The kitchen is the hardest working room in the home and requires a lot of daily cleaning and upkeep. A question I receive at least weekly is, “How do you clean the kitchen with the Clean Mama Routine? I don’t see ‘kitchen’ on the calendar?”
Have you wondered this too? This is a question that’s frequently asked on Instagram and by email. I’m going to break down all the little things I do to clean the kitchen and keep it clean most of the time, all the time. I’ve found that this is the best and easiest way to keep a kitchen (and home) clean. That’s why I started trying to figure out a cleaning routine 20+ years ago – I was sick of spending my day off cleaning. Ready to see how easy it is? Keep reading – I hope it inspires you to give the Clean Mama Routine a try!
The Clean Mama Routine is a proactive approach to cleaning, not reactive. By doing a little bit daily, weekly, and monthly, your home stays mostly clean all the time.
If you follow the Clean Mama Routine you know that there are Daily Tasks.
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Daily: I/we do these things every day – wipe counters (here’s my favorite DIY recipe for Stone Cleaning Spray), wipe kitchen table, check floors (sweep or vacuum if necessary), scrub sink (this is my Nightly Sink Scrub routine – find it here).
These tasks sprinkled through the day and during meal time/prep/clean up keep the kitchen pretty clean. Here’s my DIY Wood Kitchen Table Spray recipe – I love it for keeping our kitchen table clean.
Another little thing that falls under the Daily Task of Wipe Counters, is that I keep a damp bar mop towel by the stove (on the counter) for wiping up little drips and spills as I cook. This gives me a little jump on cleaning up the kitchen after dinner and keeps it easy for clean up and keeps the stuck on food spills away.
In addition to the 5 Daily Tasks, there are Weekly Tasks – these are tasks that are associated with the days of the week. If this feels like a lot, start with the Daily Tasks, add one a week. Once you get those down, the Weekly Tasks just become part of your routine and make things so much easier because you no longer need to decide what the worst part of your house is to clean, you just do the Tasks for the day. It’s proactive, not reactive – the busier you are, the better it works.
Weekly: – Vacuum floor (Wednesday) Wash Floor (Thursday) – these Weekly Tasks apply to the kitchen as well. Here’s a post with more info on how I split these tasks up and work them into my week because we all know that vacuuming and washing floors can be time consuming and exhausting.
Weekly – wipe out refrigerator while meal planning – I typically do this on Fridays (Catch-All Day)
The Clean Mama Routine also includes Rotating Tasks (deep cleaning tasks that you work through during the year). I do these on Fridays or when it makes sense with a Weekly Task. After you’ve successfully implemented the Daily + Weekly Tasks, it’s time to learn The Rotating Tasks and Monthly Focus. We add these deep cleaning tasks to our Catch-All Friday or on a day that works best for you. You can find the full list of Rotating Tasks and the Complete Monthly Focus in the Guide to a Clean Home, Homekeeping Planner, or Homekeeping Society
Here are the Rotating Tasks that are associated with cleaning the kitchen:
- Monthly (usually every other week in our house) – wipe appliances
- January/April/July/October – clean oven
- January – light fixtures
- July – clean fridge/freezer
The Clean Mama Routine also has a Monthly Focus each month. The Monthly Focus is designed to be a chance to do some deep cleaning and organizing on a specific area of the home.
- January’s Monthly Focus is a Whole House Declutter
- February’s Monthly Focus is the Kitchen
This is how to deep clean the kitchen with the Clean Mama Routine, but better yet, it’s how to keep the kitchen clean all the time. It’s a little bit every day, not all at once, but by keeping up with those daily messes, it stays clean.
What if you want to do a kitchen quick clean? No problem, this is how I clean up the kitchen every night. Find the free printable here. Have some appliances that need a good cleaning? You’ll also find a Kitchen Appliances Quick Clean free printable, perfect for getting those appliances clean in a hurry.
Looking for some kitchen details? This post details everything from the kitchen paint color, and appliances to the backsplash.
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