August 2021

My spring cleaning usually starts with decluttering and throwing away unnecessary things. You can start with the simplest part first. You can try to find shutters and clean them one by one. That way, I can clean less. But let’s not worry about that and move on to cleaning. In my apartment, everything is thoroughly cleaned. It may seem like you clean your house from Memorial Day to the last crocus, but it’s not that bad. You can tackle one project or room at a time, and it won’t seem so bad.

Home Spring Cleaning Tips

Start With the Kitchen

Since this is the most time-consuming room, I prefer to start with the kitchen. While the clutter doesn’t pile up here, I find it easy to clear out the cabinets. I also like to remove all the plastic containers that I know will always accumulate no matter what I do. Once that’s done, I move on to the floor.

First, you can clean the area and dust the ceiling; yes, dust the top. My popcorn ceilings accumulate dust. I use my broom to sweep the awnings throughout the house. Some pieces of the popcorn ceiling indeed fall off in the process, but that’s not a problem because I want to get rid of them. So the dust and cobwebs are removed from the popcorn ceiling.

Next, the wall needs to be washed, which is pretty straightforward. All I need is warm water, some detergent, and vinegar. This mixture of vinegar and detergent …