Get your to-do list in order…

By on May 19, 2013 in Daily Task

to do list

You know the drill by now. It’s Sunday. That means it’s Prep Day. We get the day off cleaning and time to get ready for the week ahead!

Take a few minutes to get your weekly calendar and to-do list in order. Write every and anything you can think of that needs to be done this week on one centralized list. Think about your responsibilities at work and home, errands you need to run, people you need to call, etc. Then figure out WHEN you’ll have time to work on those tasks and schedule it on your calendar.

Let me know in the comments or on Facebook when you finished! I’ll do the same.

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Living Room Finishing Touches

By on May 18, 2013 in Daily Task

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We’ve had a busy week cleaning the living room, haven’t we? I hope it was worth it though!

Here’s a quick recap of our daily tasks:

Today, let’s add a few finishing touches to the living room…only if needed of course! No need to add clutter :)

  • Take a quick look around to see if any of your living room furniture could be rearranged to make better use of your space.
  • Do you need any baskets to corral your “stuff”? You know, remotes, magazines, etc…
  • Is there anything that would make your living room more comfortable? I’m a big fan of blankets to wrap up in..even in the summer. Yes, I know I’m weird!
  • Anything else you can think of?

I hope you’re living room is spotless now! Just make sure to keep working on our monthly habit so you keep it that way!!

Great work everyone! Make sure to check in on Facebook or in the comments today. I can’t wait to hear from you!

 

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Living Room Walls

By on May 17, 2013 in Daily Task

I’m guessing most of you won’t need to complete today’s task. But, we’d be missing an important step in this Spring Clean the Living Room series if I didn’t mention the walls.

Walls can get scuffed up by normal bumps as you go along your day. But when small (or big) kids are in the house, they seem to get scuffed more than usual!

So, take a little time today to focus on the walls.

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Spring Clean Living Room Walls

If you have gloss or semi-gloss paint on your walls, you can probably just wipe down walls with a good all-purpose cleaner or even a magic eraser. Just make sure to try a test spot first.

I’ve found that cleaning walls painted with flat paint just leaves big ol’ marks on the wall leaving them worse off then before. So if you have flat paint, your best option would just be to use touch up paint on those scuffs.

Easy enough, right? Let me know about the condition of your walls in the comment section or on Facebook. I hope I’m not the only one who has scuff marks all over the place!! 

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Living Room Windows and Glass

By on May 16, 2013 in Daily Task

We’re getting towards the end of our Spring Clean the Living Room series so I hope you can tell! Today we’re going to focus on those windows and glass doors.

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Living Room Windows and Glass

You may have spring cleaned windows in your entire house a few weeks ago. If so, that’s great! You can just touch up a few areas today. If you didn’t, then today is a perfect day to make those windows sparkle!

  • If you have time to clean your windows inside and out, then read here about my new favorite way to clean windows.
  • If only have a few minutes, that’s fine too! Grab some glass cleaner and a rag to shine up that glass.

If you have glass doors with smudges from the kiddos like I do, then take a minute to clean those up too. It will probably only be clean for a minute, but it will be a blissful minute :)

Enjoy! Oh, and make sure to check in on Facebook or in the comment section when you’re finished!

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Vacuum {everything} in the Living Room

By on May 15, 2013 in Daily Task

If you dusted the furniture yesterday, your living room is probably starting to feel clean. At least I hope so! Today we’re going to get the vacuum out and get rid of all the other dust hiding in the carpet, rugs, curtains, and furniture. Ready to get started?

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Vacuum the Living Room

I don’t know about you, but vacuuming is one cleaning task I always think makes a huge difference in the way a room feels. So today let’s grab the vacuum and work to clean the following areas:

And if you’re extra motivated, feel free to tote the vacuum around the rest of the house too :)

Have fun!!

Make sure to check in on Facebook or in the comment section when you’re finished!

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Dust and Polish the Living Room Furniture

By on May 14, 2013 in Daily Task

Yesterday you got rid of everything that doesn’t belong in the living room. Today let’s get rid of all that dust!

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Dust and Polish the Living Room

Dust the furniture

Grab a microfiber cloth and go over all surfaces including ceiling fans, end tables, coffee tables, bookshelves, mantles, etc. to remove as much dust as possible.

Polish the furniture

Then make those surfaces shine! Use wood polish to condition wood and glass cleaner to shine mirrors and glass.

We’ll tackle furniture tomorrow but if you have leather, feel free to condition that today.

There you go! Step 2 in our Spring Clean the Living Room series!

Make sure to check in on Facebook or in the comment section. I can’t wait to hear from you!

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Spring Clean the Living Room

By on May 13, 2013 in Daily Task

We’ve deep cleaned the master bedroom, child’s bedroom, and bathrooms so far. Are you ready to focus on another room? How about the living room?!?!

spring clean the living room

Spring Clean the Living Room

Some of you are going to have it easy this week. But others of you have told me you desperately need to clean out your living room. So, that’s exactly what we’re going to do…with baby steps of course :)

Today, your one and only task is to get rid of everything that doesn’t belong in the living room.

  1. Grab a trash bag (if needed) and get rid of anything that needs to be tossed.
  2. Then get a laundry basket and pick up everything that needs to be distributed to another location around the house.
  3. Finally, take all that stuff to the correct location.

That’s it! Who’s in?

Let me know on Facebook or in the comment section!

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Happy Mother’s Day!!

By on May 12, 2013 in Daily Task

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If you’re a mom or not, I want to thank you for being part of the Spring Cleaning 365 community this year! You girls are the absolute best and I’m thrilled with the progress you’re making.

Take a litte time today to rest, be pampered and enjoy your family!

Happy Mother’s Day!

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Do you feel organized yet?

By on May 11, 2013 in Daily Task

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Ladies, do you feel organized yet? We’ve been spending a lot of time lately on the areas that can benefit us the most. So, I hope you are feeling like things are under control.

I thought you might like a day to catch up, so I’m going to list all of the tasks here in case you missed a few:

Whew, that’s a lot! I hope you’ve been keeping up! If not, feel free to pick a couple and get to work. Then check in on Facebook or in the comments! Can’t wait to hear from you!

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Clean Out the Mom-Mobile

By on May 10, 2013 in Daily Task

Alright. I realize everyone reading this isn’t a mom. But maybe you have a mom. Or know a mom. Or see mom-mobiles as you’re driving down the street.

The thing about a mom’s vehicle is that the vehicle isn’t hers at all. It belongs to the kids. They drop crumbs. Throw paper. Hide toys. Spill drinks. Put ick-sticky hand prints all over the door, windows, seats…

Mom-mobiles are a mess.

Mine is…and it drives my husband crazy!

So, take a little time today to clean your own car. Or maybe find a frazzled mom you can bless!

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Clean Out the Mom-Mobile

The easiest way:

Take it somewhere and let them detail the car.

(I went to a diy place the other day to vacuum my car and it barely made a dent! It needs the full-fledged works so I may see if I can do that today!)

The somewhat easy way:

Take your car through an automatic wash and dry it off. Then head over to those heavy-duty vacuums, grab some quarters and get  to work. Who knows what you’ll find hidden between the seat cushions! Finally, spot clean the interior and wipe down the hard surfaces.

The get your vitamin D way:

Grab a hose, bucket, rags, and soap and soak in the rays while you work that magic on your car! Or…maybe find a teenager who’s looking to make a few extra $$.

The first can definitely be done in fifteen minutes! But, if you have to go with option #2 or #3, then you might have to schedule a little more time for today’s task.

Most of all…have fun! And enjoy riding in that spotless mom-mobile while you can!

As always, check in on Facebook or in the comments when you’re finished!

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