Put it on the Calendar: 30 Things You Should Do Each Month to Stay Ahead BY PAM MOLNAR PHOTO BY FREEPIK.COM
S pring cleaning season will be here before we know it. It’s the time of year when we have had enough time indoors to know that we need to get things cleaned up, organized, or repaired. But if we are going to be honest, many of those things do not take priority when we’re raising a family. Many of us are lucky to get through the day by getting basic chores done in between living life. Today I came up with 30 things that I wanted to get done—one for each day of the month. It is less overwhelming to break
4. Give the pets their flea and tick and heartworm meds. Wash their bedding and bowls. 5. Clean out your garbage cans from all over the house. Even those lined with bags have things that spill onto the sides and collect at the bottom. 6. Clean out the inside of the washing machine, dishwasher, and oven. Most have a self-clean setting. 7. Wash the rags used for dusting, cleaning, crafts, and large spills. 8. Clean the baseboards and trim. Dust first
it up into one extra thing a day, rather than finding a free weekend to do it all. Take a look and decide for yourself. 1. Download pictures from your phone and delete the random ones you took this month. 2. Clean up your email. Today is the day to go through all those emails you have been saving for later. 3. Change the filters around the house— furnace, coffee maker, humidifier, refrigerator, etc.
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