Matt puts away dishes and takes out the trash. I do the dishes and the laundry. He does all of the outside upkeep and I do all of the inside. We’re all about equal cleaning opportunities but I hate taking out the trash and Matt hates laundry so this just works for us.

Our evening and morning routines also keep our house from becoming an overwhelming pit. Just by picking up at night and wiping down the bathrooms in the mornings keeps our “deep cleaning” to a minimum.

On Saturday mornings we have a “Saturday Morning Cleaning Party.” Turn on the music, whistle while you work and scrub the house down. Fun times.

One of our friends keeps her cleaning schedule on the fridge, so we thought you might want to see ours.

 Ahrens Cleaning Schedule

So tell us, do you whistle while you work? Love to clean? Hate it?

Some of my favorite cleaning resources.

The Fly Lady

Martha Stewart Homekeeping

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