Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Spring Cleaning 2014

It's another post for the Canucks Content Carnival! This month is all about Spring Cleaning. Have a read through my post and then visit the rest of the blogs linked up below to see what they have to say!

Spring has sprung and it's time to get to cleaning! I always find that by this time in the year I am itching to get the windows cleaned and opened up to air out the house. I also like to clean every inch of my kitchen. It's a time to purge (as I am putting away winter clothes I transfer my oldest's outgrown to a drawer in my youngest's room and then the younger ones get boxed up and donated or sold) As I am going through their spring and summer clothes I take inventory so I know if we need to buy more (I try and stock up during end of season sales, but sometimes they outgrow what I have bought)

I go through my own closet and see what I didn't wear and get it ready for donation as well; it's a time to go room to room and de-clutter. We pack up toys that they don't seem to play with and pass them on or throw out broken games.

It's a time to get the back deck organized for patio season (bringing up the table and chairs, cleaning the bbq, re-setting up the gazebo - it is steel, so up all year, but we re-hang the netting and curtains).

I clean out the water table and play house and get them ready for another season of playing, although this year the play house will likely be sold as it wasn't used much last year. We pull down all the outdoor toys and bikes and organize the garage to store them for the summer.  We tend to spend a lot of time outdoors in the summer (playing with chalk, bubbles, picnics in the back yard, trips to the park etc) so it's nice to have everything in one spot so we aren't running around looking for items when we decide to head out.

As I am cleaning out the bathroom cupboards I check to see what kind of sunscreen supply I have and organize the bandaids (for the inevitable scrapes and cuts my rambunctious boys are destined for)

What does spring cleaning look like to you? What is the one area you focus on the most, or the one chore you cannot stand doing?

11 comments:

  1. I am so excited to get all the outdoor toys and sandbox out! We have a fenced in yard and are outside all day every day. I cannot wait for sun and warmth. We are still buried in 4 feet of snow so we will not be getting the outdoor things out for awhile.

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    1. I am looking forward to having the snow gone and being able to use the deck/yard! hopefully it will melt soon for us!

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  2. This sounds like exactly what I need to start doing! I like organizing and when my house gets messy, then I get an itch to organize and clean. Thanks for sharing! :)

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    1. Thanks for stopping by! I am NOT an organizer...I get overwhelmed easily and have trouble keeping things neat and clean

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  3. I can't wait till it warms up some more so I can open my windows, the house is starting to get stuffy and feels like it's closing in on me, and then I'll have to steam clean the carpets and wash walls, oh joy...lol

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  4. Spring cleaning involves doing a deep cleanse of every room in my house and airing out the house. I'd say cleaning the blinds is my least favourite chore although I enjoy the process on the whole.

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  5. Spring cleaning involves cleaning every room from top to bottom and cleaning out anything that we no longer like or use. (Judy Cowan)

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  6. I try to concentrate on cleaning the Baseboards (including behind the Furniture). I do not like to clean windows at all.

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  7. i hate spring cleaning. i do one thing at a time or else i don't do anything at all. one day glass, one day floors the next day something else. just one thing at a time or i go crazy. lol

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  8. I have to say that this year I'm really focusing on the guest room since we are about to get an influx of people coming through for my daughter's wedding. That and the bathroom are going to need to be really well organized!

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  9. My biggest "spring cleaning" item is cleaning the bottom of the window between the glass and screen...it gets so dusty/dirty over the winter!

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