So in an attempt to stay organized, I purchased this 3 ring binder from Target. I love the Owl pattern (I am very much obsessed with owls lately). 
Into the binder I put my weekly cleaning list (vacuum rugs is crossed off as I had the remainder of my carpeting taken out and now all I have is hardwood floors) and my daily cleaning list. I have them in sheet protectors so I can use a dry erase marker to mark off the items as I go. This is what my lists look like – you will need to customize yours to your home. The weekly cleaning list takes me about one hour to do – I do these on Friday mornings.
The next page in my binder will be my Monthly Cleaning List. Here is what I put on mine:
Scrub tubs and shower stall walls
Wipe down all baseboards
clean window sills
clean shudders
wash throw rugs
wipe out microwave and toaster ovens
wipe out oven
wipe out refrigerator – throw out old items
wipe down ceiling fans and light fixtures
Also on this page is my “to be done twice a year” list. My list looks like this:
remove all window screens and wash windows
wash items in china cabinet
clean oven 
My goal is to choose one or two of the items on my monthly chore list to do each weekend. Breaking the cleaning down into manageable time increments makes it easier to stay on top of things rather than always trying to play catch up and then spending the whole weekend cleaning.
Next Monday I will start to break the rest of my house into sections – focusing on deep cleaning one room a month. Stay tuned…….
