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It’s time to spring clean — and we have ten tips to make your cleaning easier, faster, and even more fun!
Our mom likes to tell us stories about spring cleaning when she was young. She loved the ritual of ridding the house of winter dirt and dust and beginning the new season as fresh as the flowers pushing out of their winter bulbs.
While we can’t quite match her enthusiasm for cleaning, we do love the inspiration of a house scrubbed clean and ready for sunshine and spring flowers.
We’ve put together 10 tips to get your spring cleaning going…
10 Spring Cleaning Tips
- Tip 1 — Open the Windows
Before you start your cleaning, open some windows to get fresh air in and the smell of cleaning products out.
- Tip 2 — Make a Playlist
Have fun and clean faster by dancing your way through your cleaning. Make a fun playlist of upbeat music to keep you energized. Or, if you are in the mood to multitask, select an audiobook to keep your brain engaged while cleaning.
- Tip 3 — Declutter, Donate and Toss
It always feels great to clear out the extra stuff that is filling up our houses. From outgrown clothes, to old books, to broken toys — spring cleaning is the perfect time to declutter.
- Tip 4 — Stock Up for Natural Cleaning
As you get ready to dive into your spring cleaning, stock up on some natural cleaning product staples such as vinegar, baking soda and lemons.
It is amazing how effective and inexpensive natural cleaning can be.
For natural cleaning tips and ideas, check out our post 10 Tips for Natural Cleaning – With Easy DIY Homemade Cleaning Product Recipes.
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To find even more of great cleaning tips, see our posts over at the BISSELL Celebrate Messes website.
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Written by Susan and Janice of 5 Minutes for Mom
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Addicted to Cleaning says
Not every woman loves cleaning, despite the fact that women take care of home cleanliness. Really, I am not that kind of woman. I just play my music and try to clean the house in the fastest way, so that I could have enough time to spend with my family. Also, being a mother of two kids means that I have to use only natural cleaners, because kids are used to put everything in their mouths. That’s why I think this list will be very helpful to every person who doesn’t know how to perform the cleaning
Jessie Smith says
Thank you for sharing these useful tips! Music is really important for me during running, working and just for relaxing! Happy cleaning to all!
Madam Yeo says
Hi,
Great tips!
Do you have any tips to clean using left over lemon?
Cleaning Singapore says
Amazing post, The playlist is an important thing while we are cleaning. That makes everything possible and we can finish out task quickly with the help of playlist. I always choose good playlist before I’m going to start spring cleaning. Thanks for your wonderful post…..
Professional Cleaning services Singapore says
I would wish to say thanks for these tips because these are very helpful for everyone. As I was a student of natural science that’s why I make sure that everything is to be natural and don’t affect to our environment. The ready made cleaning agents are full of chemicals and toxic too. I’ll use these tips for sure and thank you so much for sharing……
Cheryl W. says
I must confess, I share in your mother’s enthusiasm for spring cleaning. I just can’t wait to throw open the windows and declutter, clean, and organize. I am an organizer by nature, so it is quite therapeutic for me. Great tip on a playlist though. Definitely going to try that one this spring.
mrsshukra says
About to embark on this task soon, thank you for the tips!
Julie Fields says
Wonderful Ideas!! This gets me in the mood to clean.
Jeanna says
My favorite tip is opening the windows! I wish we could do that more often in Florida! I secretly love to Declutter, Donate and Toss!
Nicole Robinson says
We are in the declutter phase. Fortunately there are local charities that will actually pick up useful items right from the house. It’s a win-win.
Krystal says
I’m currently working on the declutter step. That’s the hardest one for me to stay on top of!
stacey b says
Great tips! Always need some good music blasting to get some good cleaning/organizing done!
Laura J says
Oh today we actually had our first warmer day….so much snow melted….opened the windows a tad bit…just to get that fresh air in we have not been able to have for so long! Got me in the spring cleaning mood! I really need to work on the declutter!!!
Lauren says
Hi, Janice! I love your cleaning tips! I like the flowers idea … that might make me clean if I promised myself some flowers at the end? BTW, what was that hand-held vacuum you used on your blinds? I could use one like that!
Dawn Monroe says
I like tip two. Its amazing how much work you can dowith a good playlist. Mine is full of 70s and 80s.
samantha Wagner says
I can’t wait to be able to open the Windows. And I always have music playing while I clean. Good tips
Allison Downes says
These are really nice tips! I especially like Tip one, to open windows.
Thanks for sharing.
Vickie Couturier says
great tips,,getting in the spring cleaning mood,,snow go away!
Meagan BS says
thanks for the tips! i really need to start doing this!
Barbara Platt says
I have to do something to get started because it’s almost spring and there’s a lot to do.
in the hammock says
The playlist is important!! I am hoping to get started on my spring cleaning today!
Saundra McKenzie says
I love- Make a playlist. Music makes cleaning go by so much faster.
C. Lee Reed says
Great, now you’ve reminded how much I need to drag out my spring clean bucket! Thanks for the amazing tips. Video rocks!
Susan says
Ha ha… sorry for reminding you. Thanks… so glad you like the video.
Snotty Noses says
Arh! We started spring cleaning this weekend. We got as far as me getting fed up of all the clutter (read toys) and putting it in several boxes. The kids are allowed to take out their toys as long as they can find homes for them. Haha!
Susan says
Brilliant… I love that idea of having the kids need to find a home for the toys in order to keep them. I need to do that!
Snotty Noses says
Haha! They’re still in the boxes but there room is still relatively tidy.
Lisa-The Domestic Life Stylist says
Music gets me through so many ideas that I don’t enjoy. What a great way to get through the cleaning.
Susan says
Yes, music can be such a motivator!