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Spring cleaning anyone? Share your plans/progress

Mominohio — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:10:13 GMT

It has begun for me!

Today I washed down the walls in the guest bathroom, took down the exhaust fan cover in there and cleaned it out (and the cover) good, washed the rugs and decorative towels, and in general cleaned the fixtures.

Moved on to taking down all the bedroom curtains and washing and ironing and rehanging them (after washing the windows too). Most of the beds were stripped to the core before Christmas, so just giving a quick wash to the quilts to freshen them tomorrow, as well as washing the walls and baseboards in all three bedrooms.

IT will probably take me two more days to finish that floor, then next week, I'll start on the main floor doing the same thing.

Thought we might want a thread to share what and when we are doing for spring cleaning.

Feel free to share any odd or often forgotten things/areas you are getting into. My bathroom exhaust fans were pretty gross.

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OnlyShopsOnline — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:22:32 GMT

I did windows, curtains, and beds right before Christmas. And gave everything a thorough dusting and vacuuming.

I just have my bathrooms to houseclean, and will probably wait a few more weeks. Then, my husband will go through and scrub baseboards and floors for me, once the muddy winter weather has moved on. I'll wash interior doors and door frames, and I'll steam clean my area rugs and runners and put them outside to dry.

I spread it out. I can't do it all at one time anymore. Then, the spring weather will be devoted to patio furniture and planting flowers. My outside really needs a good cleanup as I had surgery last May, and didn't even plant anything.

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GCR18 — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:23:25 GMT

@Mominohio could you swing by here when you're done please. LOL. I need to finish up thinning out my decor room before I start serious cleaning. I am tackling it by one job a weekend, so it will take a while. Last weekend, I emptied the fridge and cleaned the glass shelves and drawers. This weekend, I want to scrub down the master bathroom.

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homedecor1 — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:30:15 GMT

@Mominohio

WOW!!!

I'm exhausted just reading what you did today. I'm no longer into heavy "spring" cleaning as I keep up every week.

My spouse does all the big stuff-baseboards, blinds, etc. he's pretty agile and with my RA climbing, lifting causes it to flare up. (Good excuse for him to help out!)

Between taking down & packing up Christmas/Fall decor that was

enough! The past few weeks I've purged, organized & cleaned all my cabinets, pantry & utility (pantry) room. Closets were done before Thanksgiving. Last week we completely cleaned out garage & attic...3 day job but all excess gone & now we can move in there!

After my holiday company left guest bedroom completely cleaned, sheets/quilts washed, etc. all done & doors closed!

We only use a portion of our house kitchen/den/bedroom & main bath.

I'll be enjoying relaxing on a 2 week cruise the end of the month..celebrating my accomplishments!!! Lol

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Graciesmom — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:37:58 GMT

I changed my sheets back in December ... It was a two-day job ... I'll probably do it again in April ...

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151949 — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:49:30 GMT

I don't do any spring cleaning per say anymore but I do small projects all the time that add up to a good cleaning. I no longer am able to wash walls and I miss that really clean feel & smell a room has when the walls have just been washed.

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Mom2Dogs — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:05:10 GMT

@Mominohio....do use a sponge to clean you walls? I am pretty good at keeping the house clean, but have never washed my walls...they are plaster. I have used the vacuum on them.......

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hopi — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:06:58 GMT

@Graciesmom wrote:
I changed my sheets back in December ... It was a two-day job ... I'll probably do it again in April ...

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Snowpuppy — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:13:34 GMT

Calling Merry Maids.

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RedTop — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:18:39 GMT

I no longer even think about cleaning on this scale.

My mother cleaned like this when I was at home, and I started my marriage thinking I needed to clean like this as well; I let go of that thought pretty quick.

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mousiegirl — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:19:49 GMT

@Graciesmom wrote:
I changed my sheets back in December ... It was a two-day job ... I'll probably do it again in April ...

@Graciesmom LOL! I assume you mean that you have seasonal sheets.

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brewhaha — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:19:57 GMT

I'm waiting for spring.

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mousiegirl — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:24:14 GMT

@151949 wrote:
I don't do any spring cleaning per say anymore but I do small projects all the time that add up to a good cleaning. I no longer am able to wash walls and I miss that really clean feel & smell a room has when the walls have just been washed.

@151949 @Mominohio Wash the walls? I wash prints off and vacuum, that's it for walls, lol.

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Mominohio — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 01:24:30 GMT

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@Mominohio....do use a sponge to clean you walls? I am pretty good at keeping the house clean, but have never washed my walls...they are plaster. I have used the vacuum on them.......

@Mom2Dogs

I think when people hear 'wash walls' they picture buckets of sudsy water and like washing a car.

That would be a disaster!

I use a bucket of hot water with Murphy's Oil Soap, and either an old wash cloth or a microfiber cloth, wrung out super dry, then wipe the walls and baseboards, and window trim and doors with that. Rinse the rag out frequently and you'll be surprised how dirty the water is by the time you get done. I take down all pictures etc, and clean them good too, as well as move all furniture to wash behind it.

We don't have fingerprints and scuffs or the usual things people get on walls like when they have kids, but the dust and dirt from heating systems, having the widows open all summer etc. and just daily living is astonishing.

In my last home, my walls were plaster, and they are drywall in our current home. I have had papered walls and painted walls, and all can be safely washed this way.

It isn't a job I really enjoy doing, taking all this stuff down, washing walls, doors, baseboards, curtains, furniture (wood furniture loves a good cleaning with the Murphy's), all bed linens, then steam cleaning the upholstered pieces and carpets more toward summer, but I love the finished product.

And I'm always shocked, as I clean thoroughly throughout the year, just how dirty the water is in that bucket, in many of my rooms.

Life is dirty!! LOL

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KathyM23 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 01:29:36 GMT

I think spring and fall cleaning came into being with coal furniaces back in the day when thngs got dirty and dusty with coal dust.

I have a clean house, but have never "spring cleaned". DH does windows, cleans the garage, cleans the porches and outside stuff and maintenance as needed. We take down drapes/curtains and wash them occasionally. I have a carpet cleaning company come annually and clean the carpeting.

DH cleaned our understeps area when the Christmas decor came out last month.

Anything else is done by cleaning lady - bathrooms, kitchen floor, weekly type cleaning.

Do not wash walls, they are vacuumed by rotation in the general weekly cleaning.

Re-paint every so often - not often. Kitchen cabinets need cleaned every so often, but I have to hire that job out. Pay cleaning lady for an extra day.

I do a small project when the mood and physical condition strikes me such as cleaning a closet, etc. Cleaned refrigerator last week.

I wish I had the energy that some of you have shown - would be great!

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SilleeMee — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 01:34:53 GMT

I stripped the bed down to bare mattress which was four-layers thick. Then I vacuumed, steamed and rotated the mattress. I washed everything I took off the bed. That was an all-day job.

I moved the fridge and cleaned under it. Then I cleaned the entire inside of the fridge. Took me most of the day.

Changed out my sofa and loveseat slip covers with some really nice ones I bought here. They're really nice...they fit like a pair of Spanx for your sofa...lol!

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RedTop — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 01:45:38 GMT

@KathyM23,

My childhood home was heated solely by a wood and coal furnace, plus my parents were heavy smokers, which am sure contributed to my mother’s Spring and Fall cleaning frenzies.

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Graciesmom — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 01:51:31 GMT

I threw out the egg nog ...

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mousiegirl — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 02:06:12 GMT

@Mominohio wrote:
@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@Mominohio....do use a sponge to clean you walls? I am pretty good at keeping the house clean, but have never washed my walls...they are plaster. I have used the vacuum on them.......

@Mom2Dogs

I think when people hear 'wash walls' they picture buckets of sudsy water and like washing a car.

That would be a disaster!

I use a bucket of hot water with Murphy's Oil Soap, and either an old wash cloth or a microfiber cloth, wrung out super dry, then wipe the walls and baseboards, and window trim and doors with that. Rinse the rag out frequently and you'll be surprised how dirty the water is by the time you get done. I take down all pictures etc, and clean them good too, as well as move all furniture to wash behind it.

We don't have fingerprints and scuffs or the usual things people get on walls like when they have kids, but the dust and dirt from heating systems, having the widows open all summer etc. and just daily living is astonishing.

In my last home, my walls were plaster, and they are drywall in our current home. I have had papered walls and painted walls, and all can be safely washed this way.

It isn't a job I really enjoy doing, taking all this stuff down, washing walls, doors, baseboards, curtains, furniture (wood furniture loves a good cleaning with the Murphy's), all bed linens, then steam cleaning the upholstered pieces and carpets more toward summer, but I love the finished product.

And I'm always shocked, as I clean thoroughly throughout the year, just how dirty the water is in that bucket, in many of my rooms.

Life is dirty!! LOL

@Mominohio No matter how clean a person's hands are, there are still oils and eventually, they appear on doors, usually not walls. If my pups sit with their backs on a door, eventually color will show due to the natural body oil, even though they are clean and not oily, lol. When I had cats, they would rub their cheeks on a door frame or wherever, and eventually there would be a brown color, easily washed off.

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azgal — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 02:18:11 GMT

@Graciesmom Love your posts. Thanks for the laughs.