Sovereignty Farms

Spring and Fall

Spring Homekeeping

Kitchen

• Vacuum fridge grill and coil
• Wipe inside of freezer

Living Room

• Rotate heavy curtains, rugs and throws for lightweight ones

Bedrooms

• Replace cool weather bedding with warm weater bedding
• Launder or dry clean blankets

Bathrooms

• Discard expired cosmetics and medicines

Home Office

• Clean out files
• Review and update insurance, contracts, and household inventories

Closets

• Reorganize closets
• Change cool weather clothing for warm weather clothing

Utility Spaces

• Remove lint from hose attached to back of dryer
• Clean attic and basement

Outdoor Spaces

• Scrub porch ceilings and walls
• Scrub porch floors, decks, patios, driveway and walkways
• Scrub outdoor furniture ans awnings
• Wash light fixture covers
• Clean gutters

Other

• Vacuum and wipe walls and ceilings
• Shampoo wall to wall carpets and area rugs
• Send area rugs without backs to dry cleaner
• Steam clean upholstrey
• Reseal grout
• Launder window treatments
• Take books off shelves and dust
• Polish metal hardware on doors
• Oil window and door hinges
• Wax wood furniture
• Wax floors
• Strip and rewax vinal and linoleum floors
• Wash windows and window screens

Fall

Living Room

• Rotate lighter curtains for heavier ones

Bedrooms

• Rotate warm weather bedding for cool season bedding
• Dry clean blankets

Closets

• Rotate cool season clothes for warm season ones

Outdoor

• Scrub porch ceilings, walls, floors, decks, patios, driveways and walkways, outdoor furniture, and awnings
• Wash light fixtures
• Clean gutters

More cleaning lists

Monthly

Kitchen

• Wash vent and hood filters
• Discard food in freezer

Living Room

• Vacuum fireplace screen

Bedrooms

• Launder duvet cover, pillow protectors, mattress pads and shams

Bathrooms

• Wipe tub and shower surrounds
• Scrub grout
• Wipe inside medicine cabinets

Closets

• Dust shelves and storage bins
• Vacuum floors and baseboards

Utility Spaces

• Vacuum floors
• Wipe inside and out of trash cans

Other

• Vacuum window treatments, moldings and sills
• Dust portable and ceiling fans
• Wipe interior and exterior doors and trims
• Wipe switch plates
• Wipe phones
• Flush drains with vinegar, boiling water and baking soda
• Buff waxed floors

Seasonal

Kitchen

• Replace baking soda in fridge and freeer
• Clean oven
• Wipe kitchen ceiling
• Wipe inside fridge
• Clean cabinet interiors
• Organize pantry and throw out expired food

Living Room

• Sweep out fireplace
• Clean leather furniture

Library

• Rotate books to avoid warping

Bedrooms

• Turn mattresses
• Vaccuum mattresses, box springs and bed frames
• Launder pillows

Other

• Wipe baseboards and molding

Nesting?

I can't do the nursery or the garden. So I am making lists about cleaning the house.  Next best thing.  The following lists are all from Martha.

Everyday

1. Make the bed
2. Manae clutter
3. sort the mail
4. clean as you cook
5. wipe up spills while they are fresh
6. sweep the kitchen floor

Every Week

Kitchen

• Wipe surfaces including sink, countertops, vent hood, freidge nd cupboard doors, top of frideg, appliances, shelves and furniture
• Wipe inside oven, microwave, toaster
• Flush drain with boiling water
• Discard food in fridge
• Dust light fixtures
• Wash inside and outside of trash
• Vacuum and mop floors

Dining Room

• Dust surfaces and objects and light fixture
• Vacuum floor

Living Room

• Fluff and rotate sofa cushions
• Discard old magizines
• Dust surfaces, furniture, light fixtures and electronics
• Vacuum upholstery and floor

Home Office

• Sort in-box, pay bills, file
• Dust surfaces
• Empty trash bin
• Vacuum

Library

• Dust tops and spines of books, shelves and lights

Entryway, Stairs and Hallways

• Dust banister, furniture, lights, mirrors
• Lander throw rugs and runners
• Vacuum stairs and landing
• Vacuum and mop floors

Bedrooms

• Change sheets
• Fluff pillows and comforters
• Put away books and magizines
• Dust surfaces and lights
• Vacuum

Bathrooms

• Clean toilets, bathtubs, showers and sinks
• Wipe mirrors
• Change/launder bath mats, towels and washcloths
• Dust lights
• Empty trash and clean inside and out
• Vacuum and mop floors

Other

• Wipe hand and pet prints from windows and glass
• Vacuum vents