15 Minute Homemaking Tasks

This post is PART II of a series of posts…mostly for me….but hopefully you can benefit from some of them too.  I am hanging up lists of 5, 15, 30 and 60 minute homemaking tasks that I know I can do in that amount of time.  So, when I have a few extra minutes throughout the day I can choose one or two and accomplish more during the day.  A couple of weeks ago I shared PART I which was the 5 minute tasks that you can find HERE and today I am sharing the list of tasks I can accomplish in 15 minutes or less around the house.

15 Homemaking Tasks that you can accomplish in 15 minutes or less:

1. Clean and dust your laundry cabinets.  Throw away or donate unused or broken items.
2. Vacuum all bedrooms.
3. Wash the windows and window sills in one bedroom. I love sparkling windows!  After two weeks of this chore you should have all your windows clean and sparkly.
4. Wipe down all of the door frames on one floor of your house. This task is one I often forget about, but those door frames do get dusty too!
5. Unload and load the dishes in the sink and counters. I try to do this job in the morning after breakfast and at night after dinner.  I love waking up to a clean kitchen.
6. Clean a shower or bathtub.
7. Clean 3 toilet bowls. Have all of your cleaning supplies in a small caddy that you can carry from bathroom to bathroom to make this process faster.
8. Sort and fold one load of laundry. You might even be able to get it put away if you are a fast folder.
9. De-Clutter one closet.  Donate unused clothing and items that you no longer wear. Use garbage bags to make the process go faster.
10. Clean out one drawer or cupboard in your craft room. Notice I only said one…otherwise I would be doing that task all day 😉
11. Clean out your kitchen junk drawer.  I usually do this once a month…or when the drawer won’t close….whichever comes first.
12. Clean up your pet’s area. Sweep up extra food, wash pets’ dishes and wash the pet bed.
13. Clean up your shoes in your closet.  Donate any shoes you no longer wear and arrange them in a shoe caddy or shoe rack.
14. Iron 5 items of clothing.  I have a love/hate relationship with ironing…but I love to finding freshly pressed items in the closet.
15. Change the sheets on your bed.  Throw dirty sheets in the wash and then put clean ones on the bed.
16.  Clean out the toy box.  Throw away any broken items and donate toys that are still in good condition but not played with anymore.