The Ultimate Fall Cleaning Checklist

I never understood why we have "spring cleaning"

except for maybe you can open the windows???

So I decided to google a fall/winter cleaning list and

boy did I get a good one. Stop spring cleaning when

you can be outside enjoying the sun and start doing it

when it's too cold to be outside!

First on the list Kitchen & Bathroom:

Clean your kitchen grout

Clean your bathroom grout

Clean your fridges coils

Clean under your fridge

Clean the inside of your dishwasher

(tip, use 2 packets of kool-aid lemonade)

Clean and condition the wood of your bathroom

and kitchen cabinets

Clean your oven

Wash and disinfect all garbage cans

Seal and or polish granite countertops

Bedroom & Closet:

Refresh bedding that isn't regularly washed

Vacuum mattresses and flip if you have one that flips

Put cold weather linens on the beds (if you like those)

Switch out seasonal clothes

Living Areas:

Vacuum upholstered furniture

Vacuum under your upholstered furniture cushions

Polish your wood furniture

Wash artificial plants

Dust living plants leaves

Wipe down your screens (TV, computer etc)

Clean all keyboards and remote controls

All Around the House:

Wash your walls

Wash your windows, sills and the window groves

Clean your washer and dryer

Clean your doorknobs, doors and lightswitch plates

Vacuum under all beds, couches and other furniture

Dust the tops of door and door frames

Clean carpets and rugs

Clean floors under area rugs

Wash curtains or have them cleaned

Remove and rinse your window screens

Wash your washable vacuum cleaner filters

Clean your baseboards

Seasonal Maintenance:

Change your HVAC air filter

Replace your fire alarm batteries

If you have leather furniture, condition it

Dust your ceiling fans

Sweep the chimney or have it checked

Clean out rain gutters (once leaves have fallen)

Check weather stripping and replaces as necessary

Comments

DIY Candy Corn Sugar Scrub

Okay, okay last day of fall sugar scrubs for now. This recipe makes about 1 1/2c What you need: 1 1/2c sugar 1/2c coconut oil 1tsp vanilla extract 4 drops vitamin e oil orange food gel yellow food gel small mason jars Create: Add the sugar, vanilla, vitamin e and coconut oil in a bowl and mix with a mixer. Divide the mixture evenly into 3 small bowls. Set aside one bowl (this will be for the white section of the candy corn). To the second bowl, add a third of the sugar and a small amount of orange food gel with a toothpick. Add more color if needed. Set aside. Add a small add a third of the sugar amount of yellow food gel to the third bowl and stir well, add more color if needed. Set aside. The other bowl should have your white sugar in it. Grab your mason jar and place the yellow mixture first, then the orange and then the white.

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