Organizing Your Household Tasks | Free Printable

Tips on how to manage your household tasks, home chores and keep things in order. Get a free printable schedule to customize to your needs.

Many years ago, when I was a young mom of only 2 kid at the time, I had borrowed a vintage cookbook from a friend. As I sat down and went through it, I loved the vintage images and illustrations, the classic cooking. But I also found so many great nuggets of wisdom in there.

Tips like: “To tenderize the meat of an older animal, marinate it in buttermilk overnight”

and

“to make cold brewed ice tea, use double the tea bags you normally would for the amount of water, and refrigerate it for 24 hours.”

But one of the life-changing tips that I read in the cookbook, was to have a cleaning schedule. I created one that very week. I quickly realized that by having a schedule for my weekly chores, it really made things so much easier.

I found that I didn’t have to panic when unexpected company showed up at the door. At the time, being a mother of young children, I was able to often do many of my cleaning chores while the kiddos took their naps. It made keeping my home clean much simpler and stress-free.

Over the years, at some point I fell away from maintaining that cleaning schedule, but I recently picked it back up again. I don’t know why I ever quit, but I’m so glad to have it back.

Daily Household Tasks

So here is what my daily schedule looks like:

MORNING ROUTINE

• The morning regulars – bible & coffee, feeding the animals, checking my calendar, reading e-mails, etc.
• Get fully dressed – hair and make-up done. If I look put together, I feel put together. NO SHOES
• Make the bed
• What am I making for supper tomorrow? Do I have everything, or do I need to make a run to the store today? (See my menu planning post about how I reduce excessive store trips.)

There is a popular sentiment out there that when you get dressed in the morning, you have to put your shoes on, too. That is not my philosophy at all.

We do not wear shoes in the house, because they track in dirt, and any number of toxins that are out there in the world…not to mention we have free roaming chickens. That means they can go anywhere they want. And you know what?

Chickens poop.

I actually used to have a sign on my door, that said:

“We love chickens, and chickens love to poop.
So please take off your shoes, when you come into our coop!”

DAYTIME ROUTINE

• Vacuum the high traffic areas – entrances, living room, etc.
• Sweep the kitchen.
• Take anything out of the freezer that needs to thaw for the next day’s supper, and make sure I am not missing any ingredients that will warrant a quick trip to the store – or a change of menu plan. (Click here to see my menu planning and free printable shopping list.)
• Each day I have specific “chores” to do in my weekly schedule.

EVENING ROUTINE

• Spend 15 minutes doing a general “tidy” of the house – especially my desk which seems to be a magnet for everything.
• Wash all of the dishes and put them all away. I love walking into a clean kitchen in the morning and starting the day off right.
• Set up my coffee maker for the next morning.
• Wash up and get to bed – preferably on time!

Weekly Household Task Schedule

The above is my daily “to-do” list, but I also have a weekly routine, and this really makes things go a lot smoother.

Each day I have something that is done on that particular day, every week. Here is what that looks like:

MONDAY

• Thoroughly vacuum the house, including along baseboards & under furniture.
• Mop the kitchen & bathrooms.
• Do my laundry – the clothes hamper contents (See my Laundry Tips)

TUESDAY

• Household laundry – towels, linens, etc.
• Dust and tidy bedrooms.

WEDNESDAY

• Clean the bathroom(s)
• Clean all the windows (I use my homemade glass cleaner)
• Make my weekly grocery list

THURSDAY

• Grocery Shopping & Errand Day
• Ironing
• Dust and Tidy the Living Room and Office area. I also spray down the furniture and rugs with my DIY freshener spray.

FRIDAY

• Sweep & tidy the porch/outdoor areas and entrance
• Fully clean the kitchen (dust, wipe down counters, cabinets, appliances, etc.)
• Touch up any “hot spots” and tackle any clutter

* When my kiddos were little, this was broken down by my room one day, kids’ rooms another day. As they got older, their rooms were their responsibility.

To make things simple, I have a PDF of this schedule. Feel free to download it and use it as a starting point in your own home.

I encourage you to come up with your own schedule that works for your family. Do you have a particular day that you are insanely busy? Schedule less for that day and move things to another. No problem! The point is to come up with a routine that works for you.

To help get you started, I have a blank version that you can use to suit your needs, or even print it out weekly to help plan ahead.

It’s all about making life easier!