too get overwhelmed by all the cleaning that has to be done. I am not a naturally organized person nor do I have a knack for or need to clean for the sake of cleaning. I only clean because I have to.
I spend all of Sunday doing major cleaning: dusting all of the living room and dining room, mopping floors, vacuuming, washing and rotating upstairs toys and books, cleaning kitchen and bathroom, laundry, etc. I usually end up vacuuming at least once per day during the week. I also use the wet Swiffer after meals. I try to spot clean the kitchen floor daily and mop again on Wed. or Thurs. The dishes get done after every meal. The stove, sink, and countertops get wiped down daily.The bathroom gets wiped down daily with another good cleaning on Wed. or Thurs. Tables and boosters seats get wiped down after each meal and snack. The main playroom gets picked up daily by the kids, but as they are 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, and 3 1/2, they don't do a superb job. I spend 15-30 minutes a night tidying up, setting up activities, vacuuming, etc. the playroom each night. I can't do this during naps because our playroom is downstairs and we are required to stay on the same floor as the children when they sleep.
This is my system - if you can call it a system. I feel like the cleaning never ends. My living room/dining room, bathroom, and the playroom stay fairly clean. The kitchen is also clean but terribly cluttered with paperwork, mail, books, art and craft supplies and toys that we have used and need to be put away, my youngest's homeschooling materials, etc. I get very overwhelmed by the clutter! I envy everyone who is organized and has a system for getting the cleaning done. I wish I didn't face so much cleaning after ten hours of work!

[Countrygal]

The only time I've found to clean is Sunday afternoon. I hate doing it then, but if I do it Saturday, it's dirty by Monday.

So Saturday is my day off and we do all the shopping. Glad I don't have any all-consuming hobbies atm....