So, the way I grew up I'm actually shockingly good at deep cleaning

[conuly]

I'm even not bad at decluttering, so long as it's okay to literally throw everything out. (They'll sooner or later send another copy of that late bill, don't worry! And you can always order another birth certificate, probably.)

But I'm not so good at routine maintenance. Does anybody have any already set up daily/weekly/monthly/periodically checklists for various areas of the house that they can recommend?

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[ioplokon]

I use Cheryl Mendelson's timetable/checklist from Home Comforts, adjusted to fit my life (she does waaaaaaaaaaaay too much laundry lmfao)

eta: and then to keep track of the schedule I use the Loop habit app on my phone, which is great because it starts counting again from when you check off the task. So if I am late, everything automatically adjusts out from when I do it.

[watervole]

Laundry?

We've found many tricks to minimise laundry. The simplest one being never to chuck anything in the laundry basket without a sniff first to see if it's actually smelly. Most of the time - especially if it's made from natural fibres - it isn't.

We usually do about one load a week between the two of us. And half of that is bedding.

[ioplokon]

To be fair, Mendelson wrote an entire second book just about laundry, so I don't think minimizing it was one of her goals. I do a hot wash with sheets and towels every week & then a cold wash with darks every 10-14 days.

[watervole]

I don't think minimising was her aim either :)

But mine is. What you do seems very sensible. Most clothes only need a cold wash, and it's a lot cheaper

My other 'laundry' hack is to try and have all my clothes as linen, cotton or wool.

I fell in love with linen when I got into historical re-enactment. It's great for wicking away any sweat/smells.