Front entrance
- Clean doors and windows
- Sweep sidewalk – Shake out doormat
- Water container flowers (replace if necessary)
- Keep the lawn and landscaping trimmed
Entryway
- Clean the floor – vacuum carpeting
- Dust furniture
- Tidy up closet
Living room, family room
- Stowaway newspapers, magazines, books, games, and toys
- Straighten out coffee table, bookshelves, and other areas
- Mop floor or vacuum rugs
- Vacuum upholstered furniture; wipe down leather or vinyl
- Dust surfaces (including TV screen)
- Sweep fireplace
- Wipe down ceiling fan blades
Kitchen
- Mop or vacuum floor
- Clean appliances
- Wipe countertops, cabinets
- Clean sink – Stow away kitchen sponge and dish towels
- Open windows or run fan to remove cooking odors
Bathrooms
- Wipe wet shower stalls and bathtubs
- Mop floors
- Put out fresh towels
- Empty wastebaskets
- Clean sinks, mirrors, and faucets
- Clear countertops of clutter
- Stowaway laundry and personal products
Bedrooms
- Make beds
- Mop floors/vacuum rugs
- Stowaway shoes, laundry, clothes, books or toys
- Open curtains or shades
- Tidy up closet.
Home office
- Straighten out desk and bookshelves
- Put away papers
- Mop floor/vacuum rugs
- Dust surfaces, including computer screen
- Polish cabinets and woodwork.
Basement
- Clear clutter blocking access to furnace, electrical box or laundry room
- Sweep stairs