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Whew! So, its finally March…which means Spring is just over a week away! I mean, we still have like 16 feet of snow outside and its only 20ish degrees, but…I’ve got faith, man! It has to warm up eventually, right?
Fingers crossed!
I am definitely more of an Autumn person – jeans & hoodies & bonfires, yes please! – but Spring is alright. My second favorite part about it – after finally being able to open the windows with warm air coming inside! – is spring cleaning! I guess *favorite* might be a little bit of a stretch, but I do love the feeling of a deep cleaned house after being cooped up and closed up all winter long.
So, starting March 18th, I will be doing a 21 Day Spring Cleaning Challenge! I’ve divided up a list into one little thing each day for three weeks. I’ve also created a printable for y’all to follow along with me, or start whenever you feel like!
It took me awhile, but I’ve gotten to a point where I actually do enjoy cleaning. One thing I’ve found recently that I love are these swedish dishcloths! I love anything reusable, and to cut down on our waste. I’ve worked these into our budget to be able to purchase periodically, and I am obsessed. They dry pretty quickly, and I’m able to just pop them in the dishwasher once they are dirty to clean/sanitize them. They don’t get that stinky dishrag smell either, which I absolutely ABHOR, so that makes me really happy! So far I just use them specifically for cleaning, and maybe wiping up things around the kitchen. Eventually I plan to hopefully replace our paper towels with them. Another thing I love having around the house (mainly for the kitchen/bathroom) are these microfiber cloths. They are a bit cheaper, so I have quite a bit of them around already. I actually keep this laundry hamper in our front closet to just toss the rags/washcloths in every day, to wash at the end of the week. Its super handy and makes me feel a lot better than throwing gross rags into our clothes baskets.
I hope you will join me in this challenge! And if you have any helpful cleaning tips to share, please drop a comment below!
xoxo, Cait
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I really need to do this. All the sickness in our house this winter has been nuts. I’m an organization challenge dropout though so not sure how this would go 🙂
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Haha, I hear you there! I figure *hosting* a challenge will make me stick with it! 🙂
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This post is coming at the perfect time! I gotta get on the cleaning and these are great!
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Same! Thank you!
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What a great challenge! Lord knows I need to do it too.
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Haha, thank you!
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I really need to get myself moving and do my own challenge: challenging myself to do some spring cleaning! It is so difficult for me to get everything in in the day.
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It is – it’s like there isn’t enough hours in the day! I never believed my mom when she would say it, but now as a single mama of 2….I get it!
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I’m a neat freak and I love me a good cleaning checklist. I’ve never done a cleaning challenge but I’m eager to give it a try. Thanks for the resource!
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I love checklists, too! I hope it works for you! Thank you!
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I’m with you 100% on being a fall person! But, spring is a great time to shake off the dust and challenge yourself with a little cleaning. This is such an optimistic way to look at it, and your checklist is so pretty and colorful, it almost makes me excited to clean.
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Haha, great! 🙂
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I love a good Spring cleaning!
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Me, too! Can’t wait to open the windows!
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We love micro fibre cloths too they are so handy aren’t they? Looking forward to more tips.
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Yes, they are my favorite!!
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Yes Yes Yes! Love micro fiber cloths, they come in handy for so many things. I do need to get myself organized and ready to tackle spring cleaning. sigh.
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I feel that sigh big time! Once it gets a bit warmer here, I hope that will be even more of an inspiration.
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