Spring Cleaning- Starting Monday!

Are you ready?

It's time to start Spring Cleaning! Monday's the day!

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Here's the plan. Each Monday, we will start a new room of our house. I will kind of give an overview of the room we will be addressing that week, like what all to look for to do in each room, suggestions for cleaning, etc. I will also be giving some encouragement from verses in the Bible. Because sometimes as mothers & wives, don't we feel like things go un-noticed, un-appreciated??? Why do we keep performing the same duties day after day then? Well, it obviously isn't for our glory, our homes and our families are a reflection of God who gave us all of those wonderful blessings.

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In the end, our goal is a cleaned, well-organized room. Where all of the things have been kept in the room, thrown in the trash, or ready to be put in a garage sale or given to charity. And if there is a little bit of redecorating that you have been wanting to do, DO IT! Now is the perfect time.

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Here is a run-down of the 10 weeks (Yes, 10!) we will be spreading all of this work out to:

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Week 1: Children's Bedrooms (I know, we start out with a tough one!)So, get any items that you want to use to organize your child's room(s).

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Week 2: Main Bathroom. This is the bathroom that everyone uses. Are there changes you would like to make in making this small room more efficient?

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Week 3: Master Bedroom. Often the neglected room. What changes would you like to make in your room? How about with the "look" of your room?

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Week 4: Master Bathroom, or a Secondary Bathroom. These are also a very neglected space, not many people see it so why bother? Well, the most important people in our family see it, so that should be enough to step-up this room a bit.

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Week 5: The Laundry Area. I know these come in all shapes and sizes. Mine in is a unfinished basement, and I dislike "my" area. I know some of you actually have a room for laundry, but is it as welcoming and as efficient as it could be???

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Week 6: The Office. No, not the TV show. The room (or area) that houses your desk, your bills, your computer, your coupons, etc. I just have a desk, but you may have a room. Do we need to get into some of those drawers and rid out? Do we need to take an inventory of what we have? This week could also include homeschool areas. As the school year comes to a close, is there an area that has been neglected? We have a set of drawers for our boys when they come home (from a public school) and we put all of their important papers in files and drawers. How can we steam-line these areas better?

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Week 7: The Entry. This is the point that most people enter our home. When you have people over, does this area get cluttered with shoes and coats? Is this area Welcoming? If you walked into your home for the first time, what would your first impressions be?

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Week 8: Living Room &/or Family Room. Are there things in your living room that could really be thrown out, do you need to redecorate? Do you need to go through all of those CD's and DVD's? What about that ceiling fan, is it ready to be turned on for spring?

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Week 9: Kitchen & Dining Area. I know for me this is a BIG one. I do have a lot of things in my cupboards. Do I need everything? Are there squeaky doors or drawers? Does the decor need a good cleaning or replacing? How about the refrigerator? The freezer? The microwave? The Stove??? I know we probably (hopefully) use this area the most. This is a gathering place, a family place. We need to spend lots of time here, making it a better place for our family.

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Week 10: Main outdoor Hang-out. Woo Hoo! By this time, it should be getting warmer, and we will probably be starting those gardens. Let's not forget that outdoor living room! This area is the area that my family spends the most time in the summer. We have a patio out a back door, with a grill and flower beds. So, we need to drag that grill out and get it cleaned up! We need to clean out those flower beds, get mulch, and start planting! Drag out your outdoor furniture, and get ready to enjoy the outside again!

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Mondays, I will post the "challenge", you can link up with pictures of the before, and ideas that you have that you might like to complete in that week. By Friday, we will link up again with pictures of how that week actually went, with after pictures too.

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If you don't have a blog, and can't link up, it's OK! Join us anyway. You can still be encouraged. In the mean time, pray what God would have you do in your homes each week. Is this thing or that thing really as important as we think it is, or do we just need to get rid of it? What is the most important thing to do? We want people to see our Light, not our disorganized areas!

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So, are you READY??? I know I am! See you Monday!