Spring Cleaning Challenge – Laundry Room

I’m so excited to have you join me for the Spring Cleaning Challenge!  This is the fifth week and we’re focusing on the Laundry Room. We’ll deep clean our laundry rooms or areas, making sure we’re tending to neglected spots.

Spring Cleaning Supplies

How you approach the challenge is up to you – I’m going to work through deep cleaning the laundry areas this week by using the assembly line method.  Here’s my checklist:

Here’s how the Spring Cleaning Challenge is going to work:

Every Monday I’ll share a room or area of the home with a list of suggested spring cleaning to-dos. You can pick and choose, complete the whole list, or complete the list and add some more tasks to it. If you want to spring clean an area and aren’t sure how to clean it, check out this post as a resource: The Essential Guide to Spring Cleaning

Let’s Spring Clean Our Laundry Room

Spring Cleaning Supplies

Laundry Room

How to Clean a Laundry Room

How to Naturally Clean Any Washing Machine + Free Printable Guides

How to Make Your Towels Soft and Clean Again

Natural Laundry Stripping – No Bathtub Required

Want even more?  How about some checklists?  Check out the brand-new Spring Cleaning Guide in the shop!

You can see all of my Spring Cleaning Favorites here on my Amazon Favorites page too!

GRAB A CHECKLIST TO GET STARTED:

• FOLLOW: Make sure you’re following along on Instagram @CLEANMAMA
• SUBSCRIBE: If you haven’t subscribed to the blog – you can do that by putting your name and email address in the FREE GUIDES PAGE
• DOWNLOAD + PRINT: Once you get the password (you only need to enter your email address in ONE time), grab the Spring Cleaning Checklist on the FREE GUIDES PAGE – this is what we are following for the challenge.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS: Spread the word on your social media and tag me so I can share too! Cleaning is always more fun with friends!

WATCH FOR SPRING CLEANING CONTENT ALL MONTH LONG:  Make sure you’re following along on Instagram for DAILY updates from the Clean Mama HQ ???? (my house).
Need spring cleaning supplies?  Head to the Spring Cleaning Section in the shop. You can see all of my Spring Cleaning Favorites here on my Amazon Favorites page too!

Here’s the schedule:

Intro Post
March 6 – Bathrooms
March 13 – Bedrooms
March 20 – Living Areas
March 27 – Kitchen
April 3 – Laundry Room
April 10 – Entryway/Mudroom

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New in the Shop & Intro-Priced : Guide to Bathrooms

If you’re stumped with how to clean your bathrooms or looking for a simple guide to help you clean and organize your bathrooms this month (the Monthly Focus is Bathrooms), you’re going to love the new Guide to Bathrooms.

The bathroom can be a challenge to clean, let alone deep clean. The Guide to Bathrooms breaks down all the things to clean in the bathroom and how to keep it that way!

All-New Guide to Bathrooms!

Clean your bathrooms the easy way!  Don’t miss the intro-pricing through April 5th!

If you are looking for a community to clean and organize with, we’re working on Bathrooms as our Monthly Focus for April in the Homekeeping Society Membership. I do 2 lives every month and this month we’re talking all about bathrooms!

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It’s the Little Things #214

Anyone else feel as though Spring is officially here once you turn the calendar page to April? I have to say, while the weather isn’t necessarily warm enough for true Spring here in the Midwest, I feel like something switches in my brain. I, for one, can’t wait for April. How about you? Don’t forget that it’s also April Fool’s Day on Saturday, in case you have any pranksters in your home. 

Ready for some fun finds this week? I love this cooking bucket list from Pinch of Yum. It is so approachable with only eight things to make and then one task to share a meal. Totally approachable! You know I love a good kitchen accessory, so I am all over Joy the Baker’s list of kitchen splurges. I have always loved bulbs in the Spring and am enthralled with the beautiful planter the Tello and Rose shared. I may have to whip one up this weekend! Lastly, I shared two posts from my blog about how to spring clean your kitchen and the new April homekeeping calendar. Enjoy!

I love a good bucket list and think this idea from Pinch of Yum is so fun. Her recipes have never let me down and are ones I return to again and again.

via Pinch of Yum

Want to up your kitchen game? Joy of Baker shared some  kitchen “splurges” over on her blog that I am loving. Not all of them are spendy, but just fun additions to the kitchen. Which one do you have your eye on?

via Joy the Baker

I absolutely love this spring tulip arrangement from Tello and Rose. It adds just the perfect touch of Spring and beautiful color.

via Tello and Rose

I don’t know about you, but our kitchen easily gets the most traffic out of any room in our house. Perfect reason for a little spring cleaning! Hop over to my blog for a new post this week about how to spring clean the kitchen.

Spring Cleaning – Kitchen

While you are over on my blog, be sure to download the free April homekeeping calendar printable. Once you enter in your email address one time, you have access to every free printable on my blog.

Free April Calendar

Planners are on super sale to make room for the new planners available for pre-order in April. Looking for a discount? Grab one now!

I’m so excited to share the brand-new Spring Cleaning Guide in the shop – perfect for elevating your spring cleaning!

Looking for the best supplies for Spring Cleaning?  Check out the Clean Mama Shop!

March is spring cleaning month!  Did you see the Essential Guide to Spring Cleaning post?  Check it out here!

Lots of good stuff coming – get excited!

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Free April 2023 Homekeeping Calendar

It’s almost April and that means it’s time for the FREE April 2023 Homekeeping Calendar. The calendars have a new look for 2023 – if you’re looking for a fresh start and a little structure with your cleaning, the Clean Mama Routine and Homekeeping Calendar is the perfect way to get started.

April is Bathrooms Month!  It’s the Monthly Focus of the Clean Mama Routine and I’ll be sharing tips and tricks all month long. Look for a brand-new kit coming on April 1st – Clean Mama’s Guide to Bathrooms – Deep Clean & Freshen Up. If you’re a Homekeeping Society member you can grab it for 50% off the intro-price OR it will be included in the new All-Access Pass available for Annual Homekeeping Society Members.

I love sharing this free printable with you because I know that this little tool has the potential to change your home and life in just minutes a day. The Clean Mama Routine is a fresh approach to homekeeping and designed with your busy life in mind.

Read on, grab the FREE calendar and get ready to see how doing a little bit everyday really is the secret to a clean house. Want to head straight to the free printables page? Head here!

HERE’S AN INFOGRAPHIC THAT EXPLAINS THE CLEAN MAMA ROUTINE:

Find this infographic and the April 2023 calendar on the free printables page.
Put your email address in ONE TIME for the password.

Daily Tasks and Weekly Tasks are detailed through the calendar and you’ll find a little extras and notes section at the bottom. How you use the calendar is up to you – put it on a clipboard, in your planner, on your refrigerator. Use checkmarks, draw lines through tasks or simply keep it up as a reminder. New here? Check out the Start Here page for more details on the Clean Mama Routine.

QUICK TIP: Have a planner? Simply resize the pdf when you go to print it in your printer preferences.

If you like this format for Daily and Weekly Tasks, you’ll love the Homekeeping Planner (on super sale right now) and/or the Homekeeping Society monthly subscription! Both take your hand and show you the way to a clean home in minutes a day and opens up your weekends for fun and family instead of cleaning. These options also include my Rotating Tasks (deep cleaning) and Monthly Focus (organizing) as well – April’s Monthly Focus is BATHROOMS.

READY TO FOLLOW ALONG?

• Subscribe in the sidebar for motivational posts and tips to keep up with the Daily and Weekly Tasks.
• Follow me on Instagram for daily reminders and cleaning tips.

GO HERE TO GRAB YOUR FREE CALENDAR FOR APRIL 2023

New here? Grab this free printable on the free printables page.  Go to this page for even more info on my routine!

While you’re on the Free Printables page, make sure you grab the Clean Mama Quick Clicks, too!

(Please note: The free cleaning calendar is on the FREE printables page – enter your email address ONCE to access the printables forever!

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Spring Cleaning Challenge – Kitchen

I’m so excited to have you join me for the Spring Cleaning Challenge!  This is the fourth week and we’re focusing on the Kitchen. We’ll deep clean the kitchen, making sure we’re tending to neglected spots.

Spring Cleaning Supplies

How you approach the challenge is up to you – I’m going to work through deep cleaning the living areas this week by using the assembly line method.  Here’s my checklist:

Here’s how the Spring Cleaning Challenge is going to work:

Every Monday I’ll share a room or area of the home with a list of suggested spring cleaning to-dos. You can pick and choose, complete the whole list, or complete the list and add some more tasks to it. If you want to spring clean an area and aren’t sure how to clean it, check out this post as a resource: The Essential Guide to Spring Cleaning

Let’s Spring Clean Our Kitchens

Spring Cleaning Supplies

Kitchen

How to Clean the Kitchen

How to Clean Small Appliances

How to Clean Kitchen Cupboards + Cabinets

How to Clean a Range Hood Filter

How to Naturally Clean an Oven

How to Clean a Gas Stove or Cooktop

How to Clean Stainless Steel Appliances

Guide to Washing Floors & Favorite Floor Washing Tools

 

Want even more?  How about some checklists?  Check out the brand-new Spring Cleaning Guide in the shop!

You can see all of my Spring Cleaning Favorites here on my Amazon Favorites page too!

GRAB A CHECKLIST TO GET STARTED:

• FOLLOW: Make sure you’re following along on Instagram @CLEANMAMA
• SUBSCRIBE: If you haven’t subscribed to the blog – you can do that by putting your name and email address in the FREE PRINTABLES PAGE
• DOWNLOAD + PRINT: Once you get the password (you only need to enter your email address in ONE time), grab the Spring Cleaning Checklist on the FREE PRINTABLES PAGE – this is what we are following for the month of March.

The Spring Cleaning Challenge will be officially announced this weekend!

TELL YOUR FRIENDS: Spread the word on your social media and tag me so I can share too! Cleaning is always more fun with friends!

WATCH FOR SPRING CLEANING CONTENT ALL MONTH LONG:  Make sure you’re following along on Instagram for DAILY updates from the Clean Mama HQ ???? (my house).
Need spring cleaning supplies?  Head to the Spring Cleaning Section in the shop. You can see all of my Spring Cleaning Favorites here on my Amazon Favorites page too!

Here’s the schedule:

Intro Post
March 6 – Bathrooms
March 13 – Bedrooms
March 20 – Living Areas
March 27 – Kitchen
April 3 – Laundry Room
April 10 – Entryway/Mudroom

GRAB A CHECKLIST TO GET STARTED:

• FOLLOW: Make sure you’re following along on Instagram @CLEANMAMA
• SUBSCRIBE: If you haven’t subscribed to the blog – you can do that by putting your name and email address in the FREE PRINTABLES PAGE
• DOWNLOAD + PRINT: Once you get the password (you only need to enter your email address in ONE time), grab the Spring Cleaning Checklist on the FREE PRINTABLES PAGE – this is a simple Spring Cleaning Checklist to follow. If you want more, I have a brand-new kit in the shop here.
• TELL YOUR FRIENDS: Spread the word – cleaning is always more fun with friends!

WATCH FOR SPRING CLEANING CONTENT:  Make sure you’re following along on Instagram for DAILY updates from the Clean Mama HQ (my house).

Grab your free Spring Cleaning Checklist here – just put your email address in one time and use the password to access anytime you’d like!

Want the whole room-by-room checklist at once or want more spring cleaning checklists? Grab the new Spring Cleaning Guide.

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It’s the Little Things #213

Hello, hello! How has your week been? This week has zipped by on the back half of it and I can’t quite believe that it is Friday. We haven’t had an incredibly busy week, but just full enough that I am looking forward to a quieter weekend. I love making a big breakfast Saturday morning and having a slow paced start to the day.

Moving on to finds from this week for you. I love, love, love grilled cheese sandwiches and think that sheet pan grilled cheese from Baker Mama is pretty much genius. No need to stand over the griddle flipping when you can do it all at once in the oven. If you are thinking ahead to a little travel or just wishing for a vacation, I thought Condé Nast hit it out of the park with the most beautiful towns in America roundup. Looking for some hints of spring to add to your home? Melissa from Inspired Room has 24 simple ways to add a little touch of the season. 

Sheet pan grilled cheese sandwiches sound like just the ticket for making a mess of sandwiches for a crowd. These would be perfect for a casual get-together or when the kiddos have friends over. Thanks, Baker Mama!

via The Baker Mama

Maybe it is due our finicky weather that has been waffling between winter and spring, but I have the itch to do a little traveling this summer. This list of dazzling towns in America from CN Traveler is inspiring.

via Conde Naste Traveler

Melissa from Inspired Room always has such great seasonal decorating advice. I love little touches of the season here and there in our home rather than full out decorating and I found some sweet inspiration in her recent post.

via The Inspired Room

On the blog, this week’s spring cleaning focus is all about living areas. You can jump in any time with the challenge so feel free to join if you haven’t already. I also have a fresh post all about eliminating dust in your home.

Spring Cleaning Challenge – Living Areas

How to Remove Dust From Your Home

Planners are on super sale to make room for the new planners available for pre-order in April. Looking for a discount? Grab one now!

I’m so excited to share the brand-new Spring Cleaning Guide in the shop – perfect for elevating your spring cleaning!

Looking for the best supplies for Spring Cleaning?  Check out the Clean Mama Shop! Don’t miss the Spring Cleaning Sale this week!

March is spring cleaning month!  Did you see the Essential Guide to Spring Cleaning post?  Check it out here!

Lots of fun Spring Cleaning content coming your way in March – get excited!

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How to Remove Dust from Your Home

Dust is inevitable but it’s also easier to keep up with it and remove it rather than trying to tackle after it’s built up. Dusting can be a task to put off, but when it’s built up it can make your home feel dirty and it can affect your air quality in your home. A few simple tools and a little effort will go a long way to keeping dust out of your home for good!

Dusting Wand

If you’re doing extra dusting with spring cleaning, you might suddenly feel like your home is super dusty. Spring cleaning has a way of showing you all sorts of dust in places you didn’t know were dusty. After the house has been closed up for a season, dust can definitely make an appearance in areas you didn’t know could get dusty.

How to Remove Dust from Your Home

There are all sorts of ways to remove dust from your home – here are my favorite multi-purpose methods.

• Vacuum Cleaner – vents, fans, corner/edges, light fixtures, baseboards, window treatments, furniture
• Dusting Wand – ceiling fans, corners, vents, surfaces
• Dusting Tools with Extendable Handle – high and hard to reach areas
• Cleaning Cloths – surfaces and walls, bookcases, furniture, cabinets
• Blind Duster – blinds
• Lint Roller – use on lampshades and tough to dust spots
• Beeswax/Dusting Polish – finishing touch to give your surfaces a shine

I keep my weekly dusting essentials in a little caddy – I like having everything at the ready for Tuesday (Tuesday is Dusting Day) and I’ve found that keeping it all in one place is convenient and keeps me from wasting time looking for supplies and tools.

Why dust on Tuesdays?

Dusting should always come before vacuuming because you are whipping up dust as you dust and you want to be able to vacuum the dust up.  New to the Clean Mama Cleaning Routine?  Go here. Curious what products I use? Go here.

3 Tips to Keep Up with the Dust

1. Dusting consistently is key to keeping up with the dusting. I find that weekly dusting works for this – if I see a little dust on a table during the week I either ignore it or do a quick wipe down.
2. Keep less on the surfaces so it’s quick and easy to dust.
3. Change furnace and air filters when it’s recommended for your home system.

Tips & Tricks to Eliminate Dust and Keep It Away

For weekly dusting, use a dusting wand and quickly move through the house dusting each and every surface. When surfaces need a little more cleaning and polishing (every month or so), use a Clean Mama cleaning cloth with a dusting and cleaning spray. Need a dusting spray? Try this one – it’s awesome!

DIY Citrus Wood Polish

You can also find the weekly dusting must-haves on the Favorites page – you’ll find products for cleaning by day of the week and favorite product links.

How about you? Ready to start dusting?  What’s your biggest struggle when it comes to dusting?

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