{"id":1453,"date":"2011-05-15T10:22:33","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T15:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2014-05-04T12:57:37","modified_gmt":"2014-05-04T17:57:37","slug":"big-cleaning-spring-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/big-cleaning-spring-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Cleaning: Big Cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u00a0might\u00a0be called spring cleaning.\u00a0 Not to be confused with organizing, these are projects that make our homes sparkle.\u00a0 Our parents had time to deep clean each room\u00a0and even wash the windows.\u00a0 However in our busy world, we seldom can get the dishwasher loaded and unloaded.\u00a0 Here is a basic checklist for The Big Clean\u00a0<\/em>for freshening your home. With\u00a0summer here, we have a little extra time to do the extra little touches too!<\/p>\n

Create a schedule and a checklist first, then ask your family team what they want to tackle with you over several weekends.\u00a0 Choose a room to start in, work as a team, working around the room perimeter and then the middle\u00a0of the room. You will know where you started and where you ended.\u00a0 You can add an extra incentive with extra\u00a0moola for your kids too!\u00a0Host a family celebration for all your hard work at the end of each baby step.<\/p>\n

Room by room<\/span>
\nDust the ceiling fan
\nDust the edges of the door frame
\nPolish furniture
\nVacuum around the baseboards
\nVacuum the curtain
\nWipe down the front of the cabinets or furniture
\nDust the light fixtures<\/p>\n

Kitchen<\/span>
\nVacuum refrigerator coils
\nClean your oven and stove top, including grill area
\nWipe down inside your refrigerator and freezer
\nDust top of refrigerator
\nCheck for expiration dates on canned goods<\/p>\n

Office<\/span>
\nArchive paper from tax preparation and other files
\nShred tax preparation that is older than 7 years old
\nDispose of old software
\nDispose of old technology<\/p>\n

Outside<\/span>
\nClean the patio furniture
\nWipe down the front door
\nPolish the door handle
\nClean gutters
\nRun sprinkler system and look for leaks<\/p>\n

General<\/span>
\nChange the batteries in your smoke detector
\nPick up fresh flowers once a week for your entry<\/p>\n

Need more help? Hire youth from your church or\u00a0a once a month house cleaner to pitch in.\u00a0 Freshening up your home makes everyone smile!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  It\u00a0might\u00a0be called spring cleaning.\u00a0 Not to be confused with organizing, these are projects that make our homes sparkle.\u00a0 Our parents had time to deep clean each room\u00a0and even wash the windows.\u00a0 However in our busy world, we seldom can get the dishwasher loaded and unloaded.\u00a0 Here is a basic checklist for The Big Clean\u00a0for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[560,562,559,561,558],"class_list":["post-1453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-organizing","tag-clean-house","tag-clean-your-room","tag-cleaning-your-house","tag-how-to-clean-your-house","tag-spring-cleaning"],"yoast_head":"\nSpring Cleaning: Big Cleaning - Ellen's Blog, Professional Organizing for Kingwood & Houston<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Spring cleaning is big cleaning! 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