Spring Cleaning – Start now! - Continued

The stove is a self cleaning oven, but I make sure that I give it a good cleaning inside, out and behind it so that it is in working top condition for the rest of the year. If the dials are looking a little rough, I will replace these with new ones every year.

The inside and outside of my washer and dryer also get a good cleaning. I move them out, sweep behind them and under them so there are no stray things around that could cause a fire. This is a good time to vacuum out the dryer vent as well, to keep the lint to a minimum!

I check the batteries in the fire alarms, double check where my extinguishers are and if my children’s windows are all in good working condition.

While I do wipe down the woodwork in my home occasionally, I do wipe down all the doors, trim, windowsills and the bed frames during spring-cleaning to make sure that they are not dry rotting because of the heat or the sun.  Basically a good lemon oil or wood cleaner that protects at the same time will do the job.

Well, this turned out to be a short listing because you have cleaning out all the closets, scrubbing the floors on your hands and knees, washing down the inside and outsides of the windows, washing all the area rugs, and so much more, but the point is make your list – stick to it and get that house clean in a fashion that won’t drive you crazy.