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Article #43: Spring Cleaning For Today's Mom

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With spring comes all of the beauty of accomplishing just one of these tasks on
the changing season. We finally began to your list. Check off the items that you
see our grass; we enjoy seeing the new accomplish and press on to the next one.
buds on our trees, and the sweet smell of By just devoting one hour a week towards
a good April shower. What also comes your spring cleaning goals you will have
along is the dreaded ritual of spring a more manageable deep cleaning routine.
cleaning. Maybe you went through this Clear out as much clutter as you can.
awful experience as a child. Your mother Make a box for trash and a box for
would be pulling all the linens, washing charitable donations and fill these with
the drapes, deep cleaning every nook and all of the unnecessary clutter in your
cranny of your home and then collapse home. By donating these items to those
after a full day of cleaning. I don't less fortunate you will gain so much. Not
remember this as being a fun ritual for only will someone who needs these items
our family and have decided to try a more benefit from your donation, but you
different method of cleaning in our own can receive a tax break and reclaim space
home. in your own home. I have decided to look
Spring cleaning ironically is not as at every item in my home in a new light.
necessary as it once was. Back in the There was a time when I used to want to
olden days, spring cleaning was a much fill my home with loads of stuff. Now I
different concept then it is today. This look at everything as one more thing to
cleaning was a necessary routine because dust and care for. If you don't like to
of how they had to heat their homes and dust it, don't love the item, and want an
keep them lit. Using kerosene, wood, gas, organized home- donate it!!
oil, and candles caused the house to Keep a caddy of cleaning supplies on each
develop dark sooty grime around it. This floor. I find it much easier to clean my
grime created the need for a deep house when I know that the tools that I
cleaning of the home. Their deep cleaning need to accomplish my task are just a few
restored the beauty of the home and also steps away. Keep your checklist either in
gave them the opportunity to get out the one of your caddies or somewhere that is
lighter linens, rugs, and furniture that accessible so that you can always stay on
they used during the warmer seasons. Not track with your deep cleaning.
only did they divulge in spring cleaning, Do your cleaning when it is convenient
they also did fall cleaning as well to for you. Some people work better during
prepare them for the cold season of morning hours while others of us would
winter. rather be snoozing and do better in the
Today we do not have the need to do evening. Take advantage of the times that
spring cleaning although in many families you work best. If you would rather break
it is a ritual that brings about peace the hour into smaller increments that is
and renewal in our homes after an entire totally up to you. The idea behind all of
day or week of intense cleaning. In this this is to make it as easy as possible so
day and age, however, it is hard to be fit it in wherever and whenever you can.
able to set aside that much time to get Put your spring cleaning task on your
all of these tasks done. Our schedules calendar each week. It sounds silly, but
and days are so full that it hard to don't you remember your appointments and
devote more than the few hours necessary engagements better when it is written on
just to keep our home running smoothly. your calendar? It is hard to ignore
Instead of doing one deep cleaning I have scheduled tasks in glaring print. Write
vowed to "spring clean" all year long your tasks in red, capitalized, or
rather than trying to set aside a exclamation points- anything you can to
specific time to do this. With a very draw your eye to the one task for the
busy toddler and just the daily week.
maintenance of my home, there are days Enlist your helpers to help you on these
when I feel really proud of myself if I tasks. Your children and your husband can
can get out of my pajamas. If you are be active participants in getting your
anything like me, try and incorporate home organized just like they help to
these tips into your daily routine so contribute to the clutter. Schedule dad
that you can relax while everyone else is for clearing out the garage, taking
tired and haggard from their day of inventory of the tools you will need to
spring cleaning. Here are a few ideas for do your gardening, cleaning out the
getting these tasks done: basement, or other tasks inside and
Begin by making a checklist of everything outside of the home. Children can aid in
that you would normally do during your cleaning their own rooms by helping to
spring cleaning. Things like washing all remove some of the clutter in the house.
the linens and drapes, wiping down Involving your family can be beneficial
baseboards, washing windows inside and in showing them all that you do to keep
out, cleaning out your pantry, washing your house running smoothly.
your shower curtains, organizing your It is hard to accomplish tasks around the
linen cabinets, wiping down walls, and house if you have a poor attitude about
cleaning doorknobs and light fixtures. what you are doing. Unfortunately, every
Take inventory of your cleaners and the house requires a little maintenance and
tools that you will need in order to your attitude towards your work can be
accomplish all of the necessary cleaning. the difference in your spring cleaning
Nothing is worse then getting ready to do being bearable or just plain awful. I
your task and then finding out that you certainly don't jump up and down when I
are missing that one component needed to clean and it isn't my favorite thing to
complete your task. Put the items that do, but I take great pride in keeping my
you will need on your shopping list and household running smoothly. Turn on some
get these items on the day that you fun music, watch television while
perform all of your errands. polishing tables, do whatever you can to
Continue doing your normal daily routine, make getting your home clean easier and
but add an extra hour each week towards fun.






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