Spring cleaning is the ultimate way to refresh your home after a long winter. This project is far different from your weekly home cleaning sessions. It includes deep cleaning the entire home from top to bottom, including all appliances, baseboards, windows, and other areas that you don’t usually touch on cleaning day.
In addition, it covers decluttering and organization. This includes every closet, drawer, and cabinet in your home. This type of project could take several long days to complete, or even longer depending on the size and current state of your home.
Rather than set aside a block of days to do all of the work, you can use this spring cleaning timeline and tackle the project in sections throughout March, April, and May.
How Breaking It Down by Month Makes It Manageable
This type of in-depth cleaning, decluttering, and organizing project is more than time-consuming. It’s labor-intensive and can easily leave you feeling exhausted. For some people, it’s simply not possible to spend long hours a day for several days in a row doing all of the work.
For other people, taking on such a major project can seem overwhelming. This sense of being overwhelmed can be demotivating, which can lead to giving up before all of the work is done.
When you break up the project over the course of several months, the work becomes more manageable. You’re much less likely to get physically fatigued if you declutter one month, organize another month, and then clean the following month.
In fact, you can even spread the decluttering project over the course of four weekends, and so on. If you make a weekly or monthly checklist, you’ll feel less overwhelmed and can stay motivated to complete the project.
March: Preparing and Decluttering
Your project will go much faster if you are fully prepared for it. After all, you don’t want to put your project on hold while you run to the store for more floor cleaner. In March, take stock of the supplies you’ll need to get the job done.
Research and consider investing in a few tools that will help you save time and energy, such as a handheld vacuum or steam cleaner with attachments. Plan ahead for junk removal. Decluttering can produce more waste than you might expect.
Then, make a checklist for your project. Look at your personal schedule. Decide if it’s more realistic for you to devote 30 minutes after work each day to work on decluttering or if you can reasonably allocate larger chunks of time on your days off to get more work done at one time.
When decluttering your home, do one room at a time. Start in one corner and work your way around. This allows you to cover the full room without missing anything. Plus, you’ll be able to see your progress and remain motivated. As you declutter your home, you can re-organize as you go. Group “like” items together and invest in organizational systems that suit your needs.
April: Deep Cleaning and Maintenance
After decluttering and organizing your home, you’re ready to deep clean your home. You’ll do all of the regular cleaning work, such as vacuuming and mopping. However, you’ll go further, such as by steaming the carpet and rugs, cleaning the grout, and more. You’ll also clean areas that you don’t regularly clean, such as inside your appliances.
This is also the time to take care of annual maintenance projects. For example, schedule an HVAC system tune-up, and flush your water heater.
May: Outdoor and Seasonal Tasks
After deep cleaning your home, it’s time to turn your attention outdoors. After a long winter, you’ll find that your concrete areas are darker with engrained dirt. There may be mildew and dirt on your patio furniture and even on the side of your walls.
Pressure washing these areas is the fastest and easiest way to clean them. Other areas to deep clean are your kids’ toys, the front and rear entryways, the windows, and even the roof. You can also spruce up your flower beds with mulch and perennials.
While you could spread spring cleaning your home across several months, this can be frustrating and inconvenient for some people. If you prefer to see quick results and enjoy the benefits of a deep-cleaned and organized home without delay, take advantage of our Boston spring cleaning services. Schedule an appointment with the Tidyhere cleaning team today.
