What to clean in every room, and when.

Most cleaning plans fail on day four, when every room is on the list at once. This one starts with a single room for a single week, and grows from there.

• Six rooms, every job sorted: kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, living areas, entry and laundry, each with daily, weekly and monthly jobs and Monday to Sunday tick boxes.
• The bigger jobs, given a month: every 3 months, twice a year and yearly jobs, so they stop waiting until something looks wrong.
• A 15 minute daily reset: four timed steps, kitchen first, and a seven day weekly rotation.
• Cut out room cards: one per room for the fridge or a cupboard door, and a blank page to build your own rhythm.