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Post by freecharlie on Sept 14, 2019 14:39:26 GMT
My internal clock must be ticking because I feel like it is time to start fall cleaning.
Things like pulling the windows our and washing them, the screens and the tracks. Cleaning any cobwebs that have formed outside. Pulling down and washing curtains. Wiping down and washing light fixtures...
Do you do fall cleaning like people do spring cleaning?
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 14, 2019 15:00:03 GMT
No but I need to, especially cleaning the fuzz on the screens that gets neglected all summer.
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Post by katlady on Sept 14, 2019 15:01:36 GMT
No, not really. We give our windows a good cleaning after the rainy season ends, which is around April for us. And cobwebs come down when we spot them. We sweep around the outside of our house year round.
ETA - I do give the house a good cleaning just before New Years.
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Post by lindas on Sept 14, 2019 15:33:49 GMT
Yes, I do a good top to bottom clean in the fall and spring. I usually do my fall cleaning in late October after I've gotten all the outside stuff done to get ready for winter. Same with spring, I get the outside ready first then do the inside in late May.
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Post by Judy26 on Sept 14, 2019 15:40:39 GMT
No. But I often fail to clean. So close.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Sept 14, 2019 16:05:53 GMT
I tend to do maintenance year round.
Fall and spring, I usually do a closet clean out and inventory assessment. Get rid of things I no longer wear, no longer fit, switch the "capri's and long pants" and "cardigans and summer tops" around so whichever I am currently wearing more of....move to the more accessible area of the closet and the lesser worn stuff is placed near the back area of the closet.
Same with shoes. Sandals and flip-flops moved to higher shelf, boots and closed toe shoes moved down to lower shelf.
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Post by edie3 on Sept 14, 2019 16:06:41 GMT
No, cause it would make spring jealous!
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Sept 14, 2019 16:13:27 GMT
No. Unless you count cleaning the bits that suddenly show in the low light at those times of the year.  |
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 14, 2019 16:14:54 GMT
Part of it was that I didn't feel like I could spring clean the bonus kid's room while he was staying, so that is the first room I have been working in
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Post by peaname on Sept 14, 2019 16:24:55 GMT
I do zone cleaning so every area gets tackled on a rotating basis according to a strict schedule.
Oh wait, that’s my dream me not the real me. I deep clean when I get the urge and promise to keep it that way, fail, try again, etc. Nothing motivates me like inviting guests over especially if I think they’re better than I am. My real friends get me (and my house) as is.
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Post by mom on Sept 14, 2019 16:34:34 GMT
I deep clean the entire inside for Fall and Spring. But I tend to only pick up & put up patio stuff in Fall. No real outdoor cleaning other than putting things away.
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Post by gina on Sept 14, 2019 16:38:29 GMT
Yup! Doing it right now in fact. Started last weekend, and as I clean, have been slowly putting out my Fall decorations and new flower arrangements. My kids keep saying how nice the house looks so I am happy that they're noticing. I just put out new pillows yesterday.  Today it's been vacuuming, dusting and mopping the floors. I took a break between rooms to eat some lunch. |
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 14, 2019 16:47:50 GMT
I do zone cleaning so every area gets tackled on a rotating basis according to a strict schedule. Oh wait, that’s my dream me not the real me. I deep clean when I get the urge and promise to keep it that way, fail, try again, etc. Nothing motivates me like inviting guests over especially if I think they’re better than I am. My real friends get me (and my house) as is. I was so impressed by your first statement and then I kept reading.  |
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Post by chaosisapony on Sept 14, 2019 16:56:26 GMT
I do. During the spring and summer a lot of dirt and dust gets brought into the house. I usually do a big cleaning before putting up the Halloween and fall decorations.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2019 18:53:30 GMT
Yes! I found it much easier when I lived in NY, because each season brought a huge change------------ I'd change my clothes, dishes, decorations, etc......., so I'd do a deep-cleaning every 3 months. I still do a big deep clean every few months here in FL. (I just attempted to do as much as I could before my surgery a week ago......... Got all of my Fall decorations and dishes out and ready to be changed over. I cleaned first...).
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Post by mustlovecats on Sept 14, 2019 19:02:01 GMT
I do a back to school refresh before my kids and I start up in August.
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Post by tincin on Sept 14, 2019 20:25:59 GMT
Not this year, of course I didn’t spring clean either. I’m hiring a neighborhood kid to do some outside stuff for me and hoping that by the time the snow flies I will be able to use my arm enough to do stuff. It’s taking much longer than I thought it would after rotator cuff surgery to get my arm back to use.
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Post by maryland on Sept 14, 2019 22:33:13 GMT
I love to deep clean, it's the "tidying up" and picking up clutter that I don't like. I do my deep cleaning when my husband goes on a 2 week trip overseas once or twice a year.
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Post by gar on Sept 14, 2019 22:56:38 GMT
No. But I often fail to clean. So close. Yeah that. |
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Post by nlwilkins on Sept 14, 2019 23:38:14 GMT
I do my pre-winter cleaning for Christmas. It was always traditional growing up that the tree did not go up until the house was spic and span. So I've carried on the tradition. It really gets one motivated.
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Post by lucyg on Sept 14, 2019 23:40:31 GMT
Why do you keep trying to make me feel bad?  |
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 15, 2019 14:24:01 GMT
Why do you keep trying to make me feel bad? I'm here for you Back at it this morning. Getting ready to take the windows out of ds's room and clean them and the track, then baseboards in the entryway and the front of the house will be done. After that I will vacuum the stairs which always makes me happy for some reason. Plus I'm washing all of ds's clothes. He literally fought out 10 laundry baskets of dirty clothes and there are still clothes in his closet. Time for him to purge |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Sept 15, 2019 15:11:29 GMT
I believe in the 'easier to clean a clean house' approach so it never gets too bad. But there are always seasonal things to do.
I love to fling all the windows open in the spring and fall, so I usually clean window tracks, blinds, and curtains *after* that to get the pollen/dust/whatever off after I close the house back up again.
Putting up and taking down the trees for Christmas also results in extra seasonal cleaning because furniture has to be rearranged a bit to make room.
And I do the reorganize/purge clothing thing as a spring and fall thing too.
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Post by kelly8875 on Sept 15, 2019 15:11:56 GMT
My biggest cleaning times come with weather changes. We’re still running the air all the time, but hopefully we can get to open window season. There’s no point in doing a deep clean until it’s time to close the windows again, because the dust and pollen coming in. Once I can close the windows, I’ll change the air filter again, then do a deep clean before winter. I do regular maintenance cleaning regularly, so the deep clean is just a little extra.
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Post by cristelina on Sept 15, 2019 15:31:38 GMT
 OMG! My brain reads this as "do you feel clean" Three times. It's done it three times.
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 15, 2019 15:34:41 GMT
I am envious of those of you motivated and organized enough to deep clean year round.
I think I am doing good if the dishes and laundry are caught up.
For now, doors are scrubbed, windows taken down and cleaned, baseboards scrubbed. Coat closet cleaned out.
I proclaim the front two bedrooms and entryway (inside) clean.
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Post by Rachel on Sept 15, 2019 23:25:26 GMT
Why do you keep trying to make me feel bad? I'm here for you Back at it this morning. Getting ready to take the windows out of ds's room and clean them and the track, then baseboards in the entryway and the front of the house will be done. After that I will vacuum the stairs which always makes me happy for some reason. Plus I'm washing all of ds's clothes. He literally fought out 10 laundry baskets of dirty clothes and there are still clothes in his closet. Time for him to purge We just recently moved into a house that has stairs - first time I've ever had stairs. First time I vacuumed them I quickly decided that wasn't going to happen often. But my stairs go down to the garage, where dh makes himself filthy then comes up the stairs dragging his filth with him making it necessary to vacuum the carpeted stairs often. The carpet is new and I'd like to keep it looking nice. So I decided at my age, fighting with the big vacuum cleaner, dragging that hose up and down, switching tools, yeah, that was too much. So I splurged on one of the Dyson cordless vacuums that hangs on the wall to charge. It's the perfect size for my stairs, it isn't heavy, it does a great job and the best part - I USE it! And let me tell you, the stairs catch all kinds of crap. So I've been religiously vacuuming them every other day and use the same vacuum for the entry rug which also holds an ungodly amount of dirt and dog hair. It's so easy I'd do it every day, but that sounds obnoxious and uncalled for. |
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Today it's been vacuuming, dusting and mopping the floors. I took a break between rooms to eat some lunch. 
OMG! My brain reads this as "do you feel clean" Three times. It's done it three times.