Fall Cleaning

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autumn cleaning, cleaning house, fall cleaning, fall planting

October has nippy nights and sometimes warm afternoons. Although autumn officially starts in September, my fall preening takes place in in this festive month (in September, I do back-to-school cleaning).

Below is my fall cleaning to-do-list:

Plants all new bulbs
√Touch up garden
Wash sheers and put up winter curtains
Switch our cream/white candles of burgundy/wine candles
√Clean pillows & comforters
Replace water filter
√Reprogram thermostats
Reset lights on timers
√Take AC units out of windows
Wash windows, inside & out
√Replace storm windows
√Lock windows
Caulk windows if necessary
Replace or fix anything in the house
Dust, wipe, sweep, vacuum every nook and cranny of the house
Wipe all patio equipment & store in basement
Shut off outdoor spigots at the pipes
Add winter windshield washer fluid to car
√Pull out winter jackets (and dry clean if necessary)
Rotate artwork and decorative accessories
Decorate with small gourds & pumpkins
√Repair any clothing
Put away summer clothing
√Pull out winter sweaters

What other things are on your fall cleaning list? Leave a comment and let me know!

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Back-to-School Cleaning

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back to school, cleaning house, goal setting, Home Maintenance, organization, to do list

Students, parents and teachers all have back to school prep rituals. Yesterday was my students’ first day back to school and in honor of it, I’m posting my back-to-school home projects. Hopefuly I’ll remember to check them off as I accomplish them. And yes, I’m one of those people who go back and add something, just so they can cross it off of the list.

Below is a ritual of home projects I do at Back-to-School time (it’s much different than my fall cleaning tasks):

√Upload songs onto IPods
√Rewrite my schedule
√Clean out pantry & restock
Make food that has been pushed to the back
√Clean out clothing closet
√Put aside unwanted clothing to go to B Green Loft
√Hem new pants
√Repair buttons, snags, etc.. on clothing
Polish & repair shoes
Resort jewelry and make repairs
√Reorganize coat closet
Trim indoor plants
Wash & Wax car
√Vacuum & Steam Clean car
Clean out bathroom cabinets
√Get rid of unwanted products & expired products
√Give myself a facial, manicure & pedicure
√Treat myself to a new beauty product and a new accessory
√Clean out magazine rack
Organize torn out magazine articles & recipes
√Get rid of old toys
√Take dog & cat to vet
√Get water bottles, ice-packs, misc. things to take to work
Prep easy dinners for the freezer
√Put aside 10 back up lunches (no need to refrigerate, microwaveable lunches, such as cans of soup) for Hubster and myself
Write out a few menu items
Clear off desk
√Clean out inbox
Clear off computer desktop
√Write a to-do list of my fall garden & home projects
√Get out my leather bag and restock it with school essentials
Plan a yard sale or donate unwanted items
√Restock laundry room and cleaning products