· By Carl Pronti
5 Tips For Preparing For Spring Cleaning Season
Spring is coming, and with it, the cleaning season! It's time to think about what products you need to replenish to work through a detailed checklist, preferably ordered by room. From stain removers and laundry cleaners to dusting and tech, there's a product for every task. With that in mind, we've put together five tips to help you prepare for spring cleaning season.
Get Stocked
Who doesn't love a shopping spree? Even if it's for cleaning products, there are a lot of exciting products on the market that not only smell great, but are cruelty-free and chemical-free, and they make cleaning simple! When you think about it like that, shopping for cleaning products might be almost as fun as any other shopping spree. CleanHQ stocks a wide range of cleaning products, whether you're looking for Astonish specialist floor cleaner or The Pink Stuff Miracle Cleaning Paste.
It isn't on the official tip list, but a checklist is a good idea to keep you on task and ensure you don't miss any of the necessary jobs. There are plenty of free resources online, and you'll find sites that offer room-by-room lists to cover everything, even the things you wouldn't think of. If you have a checklist, it should make identifying your cleaning product needs easier.
Enlist Help
You might hesitate to dole out chores to your partner or the kids, but if you give them the right job, you can ensure they do it properly, and they might even enjoy it. Take the opportunity to create an age-appropriate chore chart for the kids and use a reward system that works.
If you're particularly brave, you could rope in a friend or two to join your spring clean and return the favour when it's time for their spring clean. After all, many hands make light work!
Plan With The Weather
Different weather makes for different cleaning opportunities. You're not going to want to spring clean your garden or patio on the hottest day or wash your windows on the brightest day. The sunnier weather is a good time for laundry, carpet cleaning, and tackling upholstery. If you're expecting rain, it's the perfect time for indoor cleaning. If there's cloud cover, it's the perfect time for washing windows because it's easier to spot streaks.
Declutter
Before you can clean, you have to declutter. Otherwise, you'll be dusting around the sports gear your kids dropped at the front door when they come home from practice. Give everyone their marching orders and send them hunting to get rid of what no longer sparks joy and what you're likely to trip over!
Catch Up
You can bribe yourself into spring cleaning by promising yourself a treat when you're done, or you can give yourself a treat as you work! If you love reading but rarely have time, buy the audio version of the book and listen to it as you work. You'll be so busy focusing on the reader in your ear, you'll forget you're cleaning, and the job will be done in no time.
If you have a lot to do, buy a few! Alternatively, you can spring for the premium version of the streaming site you use and enjoy ad-free cleaning.
Swing by CleanHQ before spring to stock up on all the cleaning products you love and check out some of the newest offerings. You might be surprised by which products you fall in love with this spring season.