6 Easy Tips For
Tackling Spring Cleaning BY AMY VAN DEN DIJSSEL
find them easily in the fall. You can also use vacuum packing bags to save on storage space. Avoid the temptation to keep those extra pants that no longer fitoraretotallyoutofstyl you will truly never wear themagain!
It’s time to throw open your windows and let the fresh air in. Springtime presents the perfect opportunity to refresh your home for the new season and beyond. And, experts say it's good for you! Decluttering boosts your productivity and makes you happier. It also improves your health by reducing allergens in your home. You’ll feel better and you’ll have more time for the things that are most important to you.
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6. DON’T FORGET THE DIGITAL CLUTTER Digital clutter can also bog you down. Take some time to go through old emails and files you don’t need any more and delete them once and for all. This will clear up space on your computer and, once again, leave you feeling more organized and peaceful.
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1. DECLUTTER AND ORGANIZE FIRST Before you start cleaning, go through your home and decide what to keep and what to get rid of. Place items in three di-•erent piles: keep, donate and throw away. Now is a great time to give your adult children those “special” items you’ve move your couch, remove all the cushbeenstoringforthemforyears! ions and vacuum the area they covered When you work on one area, such as the up.Takeallitemso-•surfacesbeforeyou If this all seems overwhelming, try setlinen closet, take everything out and then deep clean. Don’t forget the tops of the ting a timer for five minutes and sta sort. This way, you’ll keep only what you cabinetsandclosets! on one small area.As you finish each need and be able to organize the rest area, you’ll see the results and want to 4. CLEAN WALLS, WINDOWS, when you put it away. do another one. Once you’re done with BASEBOARDS AND DOORS everything, sit back and enjoy your Cleaning scu-•s and dirt o-• your walls, 2. CREATE A ROOM-TO-ROOM freshly cleaned and organized home. CHECKLIST OF ITEMS TO CLEAN baseboards and doors will give your Now, you can get back to doing what Create your to-do list by room. It may home a fresh look without having to reyoulovethemost! help to start in one smaller area of the paint. Cleaning windows will give you a n n n room; for example, clean out your refrig- brighter view which will also lift your spirerator or the junk drawer in your kitchen. its. Consider hiring a professional window Amy van den Dijssel is the marketing and social Make a similar checklist for each space cleaner for the outside of your windows if media manager at Changing Places, LLC. Carol Lightbody and Paula Meighan co-founded Changing you’re not able to do them yourself. It’ll be in your home. Places in 2005. The Senior Move Management comworth every penny. pany assists older adults and their families with the 3. MOVE YOUR FURNITURE emotional and physical aspects of relocation and/or 5. DO SEASONAL TASKS To clean each area of your home more aging in place. To learn more about their services, thoroughly, make sure to move all items Put all your winter clothing away in check out www.changingplaces.info and Changingbefore you start. For example, when you clear plastic storage boxes so you can PlacesNY on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn westchesterseniorvoice.com
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