Spring Cleaning

A few days ago I was thinking that I want to get my house clean before Macie starts moving around more. When I say clean, I mean like REALLY, deep down clean. If you know me, you know that my house is generally pretty decent, but if my baby is crawling around on the floor, decent is not good enough! So, I started making a list of all the stuff I wanted to do. I got a pretty good list started, but I wanted to make sure that I didn't miss anything. What did I do? Well of course, I Googled "Spring Cleaning" which led me to http://www.marthastewart.com/! Why didn't I think of that in the first place? Martha has never led me astray (well except with stock advice...). After looking over Martha's list I was pretty confident that I could get my house ship-shape in no time (it's actually taking quite a while, but I'm getting there). Anyway, a few days later I was chatting with a friend about my list and she asked me what kinds of things were on it. After telling her ten or so things, she said "This sounds intense, why don't you just email it to me?" Then I thought, I'll do one better and post it to the blog! I know you are all so excited to read my spring cleaning check list, but really if you like to have a clean house as much as I do, it's pretty good! So here it is folks, my Spring Cleaning Checklist. Before you read it let me just say, no, I am not crazy and yes I am doing everything that is on this list. I only do most of it once a year for hecks sake!

Kalee's Spring Cleaning Checklist!!!

Whole House
Wash windows
Wash sliding glass door, inside and out
Wipe down walls, doors, door handles, molding
Dust and wash window sills
Dust blinds
Vacuum and spot clean carpets
Touch up paint where needed
Dust ceiling fans
Wash out garbage cans

Change batteries in smoke detectors
Clean out linen closet
Vacuum and mop under washer and dryer
Wash mirrors

Kitchen
Clean in, under, and behind refrigerator
Vacuum condenser coils
Clean in, under, and behind stove
Clean microwave!
Clean toaster
Clean and organize Pantry
Organize freezer
Vacuum and wipe under sink
Wipe down inside and outside of cabinets
Wipe walls/back splash
Clean woodwork/base molding
Clean out spice cabinet

Bedrooms
Clean out and vacuum under beds
Organize closets and dressers. Purge old clothing
Wash bedspread
Rotate mattress

Bathroom
Vacuum and wipe down under sink storage
Get rid of unused/ expired cosmetics, lotions, sun block

There you go! See, it's not that much! My sister-in-law Jamie says she thinks everybody needs a little OCD in their lives, and now you know exactly what I am OCD about!