Cleaning & Organization

Spring Cleaning Progress

March 5, 2015 by tjdoyle0811 Leave a Comment

I’ve made some major progress with my spring cleaning due to the fact that the weather has been so cold. We haven’t been out and about much during the week or on the weekends, so I’ve been able to cross a ton off the list.

The cleaning list that I’m using can be found here.

The check marks are the chores I’ve completed. The lines are the chores that don’t apply to our house. I still have a lot to do, but I’m happy with my progress. The list even inspired me to finally paint our linen closet. It’s been an ugly mint/lime green color since we moved in almost 8 years ago. Gross. I know. I’m pretty sure it was the original color and the house was built in 1973. It was the only closet in the house that hadn’t been painted. Now it has a fresh coat of white paint. I also cleaned it out and got rid of a ton of junk. It looks awesome.

It’s amazing the difference a little bit of paint can make. The next painting project will be the master bedroom, but I have yet to determine the color.

This weekend the temps are supposed to warm up quite a bit, so I think we’ll get started on some yard work and outdoor projects.

Spring Fever-Cleaning Mode

March 20, 2013 by tjdoyle0811 Leave a Comment

This post is going in a different direction than most of the other posts, but this is what’s happening around my house right now. I have major Spring fever. The temps here aren’t feeling very Spring like yet and it’s killing me, but I still feel the need to whip our house into shape before the busy Summer season begins.

I’ve been browsing Pinterest looking for Spring cleaning tips and came across this list from FirstHomeLoveLife. I think it’s a pretty thorough list and I plan to cross off as many items as I can over the next month.

I actually got started yesterday and cleaned out our refrigerator. It’s now almost totally empty. Apparently it needed to be cleared out a long time ago because there were so many things that were so old that it’s embarrassing for me to admit the expiration date. Don’t judge me…I’m a busy mom.

So, anyway, it was such an awesome feeling once it was cleared out and cleaned. I love the feeling of having things as clean as they can be. Ok, so I’ll admit it. I’m a clean freak and a neat freak. At least I’ll never be a hoarder.

If you’re looking for a good list, click the link above and you’ll find it.

Happy Spring!