Monthly To Do - March

Its spring cleaning month!  Try to accomplish the 10 actions from this list.

-Wash window coverings and clean windows.

-Use a steam cleaner to clean the carpets and furniture

-Use a broom to run through the house and knock down cobwebs from the ceiling

-Lay a sheet beneath your ceiling fan and use a duster or vacuum to clean the fan, the sheet will catch falling dust.

-Wash the top of your refrigerator and cabinets

-Go through your refrigerator and pantry and toss all expired items.

-Pull everything out of your curio cabinet, clean cabinet thoroughly and knick knacks.

-Wipe down baseboards through out house

-Wipe down outside and inside cabinets

-Clean your dryer's duct system, use a vacuum to remove as much lint as possible (this can save your home from a fire)

Spring Cleaning

I'm normally not a Spring Cleaning kind of gal, but this year I have been so busy and my house has been so neglected I've decided a spring cleaning is in order. Rather than try and get through the whole house in 1 or 2 days and completely exhaust myself I'm breaking the house up into rooms to complete. I will post daily my completed tasks and what room I have gotten a deep cleaning on.

Today was catch up on laundry day. I wanted to get all the clothes washed and put away, plus wash bedding. And what better day than to do the the laundry room beings I was in and out of there all day today. I completed my todo's in there, and it actually is pretty presentable, which says a lot about the laundry room! All I used was a spray bottle mixed with water and bleach and a washcloth.

Things I did:
Sprayed both the washer and dryer down and cleaned them.
Straightened all the shelves and threw out trash
Washed down the walls
Washed the baseboards
Washed the floor
Took out things that did not belong in the room

Successful day. I think I spent more time than I wanted to, but that's because laundry is a time consuming job. I'm hoping the rest of the house will only take me an hour or two each day. The girls are on spring break and I don't want to spend our whole break cleaning!