The Essential Spring Cleaning Checklist

While we know there isn’t a one size fits all approach to spring cleaning, we could all use a little bit of guidance when it comes to getting our house in order. So we interviewed the experts to get the inside scoop on how to spring clean without stress. This checklist will take you room-by-room to ensure you cover the essential areas of your home. Before you know it, you’ll be back to doing what you enjoy, like going outside and entertaining with friends.

"Personally, I think you should start with the smallest project on the list," says KC Davis, licensed therapist and author of How To Keep House While Drowning. "Our brain registers to complete a project as a powerful reward and it produces motivation to keep going."

If you still don't know where to start, Professional Organizer and author Nikki Boyd, created a card deck, Beautifully Organized In Fifty-Two Weeks, to solve the problem. Boyd took all the tasks on a checklist and turned them into playing cards so you can challenge yourself and your family to tackle one a day.

Trust us, we know that spring cleaning is a giant chore, but after being cooped up in your home all winter, you and your home will appreciate a deep clean to get over those winter blues.

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