Cleaning Spree

I clean the bathroom every week. I wipe down the kitchen counters and stovetop after preparing something. I dust and vacuum on a fairly regular basis.

But every so often, I go on cleaning sprees. Usually it's because we're having people over, and I want everything to be immaculate. Or I notice something, like dust starting to collect on the base boards.

This time I think it's just anticipation of spring. It started last weekend, when I was inspired to give the entire inside a good deep clean. I decided to work my way methodically through the house, cleaning top to bottom, room by room: 1. kitchen, 2. bathroom, 3. living room & entryway 4. our room 5. stairs/office.

Once I had a plan of attack, I armed myself with the vacuum in one hand and a bucket full of cleaning supplies in the other. I took the vacuum around the ceiling corners and edges in the kitchen and living room, then vacuumed the floors in both rooms . I wiped down the kitchen walls/baseboard/doors, and the bathroom walls/baseboards. Then I washed the bathroom floor in addition to it's normal weekly cleaning.

This past weekend I took everything out of the fridge and washed the walls, shelves and drawers. I wiped down the walls and baseboards in the living room and entryway. Then I washed the living room and kitchen floors and rewashed the bathroom floor while I had the mop out. In between mopping and wiping walls and baseboards, I did three loads of laundry.

Next weekend it's our room and the upstairs!