I don’t know about you, but the start of the new year has me in a huge cleaning, decluttering, and organizing mood. But, it can be hard as a mom to get that spring cleaning list accomplished.
Difficult—but not impossible by any means.
I know sometimes as moms it can feel almost pointless to try to keep up with cleaning our homes. Especially when you have one or more toddlers!
Despite the difficulties, I think it’s an important part of our mental health to do the best that we can, without worrying about perfection.
This past year, I did less cleaning all at once, and more cleaning and organizing sections of our home a little bit at a time throughout the course of the year.
I personally found it to be more achievable for the season of life that we were in. And it helped me feel like the place wasn’t a disaster all the time.
Of course, if you’d rather do one deep clean of your house all at once, by all means, go for it! (I’m a bit more in that frame of mind myself right now.)
To help you out with your spring cleaning this year, regardless of how you choose to go about it, I’ve created a set of six checklists to help you deep clean the main rooms of your house.
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Quick And Easy Spring Cleaning Tips
Before we get into the checklists, I want to give you a few quick and easy tips for spring cleaning as a mom.
It’s definitely more difficult to clean with a baby or little kids to take care of. But it’s achievable, and can be easier if you know some solid strategies to help you along the way.
Tackle One Room At A Time
One great way to knock out your spring cleaning list when you have kids is to take on one room at a time. And if even that seems too daunting, try tackling just one section of a room at a time.
Cleaning your house room by room is a great way to split up the project and make it feel more achievable. Plus, you’ll be able to deep clean without totally stressing yourself out.
Focusing on one room allows you to pay attention to detail and ensures you are able to clean everything that needs to be cleaned. And, you can spread it out over as many days as you’d like.
Tackle One Task At A Time
Another approach to knocking out your spring cleaning list is to take on one task at at time. Instead of doing an entire room at one time, try doing all of one task at at time.
For example, do all the dusting one day in every room, then all the sweeping/vacuuming, all the windows, etc.
This is a great way to stay motivated, especially if you hate cleaning (I know I do). For me, my motivation level is usually enough to do one or two cleaning tasks per day. In a rare spurt of motivation, I’ll occasionally clean most or all of our apartment in one day.
And since I rarely feel like cleaning the whole apartment in one go, taking on one task at a time is usually what works best for me.
Plus, I’ve found it the easiest to manage with toddler to take care of. Don’t feel bad about cleaning this way if it’s what works best for you!
Don’t Expect Perfection
I don’t know why, but for reason we all seem to have it in our heads that we have to be perfect. We have to have the perfect kids, the perfect clothes, and the perfectly kept and decorated house.
If you’ve ever fallen into this line of thinking, intentionally or not, I’ve got news for you. No one is perfect, and no one has a perfectly clean house. And don’t let anyone try to tell you otherwise.
At one point in my life I worked for a couple who had an absolutely beautiful house and property. And while it wasn’t my regular job, occasionally they would have me do some cleaning in their house for them.
I learned then and there that even the most perfect houses are never perfectly clean, and they do not stay clean.
Stop expecting perfection from yourself. No one is perfect, and no one truly expects you to be perfect.
More Cleaning Tips
Is cleaning and keeping things clean harder with kids? Sure. But you can do it!
If you have a toddler that is anything like mine, it’s probably hard to keep toys picked up when their not being played with.
Personally, I recommend teaching your toddler to pick up his/her toys as soon as possible. Toy rotations are also great ways to keep the toy mess to a minimum.
There’s also a lot of tricks to keeping your house clean when you have a toddler seemingly sabotaging your efforts.
And of course, don’t be afraid to involve your child with the clean up process at an early age! Chores and helping out around the house a good for kids in so many ways.
Alright, now on to the spring cleaning list. Be sure to grab your free printable checklists below!
Spring Cleaning List For Moms
Living Room
- Vacuum and wash carpet/rugs
- Wipe down baseboards
- Dust
- Clean glass & windows
- Wash curtains & wipe down blinds
- Sweep cobwebs
- Wash pillows, blankets, and throws
- Throw out old newspapers, magazines
- Go through DVDS and video games
- Go through books
- Put away anything out of place
- Vacuum couch
- Put away toys
- Put away shoes and clothes
- Wipe down light fixtures
Kitchen
- Sweep and wash floor
- Wipe down baseboards
- Wipe down cupboards/cabinets
- Clean out refrigerator
- Wipe down inside of cupboards/cabinets
- Wipe down counters and sink
- Sweep out cobwebs
- Wipe down backsplash
- Wipe down appliances
- Clean off kitchen table and island
- Wipe down inside of microwave
- Throw out expired food, spices, canned goods, etc.
- Wipe down light fixtures
Bathrooms
- Sweep and wash floors
- Wipe down baseboards
- Clean counter tops and sink
- Clean mirrors and windows
- Scrub bathtub and shower
- Clean toilet
- Wash towels and washcloths
- Clean out cabinets and closets
- Throw out old makeup and toiletries
- Organize cabinets and closets
- Wipe down light fixtures
- Throw out expired medicine
- Organize medicine
- Throw out unused/empty perfume and toiletries
Bedrooms
- Vacuum and wash carpets and rugs
- Wipe down baseboards
- Dust furniture
- Clean mirrors and windows
- Wash curtains/wipe down blinds
- Sweep cobwebs
- Wash pillows, blankets, sheets
- Throw out old magazines, newspapers, trash
- Put away out of season clothes
- Donate old/unused clothes
- Clean out nightstand
- Put away clothes
- Wipe down light fixtures
- Throw out old, unused, or empty perfume, toiletries, etc
Kid’s Bedrooms
- Vacuum and wash carpets and rugs
- Wipe down baseboards
- Dust furniture
- Clean mirrors and windows
- Wash curtains and wipe down blinds
- Sweep cobwebs
- Wash pillows, blankets, sheets
- Throw out old magazines, newspapers, trash
- Put away out of season clothes
- Donate old or unused clothes
- Clean out nightstand
- Put away clothes
- Wipe down light fixtures
- Put away or donate outgrown clothes
- Clean out unused or broken toys
- Clean out under the bed
Nursery
- Vacuum and wash carpets and rugs
- Wipe down baseboards
- Dust furniture
- Wash curtains and wipe down blinds
- Clean mirrors and windows
- Sweep cobwebs
- Wash pillows, blankets, sheets
- Throw out trash
- Clean out changing table
- Put away unused baby items
- Wipe down light fixtures
- Clean under the crib
- Put away out of season clothes
- Donate old/unused clothes
- Put away/donate outgrown clothes
- Clean out old or broken toys
- Wash changing pad cover
- Organize closet
- Organize dresser
How Do You Tackle Your Spring Cleaning?
I’d love to hear how you tackle spring cleaning! Any tips you have for other moms, I’d love to hear—share with us in the comments below!
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