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How do you keep on top of housework/daily routine with kids?
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dori_dormer wrote: »That schedule would be pretty standard I'd think in most homes!
Really?! Not in my house or any of my close friends
a dirty bunch we are obviously 
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moving_home wrote: »Really?! Not in my house or any of my close friends a dirty bunch we are obviously
Yeah I'd think most people with a few kids would do a wash everyday , and dust/ Hoover/ mop/ clean bathrooms etc once a week. No?0 -
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Tbh, it doesn't really take that long once the house is clean enough to begin with, it's just a matter of keeping on top of it. I have the daily stuff down to about 30-45 minutes which I try and blitz through in the morning after breakfast. Our downstairs is open plan so the kids will be playing in the sittingroom while I tidy around them.
I don't always manage to get the bigger stuff on the list done on the days I have set out and when this happens, I'd have to get it done in the few hours that my OH takes the kids to his parents (I prefer to do sweet f all in silence during this time ) If I was to get a cleaner, it would be these jobs they would be doing.
The schedule probably seems a bit anal but I don't stick to it militantly, it's more of a guide and I find it easier to have it set out so that I know what I'm aiming for.0 -
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dori_dormer wrote: »Yeah I'd think most people with a few kids would do a wash everyday , and dust/ Hoover/ mop/ clean bathrooms etc once a week. No?
Yup obviously doing the cleaning part. It was having the schedule or handwritten list that I was referring to. We don't keep track or have a written weekly list of things to tick off! Just thought that was funny 0 -
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moving_home wrote: »Yup obviously doing the cleaning part. It was having the schedule or handwritten list that I was referring to. We don't keep track or have a written weekly list of things to tick off! Just thought that was funny
Ah I like ticking off lists! Makes me feel like I'm doing something lol. Also makes sure I do things in the right order, so I don't repeat myself, like tidy, then bins, the dust, Hoover etc. also so I don't forget anything and helps me remember when I last changed sheets etc.
Handy when you've a kid running circles around you and distracting you!0 -
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Nope, I sweep around at least twice a day. My old house had carpet so I was constantly hoovering downstairs but this place has wooden floors so it's easier to sweep. Thankfully only have carpet on the stairs now.
I usually end up washing the floors more than once a week too cos my little fella is constantly walking lumps of banana into them :rolleyes: And for every other day and random stain, I use floor wipes, they're dead handy 0 -
Bruce Orange Mission wrote: »Nope, I sweep around at least twice a day. My old house had carpet so I was constantly hoovering downstairs but this place has wooden floors so it's easier to sweep. Thankfully only have carpet on the stairs now.
I usually end up washing the floors more than once a week too cos my little fella is constantly walking lumps of banana into them :rolleyes: And for every other day and random stain, I use floor wipes, they're dead handy
This us where my dogs come in handy.....crumbs/or lumps of food are non existent in my house
Mrspostman you are sooo organised please come to my house and whip me into shape!!!! We don't have any list!! Upstairs is like a bomb went off as we are trying to paint floorboards with an 18 month old and 2 dogs!!!!0 -
millie_moo wrote: »Am I the only fool that hoovers downstairs at least twice a day??
Yes
I'm cracking up here at the thoughts of cleaning lists. Thank god, my other half doesnt read this...
We're hopefully moving house in a month from a 2 bed ex corporate house to a 4/5 bed.... The thoughts of cleaning it makes me gag a little.....0 -
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Mrspostman you are sooo organised please come to my house and whip me into shape!!!! We don't have any list!! Upstairs is like a bomb went off as we are trying to paint floorboards with an 18 month old and 2 dogs!!!!
I love being organised and making lists! (I also may have a slight stationery fetish that fuels my love of wrting everything down
) I have to admit though, I'm good at organising but sometimes not so good at following through and doing what's on my lists. They still look impressive stuck to the fridge though :pac: 0 -
Bruce Orange Mission wrote: »I love being organised and making lists! (I also may have a slight stationery fetish that fuels my love of wrting everything down ) I have to admit though, I'm good at organising but sometimes not so good at following through and doing what's on my lists. They still look impressive stuck to the fridge though :pac:
Are you my sister by any chance? :pac:
I'm sooooo far behind in my house, and I'm at home full-time so I don't even have the excuse of working! OH finished his course but his dad is very unwell in hospital and when he gets home all he wants to do is rest! We also have a border collie who is blowing his coat at the moment, and Abigail is still crawling which means that anything she is snacking on gets mushed into the floor! We don't have a dishwasher, tiny kitchenette so no room for one either. Means that in order to be on top of things I have to wash dishes roughly 4 times a day, have to hoover downstairs twice a day and steam mop once a day. I need to put on at least 1 load of laundry per day and our drier is tiny so each load is two drier loads, sometimes 3 if there are towels in it!
Since OH finished up we've started decluttering and the town got one of those public laundrette things so he's said that we can start using that if the washing gets on top of me!
Having a toddler and being 23 weeks pregnant seemed like a really good idea at the time :rolleyes:0 -
There's only 12 months between my 2 kids so I was in the same situation as you last year shasha! It was really tough. As the pregnancy went on, I started to have what I called 'bedroom days' where I would bring loads of toys into my bedroom and literally just spend the day in there with my little boy playing on the floor or bed. It was great for containing any mess We had no dishwasher either, so I would just rinse whatever plate and cup I used for breakfast and reuse throughout the day. Around 8 months, the nesting kicked in and I would do a huge clean, bleaching and steaming everything (and be susbsequently crippled from it) but then get super stressed about my little boy making food stains on the floor etc :rolleyes: 0
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Bruce Orange Mission wrote: »There's only 12 months between my 2 kids so I was in the same situation as you last year shasha! It was really tough. As the pregnancy went on, I started to have what I called 'bedroom days' where I would bring loads of toys into my bedroom and literally just spend the day in there with my little boy playing on the floor or bed. It was great for containing any mess We had no dishwasher either, so I would just rinse whatever plate and cup I used for breakfast and reuse throughout the day. Around 8 months, the nesting kicked in and I would do a huge clean, bleaching and steaming everything (and be susbsequently crippled from it) but then get super stressed about my little boy making food stains on the floor etc :rolleyes:
The last time I steamed the floor I refused to let the baby on it for like a whole day :pac:0 -
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millie_moo wrote: »It can be used on carpet too????
Yeah but I wouldn't waste my time or energy. I used to rent a carpet cleaner every 3 months and OMG the filth that would come off it!! :eek:
If you are in South dublin "hills hire" are very good. We have no carpet in our house now thank god 0 -
This little piggy wrote: »OK what's this floor steaming you speak of? I've only ever swept and mopped, I like the idea of steaming, seems cleaner than mopping and just moving the germs around! Never heard of steaming though, what kind of a gadget is involved, is it expensive?
Oh God it's amazing
6 months after baby, we bought a dishwasher. The piles of dishes were making me totally stressed out, I'm a real clean-as-you-go type. 2 months ago I got a steam cleaner. It's my new best friend. Kitchen floor is filthy from 13 month old learning to eat, so it's fantastic - just swipe it over the floor every few evenings and it's done!!!! We got a Vax one on sale in DID for about 60eur. They're great for cleaning showers and bathrooms too, if you're that way inclined!
Hoovering twice a day is serious dedication. I hoover once a week and do a couple of thorough sweeps during the week. One baby and two cats makes for a messy floor. But thankfully we are passing the crawling stage, so the evidence of the dirty floor on the knees of her trousers is significantly less I usually do a wash once a day and run through the house in a couple of hours once a week. I absolutely hate having a dirty house, I get very disturbed if it's not cleaned a minimum of once a week.
FYI, this is a great thread. So glad to know I'm not alone!!0 -
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