Spring Cleaning

This year I am diving into spring cleaning more than usual - probably more than I have the whole 15 years we’ve lived in this house! I’m motivated too because the house is getting new paint. By June, it should be sparkling.

Spring cleaning is way beyond the week to week cleaning we do well. Here are the items on my list…most of which will need to sync up with the painting.

• The closets need to be emptied and cleaned thoroughly (this could also result in donation or freecycling some items from the closets). This is probably the most time consuming activity of all.
• Windows need to be cleaned inside and out.
• Furniture that has been in exactly the same place since we moved into the house needs to be moved and the carpet underneath vacuumed.
• All the shelf paper in the kitchen that is over 5 years old needs to be replaced.
• Where the kitchen countertops meets the wall (usually behind the coffee maker, Cuisinart, butcher block of knives, etc.) needs to be scrubbed.
• The refrigerator, washer, and dryer need to be pulled out and underneath/behind them needs to be cleaned.
• The dryer vent needs to be detached and cleaned.
• The carpeting needs to be cleaned…or maybe replaced.

It’s March….the perfect time to start Spring Cleaning!