Let's make your spring clean easy!

Diane N. Quintana

Certified Professional Organizer

Spring is my absolute favorite season. I love the soft green haze that lets you know new leaves are beginning to sprout. Then there are all the spring flowers and flowering shrubs that pop color into the landscape.

With the warmer weather and brighter sunshine, this is the time of year when many people devote time to deep cleaning their homes. We have an urge to clear out the cobwebs, shake out rugs, wash windows, and let all that beautiful sunshine fill our homes.

The thought of deep cleaning an entire home over a month may be overwhelming to you, it is to me.

My advice for a project like this is to break it down into manageable chunks.
Everyone’s home and needs are different.

Think about your home and the places in your home you want to declutter and deep clean.

Does every room need to be decluttered and deep cleaned? Maybe it doesn’t. Maybe you want to focus on the high traffic areas.
Maybe you would like to spend time getting ready to be outside? Does your grill need a deep cleaning? Perhaps the outside furniture needs to be washed.
Are there some tasks you can delegate or hire out?

Make notes as you think about these things, then download the attached paper calendar and assign a day and time to each area you want to declutter and clean.

Treat the days like an appointment with your home.

Every little task or chore you do makes one less chore or task to do tomorrow. Celebrate every time you complete the task for the day.

Plan a big reward for yourself at the end of the month.