Cleaning like Martha

I AM A MESSY! I don't want to be one...but I am. I pretend that I'm not, but if you stop at my house without notice there is NO hiding it! I have decided to take on a challenge of keeping my house in order all summer long! Yesterday was day one and I cleaned the house from top to bottom...all the visible parts anyway! I missed a couple of things like cleaning the fridge (I'm seriously frightened by what is in there), putting away clothes, and organizing the back porch (could be mice)! But they will all be included in some form in my weekly cleaning chart so I'm not too concerned with these overlooked areas.
So, yesterday was day one. I felt like I really needed to have a system for my madness so I created a monthly/weekly/daily to do list to stay on top of things. I already have to admit that I did not make my bed yesterday or today and that's on my daily list. But it's all so new I honestly didn't think of this until I started typing! My list/spreadsheet is based on lists that I found at http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/cleaning-checklists That Martha really goes to town in one week of cleaning her house and I created my monthly list on her WEEKLY one! I didn't want to set myself up for disappointment so I downsized and modified to make this work for me.
Since it's the third week of the month I'm going to jump ahead on my schedule and start at week three (just to keep my sanity of trying to keep track of where I'm at)
This week's chores are :
Kitchen

• Clean out fridge (ewwww! See above)


• Dust light fixtures


• Flush drain with boiling water


• Wipe down cupboards, stove, and fridge (DONE)


• Wipe out oven & micro (DONE)


• Clean garbage can


• Mop floor (done)

Basement

• Sweep steps


• Sweep floor


• Clean laundry area

On top of the weekly chores I will also have daily and weekly tasks that I thought would get too disgusting if I waited until the assigned week.

Daily

• Make bed (TOMORROW FOR SURE)


• Manage clutter


• Sort mail


• Clean as cooking


• Wipe up spills


• Sweep


• Laundry

Weekly

• Take out garbage


• Wipe out sinks


• Put away laundry


• Clean toilet

Wish me luck and stay tuned for updates!!!!! Hopefully if you stop over unannounced I'm not embarrassed to have you!