AnnaM Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Anyone starting their spring clean this week? The weather is finally starting to warm up more often than not (though we have 1 random cooler day this week) so I figured it was a good week to toss open some windows and get the seasonal jobs finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I spring clean after syrup season, otherwise it's a waste if time :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaM Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Syrup season? Sounds yummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Yup, we tap our maple trees for syrup :) I process in the house since we tap about 5 or 6 trees :) which the season, I'm hoping, is coming soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Spring cleaning is archaic. I'm not heating my house with coal so I don't have months of dust built up nor am I going to pick up my rugs (I have none) and take them out to beat them. Besides, we're due for a foot of snow by Wed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I'm cleaning, but that's because we have company flying in for a few weeks and I have no intention of cleaning while they're here. Since winter doesn't really happen here, I can't call it spring cleaning anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I spread the yearly and quarterly cleaning type things out throughout the year. I hate doing a whole bunch of cleaning all at once. Once our maple trees are bigger I'll just use the same reason as Melissa, it sounds better (and tastier). :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minuway Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I just found out we have to move since the owners of the house we're renting are selling. So my spring cleaning this year will be decluttering for that! Such joy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaM Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Coal or no coal my house gets a distinct shut up feeling and smell during the winter. I love setting aside a week to open everything up and air it out, swap out winter and spring clothes, dusting and some chores that I generally do bi-annually (grout cleaning and carpets). Just call me archaic ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Coal or no coal my house gets a distinct shut up feeling and smell during the winter. I love setting aside a week to open everything up and air it out, swap out winter and spring clothes, dusting and some chores that I generally do bi-annually (grout cleaning and carpets). Just call me archaic ;) I'm with you on throwing open the windows and getting the winter muck out of the way. We're not out of the winter woods yet, but I'm taking most of this beautiful week to get some outside chores done. Most of what I used to do as spring cleaning I now spread out over the year. Happy cleaning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'smom Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Well, I am not much for Spring cleaning, but I am trying to get some before-the-baby-comes cleaning done. I'm not in the nesting phase yet, so it is really hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 it's much more fun on this pretty day to be outside digging around in the dirt... That's the problem with spring cleaning for me...when it's spring I just want to abandon all inside chores. When it's cold and icky out I just want to curl up under a blanket and stay warm. Either way, it's tough to get the house spic and span... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwickimom Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I want to but have 9 million other things to do and I have family staying all next week. Maybe I'll get to it in April! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 My grandma, who is a fantastic housekeeper, is coming to see us next week. I'm in a cleaning frenzy. :willy_nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I spring clean after syrup season, otherwise it's a waste if time :) You need to get a outdoor burner aka a turkey fryer. It works great for syrup no matter the temp outside. Then you can use it during canning season during the summer. I really hate to spring clean when late march-april is mud season. No matter how often you mop the floor, how many doormats you have it can not compete with mud season. Spring cleaning will take place after mud season here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I have all of my deep cleaning things on a list and do one a month. This way I don't dedicate much time to "spring" cleaning, but my house is always clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender's green Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I'd love to start during this beautiful week, but I have to refuse to, for my own sanity. We're having guests this weekend and if I start now I'll drive myself crazy stressing about everything that should get done (and my kids are really little, so I really don't have the flexibility to clean on a deadline). On a more practical note, I like to keep my windows open in the spring, and the pollen that gets inside makes an unholy mess. Better to wait a little while to do a really thorough cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I wish!!!!! It's still winter here. We're expecting more snow tomorrow night and into Wed. Six inches and then some. Ugh. But, I did just paint my great room! That counts right????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I've been working on my spring cleaning. After the blah of a long, cold, gray winter, it's nice to throw open the windows and scrub everything down, along with a good decluttering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 You need to get a outdoor burner aka a turkey fryer. It works great for syrup no matter the temp outside. Then you can use it during canning season during the summer. I would but now I have a wee one to tend to :) maybe next year though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I spent Saturday deep cleaning my kitchen with the air flowing through the screen door. And then my husband and kids came home and tracked mud from all the melted snow onto my nice clean floor. I'm working through one room at a time and hoping I finally get good at maintaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I have vowed not to spend my one week off cleaning. I'm trying to tackle one room each evening this week. Plus, I don't know if we can call it spring here. It has not let up from the 80s since January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I'm done with my spring cleaning except for mucking out 2 closets. Now I'm on to painting. Nothing like a new coat of paint to make a room feel fresh and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrn Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Still winter here. But dh is going to rip out some lathe and plaster next weekend so that will make a huge dusty mess. I'll have to deep clean everything after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 winter is not done here yet, it is Alberta after all, but this week with its warm spring like temps it is in fact time to throw open the windows and air out the house. We may not heat with coal but winter brings its own closed up stuffiness to a house. I love having the windows open and that brisk breeze blowing in circulating the air again. As for cleaning, that is always a work in progress. I do declutter more during spring and fall cleaning, I try to declutter all year but those 2 times really get me itching to be rid of more stuff and open the space up. I also do the deeper cleaning during those times (pulling appliances out to clean under them, change furnance filters, light fixtures etc). The one thing I MUST work on asap is the basement. The younger kids destroyed it dumping boxes of stuff everywhere etc and we still get basement flooding from the melt even with the sump pump, it's just not as bad as it used to be. Which means everything needs to be up off the floor if it is not in a rubber maid tote. The actual declutter down there will be a different process done this summer when my kids are all away, but the pick up and stuff into a box/tote must get done in the next 2 weeks, only I am so busy between work and the kid schooling I am not sure when I am supposed to get that done,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I'm done with my spring cleaning except for mucking out 2 closets. Now I'm on to painting. Nothing like a new coat of paint to make a room feel fresh and clean. home renos and painting are a summer time task around here, the air isn't warm enough for proper drying until then, especially since I prefer to paint with open windows :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemiSweet Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 We are in Hawaiii so no seasons but our house still needs a good, deep cleaning. Dh let me hire someone though. I'm great at maintaining a clean house, I just cannot seem to get to the deeper stuff. She comes tomorrow and I'm super excited. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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