It's the time of year when you want to wash away the Winter, beckon in the Summer and clean till your fingernails don't exist anymore! I would like to invite you to join the Spring Cleaning Challenge were I will be giving a daily encouragement to keep up the good work.
First of all this is a one month challenge, we will be starting on April the 1st (no joke) and ending on April the 30th. You will have each Sunday to rest (this is NOT a catch up day!) and I will be giving you a verse to meditate on for that day.
Secondly, I will be using this last week of March to lay out the schedule so you can be prepared for April's challenge and also each day, including today, I will give you a cleaning recipe. Spring cleaning is for airing out your house from the winter bugs, not for filling it up with toxins!! Use this week to shop for anything you might need so you can focus your time on cleaning when April comes.
Third, please use the comment bar below to encourage one another, and make this a community event. I will be cleaning right along with you, and could use the encouragement myself!
Here is a basic overview of what we will be doing each week. (note: week 1 and week 5 are not full 7 day weeks) At the end of this week I will give you a detailed day by day list of what we will be doing.
One thing you need to remember is, each house is different. I haven't added any bonus rooms on the cleaning sheet, just your basic, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, Living Rm. , Dinning Rm. Feel free to change as needed for your own house and family. Just remember that I laid it out with a purpose (i.e.. cleaning from top to bottom, etc... ) You might consider doing the main areas of your house following me here at Rural Simplicity and using next month to finish up the extra rooms (laundry room, or garage). Do whatever works best for you, There is no reward when you've finished other than the satisfaction that you've done it, so bump things around until it suits your needs.
First of all this is a one month challenge, we will be starting on April the 1st (no joke) and ending on April the 30th. You will have each Sunday to rest (this is NOT a catch up day!) and I will be giving you a verse to meditate on for that day.
Secondly, I will be using this last week of March to lay out the schedule so you can be prepared for April's challenge and also each day, including today, I will give you a cleaning recipe. Spring cleaning is for airing out your house from the winter bugs, not for filling it up with toxins!! Use this week to shop for anything you might need so you can focus your time on cleaning when April comes.
Third, please use the comment bar below to encourage one another, and make this a community event. I will be cleaning right along with you, and could use the encouragement myself!
One thing you need to remember is, each house is different. I haven't added any bonus rooms on the cleaning sheet, just your basic, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, Living Rm. , Dinning Rm. Feel free to change as needed for your own house and family. Just remember that I laid it out with a purpose (i.e.. cleaning from top to bottom, etc... ) You might consider doing the main areas of your house following me here at Rural Simplicity and using next month to finish up the extra rooms (laundry room, or garage). Do whatever works best for you, There is no reward when you've finished other than the satisfaction that you've done it, so bump things around until it suits your needs.
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All Purpose Cleaner
1/2 cup White Vinegar
1/4 cup Baking Soda or 2 teaspoons Borax
1/2 gallon Warm Water
(opt. essential oils)
mix together and place in a spray bottle, or bucket.
Sign up below in the comments and let us know who is on the bandwagon for a Spring Cleaning Challenge!!!
Happy Scrubbing!
Sarah
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