Spring Cleaning 101: The Basics

Warm weather is coming and so is my desire to spring clean! For some reason, the weather always does that – gives me the urge to purge!

Spring brings inspiration as we see the outside once dead in winter, now come to life. I want our house to always have that fresh new look too.

Spring cleaning may not be the most appealing task at hand, but no matter what house you live in, a good deep clean, can never hurt. I know some do not spring clean because they keep up on everything throughout the year. Kudos to them! For some reason, in the winter I have a zero desire to do a deep clean. When I can open the windows and actually wash them without the water freezing to the windows, count me in.There are many methods to the madness. If you searched “how to spring clean,” you would come up with probably a bazillion different options and opinions (okay, maybe not that many). In all reality though, I do not think there is a “right” and “wrong” way to spring clean your home. Your home is YOUR HOME. Do what you feel needs to be done.

I did some spring cleaning posts a few years ago and I figure it can never hurt to repost and revamp them since spring always comes (eventually). I want to get back to the basics and hit certain areas of the home.

Before we even get started, here are a few things to think about:

1. Spring clean your SCHEDULE. One of the biggest obstacles to spring cleaning is finding the TIME in order to do the task. Take a look at your schedule and figure out what is does not line up with your values and where you want to go in life. Whatever is getting in the way, cancel, decline, or step down.2. Start with one room at a time and basically go above your normal dusting, mopping, and cleaning.

3. Start from top to bottom. No need to clean your baseboards twice!

4. Declutter FIRST, clean second. Why organize and clean what you are just going to get rid of anyways?

5. Make chore charts for other family members, so that they do their part!

6. Make a fix-it list. This is a list that you can catch up on later, but by writing it down, you won’t neglect it until next year.

7. Make sure you have what you need in order to clean. One idea is to switch to a more “green cleaning.” I am a HUGE fan of Norwex. If you haven’t heard of them before, please ask me about it! I do sell their products and I must say, since I started using their cleaning items, I do not think I will ever go back! I have used their cloths (which require JUST WATER) for over 2 years and they show no signs of wearing out. I know some of you have seen these pictures before, but I just thought I would show again, the before and afters:

Using the Enviro Cloth to clean our bathroom sink with JUST WATER

The Dusting Mitt on furniture – no furniture polish needed!

I rubbed butter on the door of our microwave. Using just water and the Enviro Cloth, it wiped completely clean

Grease on our oven door – again, water and the Enviro Cloth and the Oven and Grill Cleaner for the really tough spots inside.

Toilet paper holder with the Enviro Cloth – shiny as can be!

Grime on our washer – using the Enviro Cloth and WATER

Hairspray on mirror and dirty window from winter – using wet Enviro Cloth to wipe, then Window Cloth for a streak-free look!

Are the products overpriced? This Dutch girl says NO because they are worth every penny of what they do. It is an investment as you will soon realize, you won’t be buying multiples of every kind of cleaner.

I hope you are able to find the time to clean up and clean out your house! I will doing this right along with you!

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Spring cleaning may not be the most engaging current workload, yet regardless of what house you live in, a great profound clean, can never sting. Yes, even this young lady who affections to sort out and clean, needs to spring clean her home. drain clearing