We are SO close to Spring here in Boston! At least that’s what everyone keeps telling me đ This winter was a rough one (it was just plain awful) and I couldn’t be more ready to open the windows, put on some good tunes and do a little Spring cleaning. Personally, I find cleaning very therapeutic…Cody sometimes finds me scrubbing the bath tub or reorganizing something at like 10 o’clock at night. It’s normally when I am really stressed… but hey, whatever works.
Here is what will be on my cleaning list this Spring:
1. Change out bedding + wash all pillows (covers and inserts) and blankets. You know those items in your home that rarely get washed – like blankets/quilts, decorative pillows, the pillows you sleep on and duvet inserts.  Make sure you read the label before throwing everything in the washing machine. Some of our throws I prefer to take to the dry cleaner but some are able to handle a delicate cycle (we have shared washing machines at our current apartment…so I am very careful with what we put in there).
2. Remove every decorative accessory/glass/book/etc. from their surface. I do this to reassess the item’s location and if I even need/want it anymore. Then I will clean all of the surfaces – let’s be honest, sometimes when I dust I just go around books đ
3. Reorganize the kitchen cabinets. If you are like me… baking dishes, pots and pans, etc. just get stacked and placed where they fit…but at one point there was a perfect spot for every item in the kitchen. It would be nice to not have all of my mixing bowls fall out of the cabinets when I reach for the item behind them. (I hope there are some of you out there that are nodding your heads and I am not the only one).
4. Go through my closet and remove anything that is damaged, doesn’t fit or needs to be altered. Most of my winter sweaters/coats are also pilling so I need to de-pill all of them before they get stowed away. Ps…I am still working on a solid four season wardrobe. It’s a slow process my friends. It was much easier to build a closet in San Diego. đ Goodness, I miss that place.
5.  Get our rugs/sofa professionally cleaned. We regularly vacuum, but it’s about time they could use a nice professionally cleaning… looking for a company in Boston if anyone has a recommendation!
Here are a few of my favorite cleaning supplies:
1 / microfiber towels – the best for windows/mirrors  2 / method almond squirt + mop wood floor cleaner – i love this for a quick floor cleaning  3 / libman green mop 4 / evercare gentle fabric shaver – for those darn pilling sweaters & coats  5 / the laundress stain solution 6 / meyers dish soap 7 / honest multi-surface cleaner  8 / honest bathroom cleaner 9 /  caddy for cleaning supplies
What’s on your Spring Cleaning List this year??
Nice Kitchen wear.