Spring Cleaning!

March 25, 2008 on 5:00 am | In Cleaning, Home Maintenance | 1 Comment

The purpose of spring cleaning is to get rid of all the grime that has accumulated all winter because everything was so closed up. I don’t think everything stays as closed up as it did in the “olden” days, but it is still a good idea to give your home a through cleaning every once in a while…

Here are some areas that may get missed during the general upkeep, so this would be a good time to give them some attention.

Dusting

    Ceiling
    Corners of the walls
    Artwork and photographs
    Ceiling fan
    On top of everything

Cleaning

     Dirty spots on the wall
     Air vents
     Doors
     Doorknobs
     Switch Plates
     Light fixtures
     Draperies, curtains, and blinds according to instructions
     Coils of the refrigerator (vacuum them)
     Refrigerator drain pan
     Inside of refrigerator
     Oven
     Dryer hose (vacuum)
     Lawn Furniture

Packing winter clothes away for the summer

Make sure all clothes are clean. Stains can set or actually damage the fabric after several months of storage.

Use plastic storage containers since critters don’t like plastic as much as cardboard.

If you want to use something that will repel the insects, go for the cedar blocks instead of mothballs. Mothballs are full of deadly chemicals and smell nasty. Cedar blocks are just wood and smell pretty good.

Pack items loosely to allow the air to circulate.

Store the clothes in a cool, dark, dry, clean place.

Clearing the Clutter

Spring is a great time for yard sales. While you are giving the place an extra sprucing up, decide whether things need to be kept, sold, given away, or trashed.

You can also get rid of paper clutter. Go through the magazines, coupons, and the filing cabinet (or the “to be filed” pile!). Decide what you can keep and what can go.

Don’t forget the garage!

Well, that is enough for today.  Tomorrow, we’ll head outside…