Levi and Luke will start school on Tuesday and Jake will start on Wednesday. I will be starting my Fall cleaning. It is the same as Spring cleaning, but more like getting ready for winter time instead of summer. Here are some things I like to do during Fall cleanup.
- de- clutter (amazing what can get cluttered up during the lazy days of summer)
Outside
- drain pool and put away for winter
- clean and wash all summer toys and put away
- check guttering
- plant flower bulbs (for next spring)
- give the porches a good scrub down for winter
- deep clean grill ( after the last grill down of the season)
- clean out garden and flower beds
- Make sure everything is nice and tidy and picked up.
- clean out cupboards
- make sure to have all my baking supplies on hand ( I love to bake in the fall/ winter)
- do a deep clean of the kitchen
- exchange summer clothes for winter ones ( purging the ones that the boys have outgrown)
- decide what needs bought clothes wise for this winter
- deep clean rooms ( I am wanting to repaint the boys' bedrooms)
- wash blankets and quilts - hang on the line to sun - I love the smell of line dried clothes
- purge medicine cabinet of any expired medicine
- make sure we have tylenol, cold and cough medicine etc
- deep clean
- Deep clean
- hang the heavier winter drapes
- clean out the woodstove, chimney and pipes
- clean out birdfeeders
- stock up on birdseed
- put away garden tools and bring out the winter tools- snow shovel, ice melter, etc
- check seals on garage door
- wash the windows
- sweep the floor
- tidy up - Thane has a lot of his tools in the garage so I don't deep clean it.
Do you winterize your home? What do you do?
2 comments:
That is funny....I'm doing the fall cleaning also. I've been decluttering and mopping all day....
I will need to get started on clearing out the summer clothes very soon but it's still too warm. I will also be tidying up the gardens and planting Fall plants.
I will do a final lawn mowing, edging and winterize the grass.
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