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Creating a Monthly Chore List

What I love about creating a monthly chore list is that it keeps me on top of housekeeping that can easily slip under the radar screen. When you create your monthly chore list, you should also have a space to write in the date you do it. That way you can know if it was done at the beginning, middle or end of the month.

Here are some ideas on chores that can be done on a monthly basis (of course this depends on preference):

Wiping down baseboards throughout the house

Cleaning cobwebs out of basement, garage, on ceiling, anywhere else they gather

Dust ceiling fans

Clean light fixtures (including dismantling them and soaking them in warm, sudsy water)

Vacuum inside of couches, taking out cushions

Clean the inside of windows throughout the house

Wash rugs and mats

So when you are already doing daily and weekly chores, when do you squeeze in these monthly chores?

My suggestion is that once you come up with your completed list of monthly chores, you do what I have said in my last couple of blogs…delegate. Then you schedule in when these chores are to be completed. For instance maybe the first Saturday one of your children is responsible for dusting the ceiling fans, another child is responsible for washing rugs and mats.

All of this will depend on the ages of your children, how many you have and a number of other factors. Think of creative ways to bring your family into the role of housekeeping. This way you won’t feel like you are being burdened by household chores.

Another option is to set aside one day a month where the entire family spends a few hours (or however long it takes) working on the monthly chores at one time. This way you have more hands helping and it will all be done at once.

To make it even more fun, you could put on some loud music, singing and dancing together as you work as a team.

What other ideas do you have for creating a monthly chore list?

Related Articles:

Creating a Daily Chore List

Creating a Weekly Chore List

Clean Out Your Cleaning Supplies

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About Stephanie Romero

Stephanie Romero is a professional blogger for Families and full-time web content writer. She is the author and instructor of an online course, "Recovery from Abuse," which is currently being used in a prison as part of a character-based program. She has been married to her husband Dan for 21 years and is the mother of two teenage children who live at home and one who is serving in the Air Force.