Now is the time when you might be reading a lot about spring cleaning. If it all seems a little daunting, here’s a gentle reminder that spring cleaning doesn’t have to take place in the spring! Our favorite way to do “spring cleaning” is by tacking different areas for deep-cleaning throughout the year. Simply use a calendar to schedule your monthly, weekly, and daily cleaning tasks. That way, your surface-level cleaning gets done on a regular basis, and your more intensive projects don’t pile up. If you live in a newer apartment like the Flats at Spring Mill Station apartments, you’ll love how easy the luxury vinyl floors, stainless steel appliances, and quartz countertops are to clean.
Monthly
Schedule one area to deep clean each month. Your ‘deep clean’ for May might be taking everything out of your refrigerator, trashing unwanted or expired items, scrubbing and disinfecting the shelves, doors, and drawers, and putting everything back in nice and neat. Some other ideas for your ‘big’ cleaning projects include:
Reorganizing your closets or cabinets
Cleaning and disinfecting all of the floors and baseboards
Scrubbing your tub and shower and using a mineral remover to clean your faucets
Dusting all of your fans and light fixtures
Using a vacuum attachment to clean your window treatments or taking them down to be dry cleaned
Another strategy might be to target a different room for deep cleaning each month, rotating through the bathroom, living room, bedroom, and kitchen. This is a flexible plan, so schedule your tasks in a way that makes sense for your life and routines!
Pro-tip: If you hate dusting, keep your books, accessories, and knick-knacks in a cabinet that’s enclosed in glass. It’s a great way to keep dust from accumulating.
Weekly
Your weekly cleaning should be areas that need regular, but not daily, attention. You could tackle all of these items each week or rotate through them as needed. Weekly tasks might be:
Disinfecting doorknobs, handles, and light switches
Light dusting
Wiping down your stainless steel appliances and cabinets
Disinfecting your bathroom
Vacuuming your floors
Doing laundry
Pro-tip: Use a degreaser such as Goo Gone once a week to remove the grease splatters on your stovetop and cookware.
Daily
Your daily tasks are the ones that just can’t wait. Taking care of these chores every day (or two!) helps avoid pileups and saves time when you’re doing more intensive weekly and monthly chores. Daily tasks can include:
Doing the dishes
Opening the mail and filing paperwork
Putting away shoes, hats, jackets, umbrellas, and other items that spill out into your living area throughout the day
Doing a quick wipe-down of your kitchen and bathroom surfaces
Pro tip: Spraying and wiping down your shower daily with a mold and mildew spray will help you avoid the more time-consuming chore of scrubbing the tile when you allow residue to build up.
The Flats at Spring Mill apartments are new luxury apartments in Westfield with seven available floor plans to suit any lifestyle. If you’re ready for an upgrade this spring, call us at (317) 659-6883 and schedule a tour today.