How To Get Started 

Step One
First things first, take a notebook and walk around you house making note of any areas of your home that trap clutter.  The areas are different for everyone.  The clutter trapping areas are spots in your house that seem to just have stuff shoved into them.   In my house it tends to be the chair by my front door, the bay window in my front room, the bookshelf in my dinning room, the computer desk, and the list can go on and on.
Make note in your book of these spots.

Step Two
Next I want you to walk around your house from room to room and write down all the things in that room that need to be cleaned or tidied.  I want you to write down everything, from your ceilings, your walls, light fixtures and switches, door knobs, furniture and even your knick knacks, right down to your floors.
Once that’s finished your ready for the next step.

Step Three
Sit down and figure out how to separate your work, in other words it’s time to prioritize your cleaning and schedule it accordingly.  Some jobs should be Daily Duties (DD), These are the jobs that need to get done on a daily basis.  Other jobs will be Weekly Work (WW), these are the jobs that only need to get done once a week.  The jobs that only need to get done once a month or so would be categorized as Monthly Measures (MM) and lastly the jobs that only need to get done seasonally would be Seasonal Scrubbings (SS).
Once your prioritized all your cleaning, make up separate work lists for each schedule.

Step Four
This next step is one of the most important, create a Daily Planner, where you can keep all your cleaning schedules as well as any other important information pertaining to your home.
I use a 3-ring binder for my schedule, and I’ve divided my planner up into 5 different sections.

The fist section is for my calendar, which is where I write all the important dates in my life.  I check this calendar every week to see what’s coming up in the next few weeks and plan everything accordingly.

The second section is for my cleaning, which I then divided into 4 sub-sections, Daily Duties, Weekly Work, Montly Measures and Seasonal Scrubbings.  I’ll talk about these later on and share an example of my own scheduling with you all.

The third section is for my phone numbers and addresses.  I have an actual address book but I like to have a back up copy in case I somehow loose that one.

The fourth section is for my household finances, I keep my bill payment schedule here as well as any insurance policies and any other important financial information.

The fifth section is for Emergencies.  I have parts of this section set up so that it can be removed and still kept together because I have stapled the pages together.  This is a section is filled with any information that might be needed during an emergency.  The pull out part of this section is for baby sitters.  It’s filled with health insurance information, doctors’ names and phone numbers, as well as any important medical information about my kids.  Such as food or medication allergies, and any other medical conditions that they might have that a doctor might need to know if treating them for something.  I also keep an updated list of important phone numbers of people that they can contact if they aren’t able to get a hold of my husband or myself.