Who's Ready to Spruce Up for Spring?

Hip Hip Hooray! Spring is here. All the flowers make it my favorite season (minus the allergies). My mind and body are ready for more sunlight and outside time.

For me, I’m also ready to make one more effort to lighten up the house so that our family can maximize the summer months with pool time and adventures. That definitely includes some seasonal decluttering as well as some cleaning.

SPRING DECLUTTERING

  1. Kids Clothes

  2. Summer Wear

  3. My Clothes

  4. Travel Items

  5. Bathrooms (expired makeup or meds anyone?)

  6. Shed/Garage

Note: In the Fall I review fall/winter clothing, toys, the fridge and the attic/storage areas.
During the winter months I review toys again post-holidays as well as kitchen cabinets when holidays + indoor entertaining is more fresh in my mind. Taking this seasonal approach helps it not feel like I have to keep up with ALL areas at a time.

SPRING CLEANING

We try to tackle the following routines so the extra Spring tasks aren’t so daunting.

  • A DAILY cleaning routine of load of laundry, dishes/kitchen surfaces, end of day pick-up

  • A WEEKLY cleaning routine that the whole family participates of vacuum, dust, bathrooms, change sheets, any needed home maintenance/yard work, plus one extra item like one appliance.

  • SPRING TASKS

  1. Windows and blinds

  2. Dust ceiling fans (in a perfect world this would happen more regularly)

  3. Wash winter gear (we store it in our coat closet year round so we don’t have to swap out seasonal clothing)

  4. Wipe down baseboards/walls

  5. Clean bathroom light fixtures

  6. Wash bathroom rugs and shower curtains

  7. Air out mattresses with some deodorizer and then vacuuming

  8. File or shred papers post-tax season

Wherever you keep track of To Do’s (paper, digital notes, calendar) add a brief Spring Cleaning Checklist so your home can feel calm, fresh and clean for the upcoming summer months