Simple Cleaning Routine! 

I am mentally Ill and I love your videos they are helping me establish a routine so that it makes it easier on my brain. I love what you do. Thank you for doing these videos!

I agree, the key is to focus on what must be done every day - dishes, wiping counter tops in kitchen and bathroom, vacuuming (cause I got a cat that sheds like CRAZY!) and little pick ups. Doing this will keep your house in decent shape. And like you said, picking a room to focus on every week will also keep it deeply cleaned and organized.

LOL! Finally someone says it, "Cleaning sucks!" Thank you for your help, encouragement and honesty.

Finally someone thinks like how I do, and you are way better so I am motivated! Thank you! I clean my bathroom + toilet everyday after I take shower using a thick microfibre cloth, and kitchen, and laundry and put away clothes every day. My grandma used to sweep clean entrance area every day too, but I do it as a part of weekly clean. Now I am going to do rotating deep cleaning per zone like you! This will make me feel much more accomplished than everything is half cleaned everyday. Great video!

Kathryn, since it's still cold & flu season, I wanted to share my secret $2.00 weapon. I went to your favorite store Dollar Tree and bought a plastic spray bottle and a bottle of rubbing alcohol. I just spray all the usual perpetrators--door knobs, toilet handle, telephone (spray alcohol on paper towel of course), wipe, and voila! Instead of spending $5 or more for Lysol, this is exactly the same as what we sanitize our hands with. If a person is running a daycare or medical facility of any sort, of course you still need the Lysol. But for the average cooties creeping around from little sneezes, the alcohol works great. Plus, it's creating less waste since the spray bottle is reusable, not to mention the harmful effects of aerosols flying around your house all day.

Love these tips! This list simplifies it soo much. I tend to complicate things when it comes to cleaning and get overwhelmed. But your so right there is no magical system. No system is going to do. I have to get up and just do it. And this will help. Thanks!

You are a gifted teacher. You have helped me clear up so much mental clutter and stress that surround the household chores! You make it exciting and enjoyable. Thank you for helping me make cleaning fun again😘 I am forever grateful to you.

Hi Kathryn! I love the way you explain everything. So clear and simple. Thanks a lot because in each video you inspire me.

For the past year or so we've been using a daily checklist system. It works well sometimes, but like you said, we fall behind all the time because life happens! I've been getting frustrated with our checklist and was going to revamp it for 2014, but I much prefer the idea of having some daily "zones" and then cleaning the rest of the house throughout the month. Such a good idea!

I love all your videos!! Even as I see you grow into more members and a new home, you always stay true to yourself!! Not flashy or coincided. I see a lot of blogger as they get more and more famous - they get flashy. Thank you for staying humble and talking to us as Irma’s house moms!💗

So excited to find your channel. I need the simplicity in my life. I am easily overwhelmed!!

I found you from at home with Nikki. Thaaaank yoooooou. This video was incredibly helpful. I am about to marathon watch this channel.

Great video! I am an organized person and love lists, but every time I try to start one of those "Cleaning Schedule Checklist" I just end up falling behind and then stressing myself out. I like your approach because you have a week to focus on a room or area instead of a day (plus I don't need little checkboxes to tell me what in the room I need to clean). I already do the daily pick up so this should work well for me. Thanks so much for sharing!!!

This sounds like the fly system. Love your videos

I am so glad there are people that have brains like you!!

This video was so helpful!! Household chores can become overwhelming when you work and your a mommy! Thanks!

You might add that everything needs to have a place to be put away. I think it might be obvious to some but not to others. I know you do this based on your other videos. It makes cleaning so much faster if everything can be put in it's specified place. It's a lesson some people never learn too.

Oh, I love this video, Kathryn! So nice to see this video from 8 years ago. I wonder if you still use this simple method to clean your home? Thanks for all the great videos you've put out over the years! ♥

Thank you, I'm looking forward to Feb to start an entire home makeover after a divorce ( 12 yrs of his messes ). To be honest I'm overwhelmed just thinking about the garage ..lol but with your tips and ( pinkos foxy) I told her about you btw... I feel confident I can declutter, organize, clean and stay uplifted through it all. Hugs!

I actually do something kinda like you do except not as organized yet. But I didn't know that others were doing this I thought I was just scattered brain because I accepted I cannot do perfection as a single mom. I'm glad I watched this

I am so grateful for this video and the routine list you provided. I started doing this routine a while ago and it is the first one I've been able to stick to. It works great especially when you have an unpredictable schedule and it's realistic. My house seems cleaner and I feel like I do less for some reason. Can't say thank you enough!😊

Thanks for your down-to-earth videos. They are so helpful, and give us an idea of what we can do to fit our own lifestyles and keep our homes clean and organized. I'm going to print off this sheet and adapt it to what I want to accomplish. Thanks so much !

I really love your idea about zoning and rotating. It makes cleaning your house seem so much less intimidating!

This is wonderful. I have recently started babysitting my granddaughter. I have always had a routine to clean my home. But I found myself really having a hard time keeping up,while babysitting thank u so much

Thank you!! I have been looking up cleaning schedules and one lady went into so much detail that it literally had my head spinning! Yours is so simple yet effective. Thanks for all that you do! I am starting to quote you everyday for the past few days and I call you my organization therapist lol. You are beyond awesome.

I LOVE this! I get discouraged by the schedules that require you to do a specific task each day. If I missed a day I would just give up. This is great!

the way I've been thinking about cleaning and my house is that I know that I'll always have to clean but the best thing I can do for myself is to make sure rooms are easy to clean. so I've decluttered , organized and stream lined everything during the holidays.

One of your best and most practical videos ever!

u explain things so well....I love that

I think this will totally work for me and trying to balance / juggle working at home and busy family life and staying clean and organised. Great ideas. thanks. I'm giving this a go.

Something that's been working for me is to use Toodledoo which allows u to split up your to do list into contexts. That way, when my kids are content in a certain part of the house, I can pull out my phone and see what I need to do in that area. For me, that works better than trying to schedule a zone based on a time routine. When I check off an item like dusting a particular room, it doesn't come back on my list for say 3 weeks so I don't overdo it. I also use contexts for my moods. If I'm feeling down, I won't want to vacuum, but I could fold laundry. I'm trying to work better within the chaotic flow of my life instead of trying to structure the chaos. Just another idea! :-)

Thank you. I have watched many of your videos . I have found your suggestions to be very practical and motivational.

I have definitely been incorporating the "hot spot" idea for my cleaning routine and it has been going to much better! Thank you.

This is a great plan that stops "Crisis Cleaning". Basically your space is ALWAYS neat and ready for viewing. I figured some of this out on my own but I like the "rotating" zones! Fortunately I do not have little children anymore so I am only doing 2-3 loads a week! Super ideas. I have been working super hard at the kitchen since it is my HOT spot! ; )

I agree that writing down your routine and posting it somewhere is SO helpful and makes it more likely that I'll stick to the routine. And, I couldn't agree more with the daily laundry! We have a dog so we have to do the vacuuming on a weekly basis - but I break it up over 3 days (one floor per day). I also have to add the following to the list, otherwise I'll forget: watering plants (MWF), empty diaper genie (MF). Plus my monthly stuff (change kitchen sponge, filing/shredding).

Hey Katherine. This sounds a lot like the Fly Lady system, but you've most def simplified it and I like it a lot. I've used the Fly Lady system before but it's always felt a lil overwhelming. Thanks for the simplification. Love your channel and vids. Keep them coming girly LOL.

Great video. I so love this idea. I use it to. If I have more time to do more rooms I do, but if not oh well get it next week. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff. Many blessings to you and your family as well.

This sounds so doable. I have been doing a routine of cleaning that takes 8 hours by dusting the whole house, then cleaning windows, then yada yada. This is a good way to deep clean everything, but it gets old really quick. I am trying your idea to see how it works for me. Thanks for this!

I can't find the download on your website. I realize this is an old video, but I'd love to get your routine list. I like the idea of the Flylady's routines, but I've tried it a few times and it's just a little too structured for me. Yours seems perfect for me.

Kathryn, thanks so much for your organization tips! They are really helpful and pocket friendly! I would like to see how you organize your finances. I am an educator as well, and with our salaries, it can be tedious at times. Maybe you can do a video on that, of course safely though.

because of you now i have a daily cleaning routine, and i have fun doing it. never thought that could ever be possible. thank you!!! 💗

Great job Momma, I totally agree..one load of laundry a day is the only way to stay on top of it!

Thank you for doing this, it really opened my eyes to simplifying my routine! Have set mine up now and it is so doable now!

Going to try & do a version of this. Hubby & I both work full time & our house cleaning gets left until Sunday & it's crap cause instead of relaxing we are getting stuck into cleaning.

Thank you so much for this tip!!! Ist was so helpfull for me! I now have my daily zones and my rotating zones. It makes my household so much easier.

great video Katherine!! I have two kids and if I don't do at least one load of washing a day in a few days I cant move it there and its starts to feel overwhelming. I feel like if I am doing just one load a day in the morning (sometimes 2!) I am keeping on top of it. HAPPY NEW YEAR!! xxx

hi Catherine, one question re vacuuming and washing your floors, do you do the whole house tog or just the rooms that you are dong that week? so if you are doing the nursery do you just vacumn the nursery, or the kitchen just wash the floors in the kitchen ? as I was thinking if I had the mop and water or vacumn out wouldnt it be tempting to just do the all the floors or wet areas and not just that one room, just wanted to clarify this as I really like your system. thanks! xx

Love the way you set up your cleaning. Can I suggest adding windows on the deep cleaning days? I don't do the outside (if you have tilted windows) of course the winter, but I do clean the insides on my deep cleaning days. This way you are on top of everything in each room ;) I am downloading your cleaning list for sure so I can have it in front of me each day.m

Thank you! This routine is so much less overwhelming than what I usually do.

Thanks for the tips, I've downloaded the list plus your natural cleaning recipes list too. But first thing first, I'll need to finish my de-cluttering project then I can apply to your simple house cleaning routine.... I'm so pumped :-D Thanks again & God bless!

Cleaning sucks ur right. But it sucks even more to be overwhelmed with the mess.. Procrastinate, then try to do everything in one day.. Leaving the whole house 1/2 done bc u just don't have the energy to finish. One or two rooms at a time works great... Also assign your children to help. Mine are 3 and 6. They help in the same room I'm cleaning for that day. They fight over the feather duster and vaccume. LOL

Can you go into detail on your deep cleaning routine, do you with down the outsides of cabinets and clean walls?

This video helped me a lot learning new english vocabulary! Thanks

Helpful tips!!! And not overwhelming... happy new year!

Daily tidies are definitely a must! I feel like my household goes along just fine until someone gets sick or we have some big remodeling project and then everything falls apart again :-(

Love this approach rather than a daily must do!

I love your tips - but this one is absolut fantastic!!! This list makes cleaning so easy!!! Thank you so much!

Oh my goodness...I LOVE your approach. Thank you so much for sharing this!!! You had me when you said, "feeling defeated." I'm very grateful. Bless you!

2017 and im printing this up lol

Awesome video! So very helpful. I am really going to start thinking about my cleaning in this way. I think it won't feel as overwhelming,

Excellent video! I just cant do the detailed, micro-organizing checklist. Your plan is simple and more realistic. Thank you!

Great video! :) This is the same idea as what I do and it works great - daily I take care of the kitchens & bathrooms too, playroom is picked up every night. I find that I tend to do specific chores on certain days of the week(a certain person's laundry on certain days, etc.) so that works well with our overall schedule because some days we have more time on some days than others because of preschooler activities, lol... I totally hear the laundry every day!! :)

Love the way you explain the process, easily understandable 👍 thanks

I love the painting that's behind you! And of course the helpful information. :)

I LOVE how you explained this! This is how I already kind of keep up with our home but you made some other great points I can't wait to put to use! Absolutely love your videos thanks for sharing: )

That's such a great idea. I always stress myself out trying to clean my whole house at once so I'm definitely gonna give this a try! Thanks :)

Thank you sooooo much for this I needed this I was feeling overwhelmed with three kiddos and hubby it's a never ending story I am going to give this a try it sound reasonable!!!! Gracias muchas gracias!!

finaly a routine that works for me. My house never been so cleen since I start this routine. Thank you very much.

Well said Kathryn, cleaning really does suck! Breaking it down like this makes it seem a little less imposing. A great tool for anyone struggling with keeping it together.

You're very inspirational Kathryn, thank you x

I clean in much the same way as you recommend and it works great for me. I then have time to do FUN stuff during the day.

Your cleaning schedule sounds like the FlyLady system. I would encourage your viewers to check out her website.

Love the zone rotation!

This is pretty much what I do, but I may need to work more on the deep cleaning. Love your videos!!!!

This is very similar to FlyLady, but simplified. I downloaded your sheet and I'm going to try it!

You are brilliant! Love your shows , do you vacuum or mop every day! I find out I have to with 4 kids

My life SO is the same... Varied and I have NEVER able to follow these lists you spoke of :) Thanks for keeping it simple and less of a "holy crap" I am overwhelmed moment.

Hi Katheryn, I enjoyed watching this video. It was helpful and motivating! Thanks a bunch! Rose

Such a helpful video :-) Thanks so much. Happy New Year to all your family and wanted to say how much your videos have helped me, i really look forward to them and you are such a nice person.

Great idea that I can use. I have to do 2 laundries a day as there are so many pple living in the house

Thank you!! Still helpful in 2021! 😊

Love it :) Thank you so much for this. We're having a snow day here, so as per your other organizing video I am purging every room in my house today! And then starting this cleaning routine ;)

You are so grounded! tfs!

Awesome video! I'm so happy I came across this. I've gotta be honest and say that I'm definitely one of those people who has a new year's resolution to keep everything clean by coming up with a big, long list ... and nothing gets done because the list is so long and exhausting just looking at it. :) I hope this works for me!

This might seem silly questions. How do you handle these situations? You got sick with the flu....do you skip that area until the next round or start back right where you left off. I did follow FlyLady but found I was always had time for week 1 but week 4 didn't get to because of holidays (4th, 1st of year, christmas).

You are amazing. You have helped me so much.

I love your videos! You are amazing, keep up the good work. Love from Brazil.

Excellent ideas. Thanks. I also saw your freezer cooking download and was wondering if I have frozen chicken then defrost then cook it can I refreeze it cooked?

You are awesome. I am so addicted to your videos.

Ur videos are great. Ur an amazing speaker. I'm sure Ur an amazing teacher. Greetings from Algeria :)

I do a similar system. You are a blessing!

When my sons were young, that is exactly what I used to do!!!!

Thanks so much Kathryn :) I always put off cleaning my baseboards lol. They are a pain! This was very helpful for that :) Thx!

Kathryn, for some reason I couldn't print the list (there wasn't a print option).

I started making my bed when I get dressed. The other day I hadn't slept the night before so I got dressed at 3:00 pm then I made the bed LOL. Kathy B.

Is there another way to download it without logging in or signing up?

Hi! I've just run across your channel recently & am really enjoying it! The link to your routine document in the description actually points to your natural cleaning recipes. Which are great. But not a cleaning routine. :) Is it somewhere else perhaps? Thanks!!

So you ficus on one room iver a course of a week? Then move onto the next ? So then doesn't thst mean that other rooms ect wont be deep cieaned fir up to 4-8 weeks or hsve i misunderstood

Hi Kathryn! this is a great video thanks for the tips question how old was your son during this video. Did you find it hard to keep up your schedule with a young child. I've got a 6 month old and feel like im falling behind

I love this. It makes so much sense!!!