I haven’t started my spring clean yet, but i really need to. I tend to use natural products for cleaning like baking soda and vinegar and also essential oils so there are no fumes or headaches.

I find a little bit of cleaning a day sorting things more often keeps the house tidy rather than spending a whole day tidying and sorting out cupboards. ..

I am a terrible hoarder so I have just bought small (in height) A3 size containers to start sorting through the children’s art work/school work/certificates into years and then will decide what needs to be kept.

wowza, I do everything wrong, how have I lived for so long!

Like the play date for kids idea. Means turning my music up and kind of enjoying the housework if that’s possible.

Thanks for the tips

Thanks for the advice/tips.

I have started my spring cleaning & so far no accidents, fingers crossed!
I only use a small step ladder & always have my partner hold it steady, I am not good with heights & am very fearful of falling.
I always get my Mum to take the kids when we spring clean as it is not only safer but we get it done quicker.
I stock up on storage containers for items I want to keep but don’t use such as children’s outfits, art work, etc. & garbage bags for all the rubbish I’m going to throw out. Nothing worse than getting half way through & running out of garbage bags!
I also check the local tips hours to make sure they are going to be open & I don’t end up with a stinking trailer in my yard for another day or 2.

My mum fell of a step ladder cleaning blinds in the kitchen and cracked her knee cap. Major op and needed weeks of home help. Cleaning unseen areas is just not that important.

That was helpful tip. Thank you.

I need all the tips I can get. Thank you for the article

yes great tips esp’ the one about the ladder

Some great tips here. Love this time of year. As the weather gets warmer, i feel more motivated.

Very sensible advice and tips.

thank you for these helpful tips!

A great time to do a home safety audit while cleaning. Watch for frayed power cords, broken fixtures, hanging cords, out of date products. Its easy to think “I’ll get to that soon”, but spring clean is a great time to stop putting things off.

a perfectly timed post – my job this weekend is windows!

hey I just realised you missed one important ingredient in the spring cleaning list – tunes!! Cannot spring clean without some groovy tunes to get you up and moving

It’s on my list of things to do. I love lists, and I’ll work through a Spring Cleaning list to get things done.

Thanks for those great tips Mary.