Spring & Fall Cleaning Lists

As of this weekend (or at least sometime before Christmas), I should be finished with my Spring Cleaning project!

*Hurray!*

This project has definitely taken much longer than I anticipated - especially as I ought to be finishing up with FALL cleaning right now. However, the house feels much better, I've gotten a lot of things done, and it's been a lot of fun. I may even tackle Fall cleaning now - or at least as soon as I find my checklists, which have been lost in the process (and which I do not feel like re-printing!).

I am sharing these lists in the hopes that they might be useful to someone (and for bragging rights, since these puppies took months to put together!). However, cleaning lists will be highly individual - both to individual women and to individual houses. You might get some ideas here, but you'll have to make up your own if you want to try something similar.

However, making these sheets is super-simple. Just list out the rooms (or zones) in your home, and start listing the big once- or twice-a-year projects that you like to get done. Twice-yearly projects go under both Fall and Spring, and once-yearly projects go under either Fall or Spring (but not both). I prefer to front-load my year, so a huge majority of my yearly projects fell under Spring cleaning. Thankfully this leaves me far less to do for Fall cleaning.

Enjoy, dear friends!

HOMESCHOOL

Spring Only
□ Write year-end curriculum summaries and student reports
□ File all papers and finish notebooks
□ Purge and reorganize computer files
□ Go through homeschool shelves on large bookcases
□ Clean out kitchen homeschool/craft cupboard
□ Make list of needed supplies
□ Replenish supplies
□ Order next year’s curriculum

KITCHEN

Spring and Fall

□  □ Wash front and back door, in and out. Screens too!
□  □ Wash three interior kitchen doors, in and out.
□  □ Clean oven à run cycle, wash front, broiler drawer, remove and wash knobs  
□  □ Wash slatted windows around table.
□  □ Kitchen sink window– sill, blinds, Windex
□  □ Dining area – sill, blinds, Windex
□  □ Baseboards
□  □ Wash all decorative items
□  □ Clean stove wire mesh thing
□  □ Wash trash cans
□  □ Bleach coffee pot
□  □ Bleach kitchen brushes
□  □ Bleach dish drainer, drain plugs
□  □ Wash booster seats, oil chairs
□  □ Wash high chair & liner & tray
□  □ Wash any chair covers
□  □ Wash top of fridge and freezer
□  □ Clean out fridge, if needed
□  □ Wash reusable grocery bags

Spring only

□ Dust top of cabinets.
□ Remove all items from PANTRY. Clean.
□ Remove all items from UTILITY CLOSET. Clean.
□ Move fridge, freezer, stove, bookshelf, washer/dryer. Clean underneath.
□ Clean cupboards & drawers. Remember doors! Remember baseboards!
□ Clean toddler step stools
□ Bleach kitchen floor.
□ Laundry Room
       □ Clean laundry room cupboards.
       □ Clean laundry room cabinet/sink.

□ Wash fan light basin
□ Wash over-sink light
□ Backsplash/Wall
□ Wash door curtain.
□ Wash laundry basket
□ Declutter/dust kitchen bookshelf

Fall only

□ Clean out small freezer
□ Defrost large freezer

General

Spring and Fall
□  □ - INSIDE
     □  □ Dust all ceiling fans and ledges
     □  □ Vacuum baseboards or wipe with damp rag
        □  □ Diaper bag – clean out, restock, change seasonal clothing

□  □ - OUTSIDE
       □  □ Dust outside of house
        □  □ Scrub stains
        □  □ Wash car, vacuum

Spring only

□ Wash lower walls where needed
□ Dust ceilings
□ Dust walls

Fall only
□ Oil bench
□ Oil wooden furniture
□ Clean out emergency car bag
□ Refill emergency waters

Living Room

Spring and Fall

□  □  Wash organ cover

Spring only

□ Bureau
□ Small bookshelf
□ Straighten/wash large bookshelves, purge books
□ White storage drawers
□ Windows - sills, blinds, windex
□ Vacuum couches
□ Wash basket toys, wash liner of toy basket
□ Wash large play cushions
□ Wash any other toys
□ Wipe organ keys

Fall only

□ Get couches cleaned
□ Get carpets cleaned

  

Front Room

Spring and Fall

□ □ Wash front door, in and out. Screen too!
□ □ Wash piano bench cover
□ □ Wash couch cover

Spring only

□ My desk
□ Computer desk
□ Purge all paper files
□ Wash window - sill, blinds, windex
□ Wipe piano keys
□ Wipe computer keyboard, phone, etc.

Master Bedroom

Spring and Fall

□ □ Wash door

Spring only
□ My bureau
□ Master closet
         □ Clean out, wipe shelves
       □ DH’s bureau
         □ Go through my clothes
         □ Have DH go through his clothes
      □ Windows – blinds, sills, windex
□ Linen Closet
     □ Clean out
     □ Door, in and out
□ Wash pillows (do all for house)
□ Wash winter blankets and store
□ Bookcases – dust, wash, purge
□ Baby bureau

Boys’ Bedroom

Spring and Fall
□ □ Wash door, plus closet doors
□ □ Closet – Re-file/purge clothing, dust

Spring only
□ Bureau
□ Windows – blinds, sills, windex
□ Wash curtains

Girls’ Bedroom

Spring and Fall
□ □ Wash door, plus closet doors
□ □ Closet – Re-file/purge clothing, dust

Spring only
□ Bureau
□ Windows – blinds, sills, windex
□ Bookshelves – purge, wash, dust

  

Master BATH

Spring and Fall
□ □ Wipe cabinet fronts, including corner cupboard
□ □ Bleach toilet brush, bleach toilet
□ □ Pumice toilet as needed
□ □ Wash three doors

Spring only
□ White corner cupboard, clean out
□ Medicine cabinet, clean out
□ Drawers and cupboards, doors too!
□ Windows – sills, blinds, windex
□ Wash trash can
□ Wash training potty

½-Bath

Spring and Fall
□ □ Bleach toilet brush, bleach toilet
□ □ Pumice toilet as needed
□ □ Wash door

Spring only
□ Wash trash can

J and J Bath

Spring and Fall

□ □ Wipe cabinet fronts, including corner cupboard
□ □ Bleach toilet brush, bleach toilet
□ □ Pumice toilet as needed
□ □ Wash three doors

Spring only
□ Window – sill, blinds, windex
□ White corner cupboard, clean out (remember to wipe doors)
□ Medicine cabinets, clean out
□ Under-sink drawers and cupboards. Doors & baseboard too!
□ Wash shower curtain
□ Wash trash can