Spring is in the air...

Even though this seems like one of the longest winters ever, spring will be here before we know it.

I brought some clipped branches in and the flowers bloomed! 

I am excited for spring for several reasons:

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   warm weather = playing outside more
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  pretty flowers blooming all over the yard (I have no idea what many of them are!)
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  vegetable garden
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  checking out the hiking trails
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  family picnics
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  spring festivals
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  student graduation (happy and sad...)
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  and... spring cleaning!

I am so ready to start spring cleaning.  A treat day would be for Jeff to take the boys for a Daddy date and let me have a few hours to crank up the music and get to work.

Here's my list so far:

Living Room

Clean windows, inside and out

Scrub fireplace stone (blackened by years of smoke)

Clean out fireplace inside

Vacuum all crevices, corners and ceiling

Dust all surfaces

Clean picture frames and glass

Clean baseboard heater

Dining Room

Wash baseboards

Touch up paint on walls

Pressure wash rug

Wash & polish foor

Clean glass on hutch

Dust all surfaces

Clean and polish table & chairs

Clean windows, inside and out

Clean baseboard heater

Vacuum all crevices, corners and ceiling

Kitchen

Wash window valences

Clean windows, inside and out

Scrub floor (I have had the hardest time getting old dirt out of the linoleum!)

Wipe cabinet fronts and handles

Clean out fridge

Wipe down appliances

Disinfect all surfaces

Bathroom

Wash valence

Clean window, inside and out

Scrub tub and toilet

Wash walls

Clean baseboard heater

Clean out under sink and cabinet

Wash mirror

Disinfect counters

Bedrooms

Wash curtains

Wash linens

Vacuum all crevices, corners and ceiling

Clean baseboards

Clean baseboard heater

Dust all surfaces

Clean picture frames and glass

Vacuum closet

Hallway/Office

Dust shelves

Organize books

Purge craft supplies

File papers

Basement

Have yard sale!

Organize tools (hubby to do!)

Wipe out closet cabinets

Put all holiday stuff together (waiting on leak in closet to be fixed)

Reorganize camping supplies

Wash curtains

Wash linens

Vacuum crevices, corners, celing and closets

Dust all surfaces

And that's just inside!  I am working on making some homemade cleaners for these jobs.  And by "working" I mean copying recipes, but I hope to have some made by the time I start cleaning! 

Maybe I should enjoy winter for a little longer...!