Cleaning routine
20 minutes a day for a relaxing weekend
A weekend without having to worry about household chores? That is possible.
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Many people do their household tasks on the weekend. With this cleaning routine you can do anything during the week.
A large proportion of Germans work a 9-to-5 job from Monday to Friday. But shift work is also widespread. No matter what the roster is, many people feel exhausted and tired after a week of work. That’s why the weekend should be about relaxation and regeneration. If only it weren’t for the domestic duties: vacuuming, tidying up, cleaning – most people postpone all of that until the weekend. Relaxation is often neglected. Keep your home clean and your weekend free with this 20-minute daily cleaning routine.
Some household tasks should be done daily: drying wet surfaces, unplugging the shower, washing dishes, removing coarse dirt (e.g. from the dinner table) and returning items to their destination (remote control, pillows, documents).
The following tasks should be completed once a week if necessary: wiping mirrors and glass surfaces, dusting, vacuuming, mopping floors, cleaning sinks and toilets, cleaning refrigerators, deep cleaning drains and kitchen utensils, and doing laundry.
Plan the week carefully
Depending on how much time the weekly tasks take up, one or two of them can be completed every day. Then there are the daily tasks, which generally don’t take more than ten minutes in total. A corresponding timetable from Monday to Friday could look like this:
Monday: vacuum carpets + damp mop floors (additional: daily tasks)
Tuesday: Wipe and dust mirror and glass surfaces (additional: daily tasks)
Wednesday: Clean sinks and toilets (additional: daily tasks)
Thursday: Clean refrigerator + deep cleaning of drains and kitchen utensils (additional: daily tasks)
Friday: Do laundry (additional: daily tasks)
Adapt the plan individually to your living situation
Of course, it is important to draw up a weekly plan that is tailored to each home. A larger apartment or your own house (possibly with a garden) often requires more attention than a student apartment. Sometimes it can be more effective to just do daily tasks two days a week and then tackle larger tasks on one day.
Anyone who lives with family, a partner or in a shared apartment should divide the tasks clearly and fairly. Nobody should be responsible for everything alone.