How to take care of household chores?

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I wasn't really sure where to post this.

I grew up in a pretty filthy environment, I can remember at there would be laundry on covering most of the floors and dishes would be stacked around the sink for weeks, mice where always getting in, we had a bunch  of small dogs, none of them where house train, and struggling with bug infestations constantly, and some slight hoarding.
I don't want to live like that and I did my best to keep everything clean and organized but I had 4 siblings, my mom and dad and my grandmother (off and on sometimes) living in a 3 bedroom single wide trailer and my parents never bothered making any of us do chores. I think some of it stems from depression and maybe some other mental health problems that many people in my family have been diagnosed with.
Sorry, I'm bad at rambling, anyway after several life changes and moving out and around constantly I'm finally going to have a place that is actually mine, and I have definitely struggled with keeping everything clean and organized. Right now it's me, my boyfriend, and our 4 year old sharing a room so its always pretty chaotic with three people worth of stuff. But I'm still worried about when we move, I don't want to let it get like my parents did. I was never taught how to properly clean or grocery shop. I've been getting by figuring it out on my own so far but I don't really know what all I need to be doing each day, or what I only need to do every so often, so I'm going to make a list of things I think I need help with. 
 
Should I was clothes every single time its worn or after a few wears?(obviously not underwear and socks)
 
How often should I sweep and mop?
How necessary is dusting?
 
Should I be cleaning walls and ceiling? 
 
What do do with windows?
 
How often should I change and wash bedding and curtains?
 
How often should I buy lightbulbs?
 
What do we need to buy before we move into our house?(Like what furniture do we absolutely need and what products do we need immediately)

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Pants I wear at least twice, maybe even three times if I've only like popped out to the shops or something. Shirts I wash after one wash.
I sweep every day. Have to with all my monsters.
Everything else gets cleaned once a week.
I do about three loads of laundry a week and I was blankets (human and dog) like once a month (but sheets I change weekly).

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I get overwhelmed pretty easy with cleaning so i break it down to be  few things a day that are bigger and then a smaller list that i do every day. So for example: 
Everyday chores: dishes, vacuum, wipe down the counters and kitchen table, basic pickup in the living room. Cat boxes and puppy maintenance. At least 2 loads of laundry
Tuesday: Kids bedding and my bedding. Deep clean the 3 bedrooms
Wednesday: deep clean kitchen, dining room, and living room 
Thursday: deep clean bathroom
Friday: deep clean playroom, addition, & mudroom

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I know the overwhelming feeling all too well with trying to keep everything clean. We hired cleaners to do floors and bathrooms one week and our entire house the next. That has worked wonders on my mental health! Now all I do at home is one load of laundry a day and dishes. Super easy and clears the rest of my day!

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The one thing that has helped me the most is getting rid of things we don't really use, the less stuff you have, the easier it is to keep clean and organized. 
Take advantage of your move to only take the things that are regularly used into the new home. Sell, give away, or donate as much as possible, going through your clothes, toys, kitchen gadgets, books, old electronics.
For cleaning, I track all chores on an app called Our Home, and it is totally customizable for which chores to do and how often.

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So its just me and my husband with 3 dogs. I work 50 hours a week so usually not much energy!
Daily chores- dishes, wipe off counters and stove if used. Throw away junk mail and hang bills up on the fridge.  Keep it semi picked up. When we go to bed kick the dog toys in a pile. 
When clothes are taken off they always go in the hamper... not by it!! In it. 
I have weekly chores. I found an app on my phone to help keep things straight when I did them last. That might help you as well. 
Change bedding- once a week in summer. Every other in winter. 
Laundry- for clothes i wash every Saturday. Shirts are worn once. Jeans are worn until they are dirty or wash once a week! 
Window curtains- wash every 6 weeks due to dogs. I think it makes the house smell less like a dog! 
Dusting... every 6 weeks... if I feel like it. I think dusting is pointless when living in the country!! 
Mopping- every 4 weeks. 
Vacuum-every weekend. 
Clean the toilets every other weekend. Prob should be more! 
Wipe the microwave out every 3 weeks unless it needs a spot wiping. 
Switch towels- every 2 or 3 weeks. Depending time of year. 
Deep clean my oven every 4 months. And clothes washer.

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I struggle with depression on and off and that can make household tasks feel overwhelming, especially with a family of 6 constantly creating chaos and mess. 
I found the FLY Lady system really helpful. You can search up youtube videos or download the app. It breaks everything down into an easy to follow routine, and reminds you to strive for progress, not perfection.

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I do the same as the others basically. I (try to) keep up with dishes and laundry every day. I use Thursdays to clean all the kids toys up and clean bathrooms. Fridays I vacuum and mop, dust, clean windows, etc.  Our room never specifically gets dirty but I'll vacuum when I'm doing everything else. I'm a pretty lazy cleaner honestly especially while I'm in my 1st trimester like rn.

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What's works for me is to designate a day for deep cleaning each week. So for me that's Monday. Every Monday I mop with our good mop, wipe everything down completely. 
Every 6 months or before major holidays I go through our stuff, anything that we haven't touched I toss or donate, toys and clothes especially. I hate having a lot of clutter so minimizing it will help keep your home clean. 
Every day or every other day is my light duty stuff, vacuuming, dusting, mopping with the swifter, cleaning the toilet if needed, cleaning windows. Anything I don't do that day I definitely do the next day or the following day. 
As far as moving you just need your basics 
Do your dishes at night after dinner, unload in the morning and load it through out the day, stick to only using 1 cup a day for any drinks. 
For laundry I keep a basket in my room that we all toss our dirty clothes in at the end of the day and whenever it gets full I wash it. I wash bedding about once or twice a month.

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I rarely wear things more than twice. Jeans or a shirt that maybe were only worn for a few hours and no sweat - I'll wear again.
I try to dust and sweep/vacuum every few days (at least once a week). Mopping monthly or when I see the dirt smudges 🤣 for me dusting is just a rag and Pledge or other surface cleaner for the furniture, table tops, counters, etc. 
I Windex the windows and glass surfaces every couple of weeks (honestly just the inside of the windows we look out of a lot, the others maybe get a deep clean inside and outside every few years). A diluted Pinesol can be put in a spray bottle for spot cleans, cleaning counters and such (all hard surfaces except granite and wood basically, and honestly probably fine for those too). I keep a spray bottle of diluted Pinesol under the kitchen sink for quick clean up. 
I do laundry usually twice a week, or when the hamper gets full. Dishes are done after dinner or the next morning. Getting in the habit of washing some dishes while you are making coffee helps it become a habit.
There are probably some good lists online too for chores ☺️ you got this!

How to take care of household chores?

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