Some Spring Cleaning Going On Here…
April 15th, 2010 | 
Author: Even though I have some Spring Cleaning articles on the website I haven’t talked about what is going on in my own home.
Well up until maybe a week ago I was doing precious little in the deep cleaning in the home department.
Was I waiting for Spring Cleaning? No I don’t think so. I was just…waiting.
The winter can do that to you. But I knew it was time to kick it into gear and getting some things done. So here is what I’ve doing.
I like to focus on one section of the home a week because that means if I forget something one day I can do it the next. Or if I’m too busy I can clean any other day of the week. Or I can clean as long or as short as I like because I have a whole week to get around to it or get it done.
I also ordered some green, pretty smelling cleaners. I needed some inspiration. And I did put together a nice upbeat gospel/southern gospel cd via iTunes to sing to with my daughter while we clean. That helps too.
So I have been cleaning the kitchen the last week or so. A little every other day or so but today I wanted to start focusing on a room per week. I’ll be coming back to the kitchen because I need to workup a nightly quick clean set up like I had in the last home. Did I mention that cooking is our family hobby (which I don’t write about nearly enough) so our kitchen gets kind of a workout.
Today I started with the Front Entrance. I have a small pergo floor there with plant, a small table for incoming mail and a chair which we pull in for dinner parties.
1. Pulled all items off the floor which included a boot drip tray or whatever they call it and an indoor rug for catching dirt. It has been said that you should have one on each side of the door….so I do.
2. Dusted high ledge above the door.
3. Dusted blinds (3 windows) and low ledges.
4. Dusted plant stand and polished small table
5. Cleaned windows (inside)
6. Wiped down walls and front door.
7. Vacuumed corners
8. Vacuumed throw rug (I should wash it but I need it right now) and swept floor
9. Mopped the floor
How long did it take? I have no idea. Maybe an hour with breaks to do something or other. I had dusting help from my 5 year old.
What’s next? I’ll check out the hall closet tomorrow and next week I would like to tackle the Master Bedroom dresser drawers mostly.
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Thank you for the awesome comment Home Queen! I’m very happy I could help in any small way although I have a sneaking suspicion I could learn a thing for two from you!
I too wonder how women back then got it all done. Even more so the more I read about life in the past. I like to blame the internet for my lack of productivity to day. We don’t have a television so I can’t blame that.
God bless you also
Thank you Kemi, for such an interesting article. I have found your Ebook guide on Spring Cleaning to be a great help to me. I’m always dropping in here to pick up tips and ideas. With 4 children and a semi- part-time job, full-time workload, part-time hours, I do benefit from so many of your valuable posts. Your tips on Home Life , Cleaning, and Homemaking are usually my first port of call here, as I am always striving to get better organised, though I am enjoying exploring the whole site.
When I’ve free time, I just love to read about home life and homemaking in the 1920s to 1950s. I find it fascinating to read about life in those times. Find myself asking how the housewife coped back then without the modern appliances that we so depend upon today.
I cook from scratch, and am always looking for ways to put dinner on the table in an hour. I’ll be checking this wonderful website out.
Thank you so much for this treasury of homemaking tips.
God bless you,
I ended up with going with Maison Belle. I read several articles praising the scents and since I was going for a new scent for my everyday cleaning I decided to give it a try. Eden Home => http://www.edenhome.com/p-200-maison-belle-natural-cleaner-all-natural-kitchen-cleaner.aspx
is currently have a hefty sale on their Maison Belle cleaners. Maison Belle is not cheap. I picked up the kitchen cleaner and the bath cleaner. The only thing was they did not have the Spring scent which was the one I kept reading about. I picked that up somewhere else for full, expensive, price.
Verdict. I love the kitchen cleaner scent. I find it to be much more fresh and pleasant than the Spring. The Spring is ‘okay’ but I wouldn’t buy it again. The lavendar bathroom is okay too but because I always buy lavendar it is nothing new.
I am cleaning more though. Window sills, doors, walls, kitchen cupboards and counters. My daughter cleaned the the table legs with the Spring.
For more inspiration I watched a few episodes of “How Clean is Your House”. That’ll get you cleaning! LOL!
What kind of cleaners did you get? I need some inspiration too