One big item that I was able to check off of my to-do-list was my spring cleaning. Boy did the house need it! Last year I created a Spring Cleaning List as I completed my cleaning to help me remember everything that I do. Since that time I changed my weekly/monthly cleaning routines so I was able to take some items off of my spring cleaning list because I was now doing that on a monthly basis. You can check out my weekly cleaning schedule here. I do my monthly cleaning on Mondays. This schedule is as follows:
1st Monday - Appliances (Stove, Refrigerator, Microwave, Washing / Drying Machine); 2nd Monday - Window Blinds; 3rd Monday - Throw Rugs; 4th Monday - Deep Clean Showers. If there happens to be five Mondays it the month, that means I have a free night :)
Here is my Spring Cleaning Checklist. I have divided it up by room in my house. I clean some of the same things in each room, however I find it easiest to completely clean one room before I move on to the next. I start with the top of the room (the lights and ceiling fans) and work my way to the bottom (the baseboards). It is not on my list, but I usually also vacuum each room when I am all done to collect anything that may have fallen on the floor in the cleaning process.
I also give the house a good deep clean before I start school in the fall so maybe I should change this to my Fall/Spring Cleaning Checklist. It feels so good to have the house nice and clean!
