Good list, but vacuuming only monthly is something only a person who hasn't had hardwood/tile floors would suggest. Once you've seen how much dust and hair collects on the floor, you're not going to want to do it less than weekly.
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Vacuuming once a month seems insane to me. Like, "how can you live like this?" level of crazy.
We have two dogs and a cat, so even once a week is pushing it for us. I vacuum just the living room and the canister is packed.
I’ve got two labs and our roomba does a pretty good job.
I did end up buying two though because if you try to bring one upstairs and manually empty it then it starts bugging out if the base is on a different floor.
Our house is a little obnoxious for them. When you come in the front door, you're on a tile floor. To the left there's a step down to a dining room that connects at the far end to the kitchen. At the end of the tile on the right is a step down to the living room, hall, and a bedroom we use as an office. Then there are stairs to the upper level with three bedrooms. So to cover the place with robot vacuums, we'd need four of them. I was tempted to get one for upstairs, but we have one for the dining room and kitchen and it's gotten so noisy. I don't want the noise upstairs. I'm sure a newer one would be quieter.
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I actually don't think it's a very good guide.
It's laid out by room, but at least for me that's not how tasks work. I don't think "yes, I must vacuum the lounge now" or "today I must mop the bathroom". Instead it's more like "now I'm going to mop the house" or "time to vacuum". Because the hardest part of any of these chores is the initial hurdle of getting started, but once you've started it's just logical to do the whole house.
Plus, the guide would be enhanced by a place where tasks can be physically checked off, so this person can see for themselves very clearly which tasks have and have not been done in the allotted timeframe. (They would have to have a specific day of the month/week where they always rub out the ticks.)
As you say the initial hurdle is actually getting started, breaking it down into small tasks can be more encouraging. For me if I think "I need to hoover the house" chances are I'll procrastinate. If however I focus on hoovering a single room I end up 90% of the time doing the whole house.
Pretty solid list, but I would add a bedroom category. Also I feel like I wash blankets more often than every two.months, but I have a sweaty girlfriend.
Suggest she wear less clothes around the house. Less wash to do and she wears less clothes, it is a win/win for everybody.
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Disinfect light switches. Lol
Seems like it was deleted. Does anyone have a backup link?
Yup. See my top-level comment.
A quarterly section should be added.
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Wipe counters after you do dishes but before you sweep floor.
You can put the kitchen sponge in the washer with the whites load. You can also put your toothbrush in the dishwasher.
Every month you should wet your bathroom wash cloth and microwave it for about 1 minute. Let it cool off before putting in the washing machine.