Cleaning guides
These are short, practical guides to keeping a home clean without giving up your evenings: a daily cleaning routine, a weekly cleaning schedule, a fair way to split chores and ways to get started when you feel overwhelmed. They are written by Kerem Kaya, the independent developer who makes the Rocco chore app, and every method works without any app.
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A daily cleaning routine in 15 to 20 minutes
Make the bed in the morning, do the dishes after meals and a 5 minute reset in the evening. The guide has minutes per task, a 10 minute version and what to do on a bad day.
Read the daily routine -
A weekly cleaning schedule for busy people
One focus area per day keeps every session between 15 and 30 minutes. The guide includes a day-by-day table, a shared home rotation and a list of what to clean daily, weekly and monthly.
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How to split chores fairly with a partner or roommates
List every chore, estimate the minutes and balance by time instead of by number of tasks. The guide has sample splits for two people and three roommates, plus calm words for when someone does not do their part.
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How to get motivated to clean when you feel overwhelmed
Start with one 2 minute chore and one surface as a visible finish line. The guide covers timers, before and after photos, pairing cleaning with something you enjoy and lowering the bar on low-energy days.
Read the motivation guide
Who writes these guides?
Kerem Kaya, an independent app developer in Istanbul, writes and updates the Rocco guides. Facts that are not common sense, such as food safety advice or research on habits, link to the original source at the end of each guide. Questions or corrections are welcome on the support page.
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