Cleaning...AGAIN!

I have a problem. I hate cleaning. My other problem is that my house is dirty. What am I to do?!

I may hate cleaning, but I love making lists and subsequently crossing things off said list. 

Combining both my hatred for cleaning and my love of lists I have devised a way to trick myself into cleaning as a means of reward for crossing something exciting of my newest list. 

As it stands right now, I have to clean my house from top to bottom. I've broken it down by room. It looks like this: 

CLEANING TO DO LIST: 

First Floor: 

Entry

            Sweep floor

            Mop floor

            Vacuum rugs

Organize shoes

            Dust baseboards

Basement

            Organize toys

            Re-arrange furniture and music equipment

            Vacuum floor

            Dust all surfaces (including baseboards)

            Wash blankets and pillows

            Clean fridge

Stairs (lower)  

            Collect garbage

            Organize miscellaneous stuff

            Vacuum all surfaces

            Remove all items from stairs

            Dust railings, lights and baseboards

Garage

            Open, organize and remove all boxes

            Sweep entire garage

            Reorganize contents

            Remove all unnecessary items

            Park cars accordingly

Main Floor:

Kitchen

            Dishes

                        Empty dishwasher

                        Load dishwasher

                        Get rid of mismatched/unused items

            Counters

                        Clean off

                        Put away all food

                        Find spots for

                                    -toaster

                                    -Keurig

                                    -coffee maker

                                    -espresso machine

                                    -vegetable steamer

                                    -can opener

            Stove and Oven

                        Clean stove top

                        Put away all pots and pans

                        Clean oven

            Clean out cupboards and dispose of unneeded items

            Clean out fridge and freezer

            Sweep, and mop all floors

            Clean above cupboards (dust/reorganize)

Dining Room

            Clean off table

            Wash tablecloth and placemats

            Clean birdcage

            Dust baseboards

            Clean art table

            Dust all surfaces

            Hem curtains

            Vacuum rug

Living Room

            Fold all laundry

            Clean out couch

            Put away all toys

            Organize DVDs and video games

            Dust all surfaces

            Hem curtains

            Wash pillows and blanket

            Clean off coffee table

            Vacuum floor

            Designate spot for drying rack

            Clean desk

            Give old clothes away

            Finish Laundry

            Organize knitting supplies

Main Floor Bathroom/Laundry Room

            Sweep and mop floor

            Throw anything unnecessary away

            Clean cupboards

            DO LAUNDRY

            Clean Buster’s litter box

            Get dog food

            Fix up Buster’s bed

            Put laundry away

            Clean out drawers

            Clean toilet, sink and mirror

            Dust baseboards

Second Floor:

Stairs (upper)

            Bring everything upstairs and put away

            Vacuum all floors

            Dust lamps, railings and baseboards

Upstairs Hallway and Office

            Throw away garbage

            Put all Legos in respective drawers

            Clean table

            Attach Lego boards to top of table

            Fix lamp

            Vacuum – NOTHING ON THE FLOOR

            Prep floor for carpet cleaning

            Organize Desk

            Dust all surfaces

Kids'/Guest Bathroom

            Clean sink, counter, toilet, mirror and tub

            Sweep and mop floor

            Wash all mats and towels

            Put bath toys away

            Organize linen closet

Kids' Room

            Vacuum floors

            Wash blankets, sheets and pillows

            Make beds

            Put away all toys

            Put away all DVDs

            Organize toy box

            Organize Legos

            Put away/go through clothes

            Dust all surfaces and baseboards

Master Bedroom/Closet

            Put away all clothing

            Make bed

            Wash all sheets, blankets and pillows

            Reorganize dresser

            Clean TV stand and repurpose as night stand

            Clean under the bed

            DO MORE LAUNDRY

            Vacuum floors

            Organize closet and remove unnecessary paraphernalia

            Move side table downstairs

            Hem curtains

            Rearrange the room?!

Master Bathroom

            Wash all mats and towels

            Empty trash

            Clean grout in shower

            Clean toilet, shower, shower door, mirror and sink

            Sweep and mop floor

            Clean our drawers

            Decoupage hair dryer holder


Yeah...I gotta do all of that before I can get on track with my newest cleaning regimen (which I'm hoping will stick)

Some of those things are like, well duh, but others are just on there so I can at least feel like I'm accomplishing some smaller things along the way. That's why laundry is on there so much. We have a lot of laundry.

So, regimen is next, but I think I'll make this post shorter by showing it in a different post.