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It’s spring!

The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, everything’s fresh and new, and you can’t wait to get started with your spring cleaning.

Yikes!!!!!!!

Did I say that?????????

Spring Cleaning!!!!

Spring Cleaning started many years ago when log cabins were boarded up to keep out the winter cold. The arrival of spring presented the first opportunity to clean out all the dirt of the winter. This is how the phrase “Spring Cleaning” started.

But in the 21 century spring cleaning is anytime you home needs to get a good cleaning from top to bottom.

So here is where you start when you spring clean.

1) Don’t clean your CLUTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2) The hardest part of cleaning is working around the accumulation of all those things you’ve somehow acquired. If you really want to streamline your cleaning process, take a few minutes, go room to room, and take stock of what’s in sight, as well as what’s hiding in your cupboards.

3) Eliminate smells in old trunks and drawers with a slice of white bread placed in a bowl and covered with white vinegar. Close the trunk or drawer for 24 hours, and when you remove the bread and vinegar, presto— the odor will be gone!

4) Dryer fabric softener sheets will leave a clean, fresh scent in luggage, storage containers, closets, and drawers.

5) Decide on your approach and be consistent. If you decide to clean for an hour, stick to it. If you decide to clean one room now and another tomorrow, stick to that. Indecision and distraction can really affect how well you clean. If you start out doing one thing and end up doing another, you’ll have a houseful of half-finished projects, and you won’t feel as if you’ve accomplished anything. That can be very frustrating, to say the least!

6) Generally speaking, work from the top, don’t backtrack. Finish one task before moving to another. Put on some high-spirited music t set the pace and keep you going.

7) Don’t use a feather duster. They just scatter the dust all around. Use a furniture polish and soft cloth. When the cloth gets dirty get a new one.

8 ) After you’ve dusted your electronic equipment, it’s a good idea to give it a wipe with some rubbing alcohol. Apply with a clean, soft cloth, then buff dry. Make sure to turn the power off first, though!

9) For underarm stains on T-shirts and other cottons, dissolve 8 to 10 aspirin tablets per cup of warm water, then saturate the underarm area of the garment. Allow to sit for 30 minutes, and then launder as usual.

10) Need to know which eggs are boiled and which are raw? Just give them a spin on the counter. A hard-boiled egg will spin easily, whereas a raw egg will wobble.

11) If you are going to allow your colored Easter eggs to sit out in baskets, don’t eat them! Eggs spoil rapidly at room temperature and can cause anyone who eats them to become very sick.

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