Tis the season to pull a Cinderella and get on your hands and knees with a scrub brush… It’s Spring Cleaning time!
Here are some resources to kick your butt into gear.*
Do your research. Get inspired.
Spring Cleaning Tips, Tricks and Inspiration from Apartment Therapy
Martha Stewart’s downloadable Spring-Cleaning Checklist
Get organized. Know what you need to do and want to accomplish before you start.
Spring Cleaning: A Complete Checklist from About.com
Spring is the time to switch batteries in the smoke detectors, but maybe it’s a good time to make other changes too. Since you’re cleaning anyway, why not switch out those chemicals for some natural cleaning products?
ReNest’s Best Green Cleaning Products 2009: Editor’s and Reader’s Home Lineups
So you’ve cleaned out the closets. What to do with the stuff you don’t want, but might not be trash?
Unclutterer’s Ask Unclutterer: Sell or Donate?
Brokelyn’s response to yours truly’s inquiry: Where can I get decent cash (or some groovy new outfits) for my old clothing?
Want the clean house but don’t have the time or motivation to do it yourself? Hire someone to do it for you! I hired someone to come in four times a year to do a seasonal deep-cleaning, but loved the results so much, she now comes every month! You might be surprised at how affordable it is, especially if you have roommates that can spilt the cost with you. I found Monika after posting a rhetorical call for references on Facebook (I’m a big fan of finding someone that’s been pre-screened by people I know), but if you strike out there, you might want to give a service a try.
Apartment Therapy’s Clening Services Marketplace Listings for New York
Once your house is gleaming, you might think about moving on to your other temple, you body, for some internal Spring Cleaning a la detox.
Spring Cleaning from Psychology Today
*Remember to take some before and after photos and send them our way!
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