Its spring, and spring at our house mean SPRING CLEANING! Honestly, I look forward to having my house cleaned from top to bottom, and I am 99% sure the kids dislike spring cleaning lol. If you have not yet started your spring cleaning, we have a few spring cleaning tips to get your started.
Eighteen Spring Cleaning Tips For Your Home
I look forward to spring, and spring cleaning, but I also start a little early so I don’t spend the first warm days of the year inside my house cleaning. If you have not started spring cleaning yet, here are eighteen spring cleaning tips for your home.
Organize Closets
Get rid of those things you have not worn in years, it’s hard I know, but if you have not worn it in a year, what are the chances you will wear it again? Plus, organizing your closet will give you room to see what you do have, room for new things, and it always makes me feel good to have an organized closet. When you have a clean, organized closet it typically makes your daily routine less stressful, less stress means for a better day.
Organize Shelves
Whether its bookshelves, or shelves with fun décor items, organize them. Sorting everything, and dusting each item will help you feel good when you look at your shelves.
Change the Mood
Its spring, get rid of the winter décor, and find something bright. Changing the pillows on the couches, bedding, towels, tablet clothes, and a few curtains in the house can help change the mood.
Blinds
I pull down my blinds twice a year and clean them really good. Be sure you know the best way to care for your blinds. How you clean your blinds depends on which type of blinds you have.
Furniture
Clean furniture as needed, and move things around. Rearranging furniture always makes me feel good, and I know my house is clean because I vacuumed under everything, and wiped everything down. Plus, it just feels good to changes things up from time to time.
Fans
Change the direction your ceiling fan is going. Your fan should go clockwise during the cooler months, because it provides you win a downward breeze, which pushes warm air down. You fan should go counterclockwise in the warmer months because it creates an upward draft, to help redistribute the warm air that is up near the ceiling.
Deep clean carpets and rugs
There is nothing that will make me feel better than having clean carpets and rugs. When you are done cleaning, open a window nd let the fresh air help dry them. Be sure you know what kind of carpets you have so you can clean them correctly.
Curtains
If possible, pull down your curtains and have them dry-leaned, or toss them in the washer on gentle. If you are not using if they can be placed in the washer, it’s probably safer to have them dry cleaned.
Drawers and Closets
Organized all your drawers and closets, get rid of things you no longer need.
Wood floors
Get your favorite cleaner and deep clean wood floors, before waxing them be sure you know what type of wood floors you have, and if they can be waxed. You cannot treat all wood floors the same.
Windows
Clean windows with your favorite window cleaner, or you can make windows cleaner using vinegar and water.
Clean sliding door tracks
If you have a sliding door you probably already know they tend to get a little dirty. You can easily clean them using a vacuum or broom.
Clean baseboards
One of my least favorite jobs, and if the kids ever do anything really bad, they clean baseboards. They are easily overlooked, and having them clean will make a huge difference. They are easy to clean with a little warm water and dish soap.
Light fixtures
Every single year I am amazing at how much brighter the room gets when I clean my light fixtures. Be sure everything is turned off, and the bulbs are cool to the touch.
Clean outside of home
Every year my husband pulls out the power washer, and he and I argue over who gets to clean the house. They are super fun to use, and it’s amazing all the dirt stuck on your house that you do not even notice. Before using a power wash, make sure your home is able to handle the heavy spray.
Gutters
My husband and I never argue over who gets to clean the gutters. I always, okay busted. He always cleans the gutters, and make sure they are free from any dirt, leaves, etc.
Keep up with things
If you want spring cleaning to be easier next year, keep up with things during the year. Ther are certain things I do every few months or a few times a year so my house stays cleaner, and I am not stuck doing all this work when the weather is perfect outside. If you keep up with everything spring cleaning will be a walk in the park next year.
Deep clean everything else
You know the fun stuff like the bathrooms, kitchen, and so on. Be sure to check out the new Mr. Clean Liquid Muscle. It’s an amazing product, I used it to deep clean my bathroom, and couldn’t be happier. You know the whole, less is more thing we wall wish for? Mr. Clean’s new product means business, and the whole less is more thing, you are going to love it.
Mr. Clean Liquid Muscle: Finally Less is Really More!
Mr. Clean has an awesome new product called Mr. Clean Liquid Muscle, and with this new product, less is more! It has this fabulous auto-stop cap, which means you will get just the right amount out every single time, and the new formula ensures that each drop packs a whole lot of Mr. Cleans muscles to help us remove even the toughest stains. One has to appreciate less elbow grease needed, and with less time spent cleaning we can spend more time doing the important things. So this weekend, or while the kids are gone at school, you actually get to do what you want, and if you want you could even pretend like you were cleaning all day, Mr. Clean is cool with it.
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#CleanFreeWeekend Twitter Party
After all this cleaning you have to have fun, and why not enter to win some prizes too!
You are not going to want to miss out on the fabulous Twitter Party! Here is all the details, and I sure hope to see you tweeting. I will be there, @sjblahblahblog.
Hosted by @DoubleDutyDivas and @RealMrClean
When – April 29th from 8pm to 9pm CST (9-10 EST)
Hashtag – #CleanFreeWeekend
Hurry over and RSVP HERE
Mr. Clean $50 AMEX Gift Card & Prize Package Giveaway
- One lucky person will win TWO Bottles of Mr. Clean Liquid Muscle (ARV $20)
- Bucket (ARV $5)
- Gloves (ARV $5)
- $50 AMEX Gift Card
