Clean House Pics !

My house is nothing major, or special , we are in the process of buying it so I am slowly being able to put my touches into it . What you see now is what our landlord has allowed us to do which is more than most do . So once we buy the house there is so much more I want to do to it to make it "my own" or my "style" .
A couple people asked " what's the big deal you spring cleaned " well for ME its a BIG deal my house is this clean . Its NEVER been this clean or this organized in my life ! I am really proud that I was able to get it to this point. SO Lets hope it stays that way once my kid comes back from spring break ! HAHA !
PS Some of the rooms are small so i cant get the whole room in a pic . Also I didnt include my kids rooms because they still need a little work , they are clean though !

Spring Cleaning; IM DONE !!

I am finished with my spring cleaning . Today I washed my rugs, swept the floors, mopped the floors, vacuumed the couches, and did more laundry . I have a couple loads of blankets left that I am washing to put up for the winter, but that's it ! This is the first time i have ever done any kind of spring cleaning ( i'll post pics tomorrow )
Someone on my facebook made a comment like " Gee thanks for telling us you cleaned why do we care " ? Well You might not care. However for ME , someone who is not a good house keeper, who has never "kept" a good house .. This is a BIG accomplishment for me. To get my house this organized and clean has NEVER happened. I have been a stay at home mom for 11 yrs now and I have never been able to do this . So Its SOMETHING TO ME !!

Spring Cleaning Day 3

Pictures: Clean Kitchen on right ... Bakers rack that is my " beverage " station !
Today for Spring Cleaning Day 3 I did the following :

• Cleaned the kitchen
  
• Cleared counter tops and sanitize
• Wipe off the top of Fridge
  
• Clean out fridge and freezer ( Already did this last week )
  
• Clean out Oven ( did this last week )
  
• Clean Microwave ( did this last week )
  
• Sanitize the sink and garbage disposal
  
• Wipe down all appliances
  
• Change the air filters
  
• Clean toilets, sinks , medicine cabinets and showers
  

I am going to try to sweep and mop the floors before the end of the day !

Spring Cleaning Contiuned ... Day 2

Day 2 of Spring Cleaning was an easy day . I had to work in the morning and came home and busted out the following:

• Washed all the curtains ( easy only 1 room in our house has curtains so far )
  
• Washed both the shower curtains
  
• Sprayed down the shower curtain liner in master bath room
  
• Flipped the one mattress in the house that could be flipped ( ya know most mattress' you cant even flip anymore ! )
• Emptied all trash cans and sanitized them .
  

Tomorrow will be busy I am going to try to combine day 3 and 4 Possibly 5 which is :

• Clean the kitchen
  
• Clear off counter top and sanitize
  
• Wipe off the top of fridge
  
• Dust fridge coils
  
• Clean out fridge and Freezer
  
• Clean out microwave ( I have already done this )
  
• Sanitize the sink and garbage disposal
  
• Wipe down appliances
  
• Wipe out and organize all cabinets. Throw out old food and dishes you no longer use . ( I did this a week or so ago )
• Change Filters ( recently done )
  
• Polish furniture in the house ( Living room already done )
  
• Clean toilets, sinks, medicine cabinets and showers
  

IF i have time I will

• Vacuum out couches
  
• Wash couch cushions
  
• Wash Rugs
  

Which will leave me to just sweep and mop floors on Friday

Day 1 of Spring Cleaning Complete !

Day 1 of Spring Cleaning is done ! I have to say Im pretty impressed with myself.

I dont know that I have ever done actual "Spring Cleaning " !!
Baseboards are all cleaned, Kitchen walls are wiped down, all electronics are wiped down dusting is done , All Glass surfaces are wiped down , window sills cleaned, and Mirrors are cleaned !
Tomorrow's Check list :

• Wash all Curtains
  
• wash all bedding
  
• Flip mattresses ( I only have to do one of our mattress we all have sleep number beds except my youngest son )
  
• Empty all trash cans and clean and sanitize them

If i have time I want ( need) to add mop all floors !

Spring Cleaning Day 1

Today's Schedule for Spring Cleaning

• Cleaning all baseboards, walls, windows & Mirrors
  
• Clean all glass surfaces
• Wipe down Electronics

Since our house was just painted a few months ago , all except for the kitchen I just wiped down the kitchen walls ( which needed it badly ) I am done w/ the baseboards already .

Im ready to go .. Tomorrow starts the Spring Cleaning !

I have my spring cleaning kit ready to go ! It includes ..
Pledge, Febreeze, Clorox bleach spray , carpet spot remover, and in the yellow and green spray bottles I have a mixture of vinegar, lemon juice and dish soap . I will use the yellow and green spray bottles to do most of my cleaning , I try to use as little chemicals in my home as possible.
I'll use the bleach spray in the toilets . I have 2 boys ( one that still lives at home and a husband ) so lets face it I have yet to find anything that works like bleach for those boys in the bathroom !
I am actually excited to start spring cleaning !

I am going to DO IT !! Spring Cleaning here I come ..

Starting Monday that is . LOL Once again A Bowl Full of Lemon's has inspired me !
I am going to adjust the schedule a little bit to try and give me a couple more days of "Free" time since my boys will be gone.
Here is A Bowl Full Of Lemon's Cleaning tips and schedule for spring cleaning.
Here is what I will attempt to do :

Day 1:

• Clean all baseboards, banisters, walls, windows & mirrors (spraying everything with Basic H eliminates the need for a bucket of water & cleaner)
• Clean all glass surfaces
• Wipe down electronics

• Wash all curtains (including shower curtains)
• Wash all bedding (including quilts & pillows)
• Flip mattresses
• Empty all trash cans, clean and sanitize them.

Day 2:

• Clean the kitchen:
• Clear the entire counter top and sanitize
• Wipe out & organize all cabinets. Throw out old food and dishes you no longer use.
• Wipe off the top of fridge
• Dust fridge coils
• Clean out fridge and freezer
• Clean out oven (including vents)
• Clean microwave
• Sanitize the sink and garbage disposer
• Wipe down all appliances.

Day 3:

• Change all filters (furnace, water filtration)
• Add salt to water softener
• Polish all furniture in house (and wax if needed)
• Clean toilets, sinks, medicine cabinets and showers

Vacuum out couches & chairs

• Wash couch cushions
• Vacuum and mop all floors
• Wash rugs

Day 4:

• Shampoo all carpets
• Replace all smoke detector batteries
• Replace burnt out lightbulbs

I will attempt to do all of this in 4 days .. I do have a part time job that I work . So hopefully i can finish the Spring Cleaning on the days that I work and Be "off " on the last 3 or 4 days of spring break and have some down time and a very clean house.
I have realized this blog has been very helpful to me. Mainly it helps to hold me accountable !
So Monday I start ! here goes !!