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Weekly Cleaning Board

August 27, 2012 By Sam 6 Comments

Being in our new house has caused me to re-evaluate my cleaning habits. Keeping up with this place can be quite a chore {cheesy pun intended}, so I’ve started working on a cleaning schedule for myself. I have gotten into a pretty good weekly cleaning habit, but I’m still developing my monthly and quarterly chores. Even though I remember most of my household responsibilities, I work best when I have a to-do list so I can check off my progress and make sure I’m not forgetting anything. Unfortunately, I keep misplacing my printed out schedule!

The Menu Board I created has made me so happy and organized that I have decided to make a cleaning board in the same fashion. The frame I used for the menu was a set of two and I’ve been unsure of what to do with the other frame…this is perfect!

Don’t they look great together? I love this little wall in my kitchen – it really helps keep me organized. There’s no harm in prettying up the kitchen either!

Like I said before, I made the cleaning board very similar to the way I made my menu board. Two pieces of scrapbook paper were the backing for my project, and another piece was used for all of my accents and the envelope. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the letters and border then glued them on using a glue stick. The clothespins were attached using a hot glue gun.

Since I have chores to complete every day as well as chores I finish once per week, I made two columns. The first column is all of my daily chores, while the second is my weekly chores. Please pardon the fact that there’s an empty space for Thursday. I did think ahead about the fact that I only had 10 tiny clothespins, but I totally forgot while I was actually assembling the board. Wednesday & Thursday both generally encompass grocery stuff so the plan was to center my grocery pin between the ‘w’ and ‘t’ – oh well…I’ll just have to get some more clothespins eventually.

This method is great because it allows me to change up the schedule as needed. Since it’s just paper, I can always print something different.

You can see that I have a ‘done’ envelope at the top…not only is it adorable, but it’s perfect to fulfill my need to ‘check’ things off a list. There’s not much better than that feeling of accomplishment – even if you’re just doing housework! Sometimes that’s all it takes to turn your day around :-)

Most everything for this project was already laying around the house, so I spent a total of about $2…but if you were to make this from scratch here’s a general break-down of cost.

Picture Frame – from $8.00 to $ 16

Scrapbook Paper – $.25 to $2.00 {per sheet}

Tiny Spring Clothespins – $4.00

So, assuming you have hot glue & glue sticks….you can make your own cleaning schedule board for $12 – $26. I’d say that’s not too bad!

My cleaning board really has revolutionized my days and I hope this idea can help you stay a little more organized as well!

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Filed Under: Cleaning, Household Tagged With: cleaning board, cleaning schedule, cleaning schedule board, craft, daily cleaning schedule, DIY, easy, homemaker monday, silhouette cameo, to-do list, Tutorial, weekly cleaning schedule

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  1. Smart! School {House}

    August 27, 2012 at 9:43 am

    That is so beautiful! I’m going to pin it now!

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    • Sam

      August 27, 2012 at 9:50 am

      Thanks! :-)

      Reply
  2. Honey

    August 30, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    Thank you for sharing your project at Potpourri Friday!

    Reply
  3. Tammy

    August 31, 2012 at 10:01 pm

    This is very cute and fun! Did I just say fun? It looks fun :) Thank you for sharing this at Rustic Restorations Weekend!

    Reply
  4. betsy

    March 10, 2013 at 6:11 pm

    I love the “done” box envelope!

    Reply
  5. holly

    April 18, 2013 at 12:40 pm

    I love the fanciness of the cleaning schedule. This is just what I need!

    Reply

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