The Challenge:
I have started a series titled, “Spring Cleaning for the Rest Of Us-30 Days to a Cleaner, Fresher Home“. We will be going off of Martha’s spring cleaning checklist here and completing each major task, only we’ll be doing just 1 a day.
Now, I know some of you will likely go on vacation or get sick or maybe you don’t do housework on Sundays…and that’s fine. You’ll just have to double up some other days (or go a bit longer than 30 days). It’s also likely that there will be a day that doesn’t apply to you (maybe it’s a day we wax our floors and none of your floors are the type to need waxing), so you get that day off. Some of you might also have older kids that can help out with some of the more complex tasks, that’s fine too! I encourage you to get the whole family involved, cleaning is everyone’s job .
All that matters is that we get this stuff done, without getting even further behind on our day to day housekeeping.
***Day 4 Task:
Today we’re going to tackle those books and shelves throughout our house! Grab your dusting gear and let’s get dusting (I have tons of pictures frames on our living room shelves packed with dust!). You might want to start this after you’ve straightened up for the day but BEFORE you do any kind of vacuuming or mopping. Here is a great wikihow article about how to dust your house (remember though we’re just focusing on books and shelving today!). This is also DEFINITELY a task even really young kids can help with!
Dust books and shelves: Take everything off the shelves, and brush shelves and books with a feather duster. Use the dust-brush or crevice tool on a vacuum to reach into tight spots. Wipe the spines of leather-bound books with a clean, soft cloth.
That’s it for today! Be sure to come back tomorrow for the next task!
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