{"id":1537,"date":"2016-03-29T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/?p=1537"},"modified":"2022-02-10T17:00:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T17:00:58","slug":"spring-to-action-tips-for-people-who-dread-spring-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/housekeeper\/spring-to-action-tips-for-people-who-dread-spring-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring to Action! Tips for People who Dread Spring Cleaning!"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is your excitement for the coming of spring dampened not only by \u201cApril showers that bring May flowers\u201d but also by<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Untitled-design-1-e1644512365649.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1538 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Untitled-design-1-e1644512365649-300x248.png\" alt=\"spring cleaning with the kids\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Untitled-design-1-e1644512365649-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Untitled-design-1-e1644512365649-768x634.png 768w, https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Untitled-design-1-e1644512365649.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> the annual tradition of doing a good \u201c<a title=\"Cleaning Top Tips: Hotel Housekeepers share their secrets\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/cleaning-top-tips-hotel-housekeepers-share-their-secrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spring Clean<\/a>\u201d? \u00a0I don\u2019t know about you but I am not a fan. And talk of it is everywhere! \u00a0I could barely believe it when I settled in to read my <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogue.com\/13414608\/homes-spring-cleaning-tips-first-apartment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">daily email from Vogue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and one of the articles was on Spring Cleaning!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But you can do it! Here is what you need to know:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Stop dreading it!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It will not make it go away; dreading it will just add to the agony. A secret of life is to get on with what needs to be done and then it will be done that much faster.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Make your list!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Alright, \u201cthe list\u201d is my go-to. I admit it. But it is not just the satisfaction of scratching things off the list, although that is pretty great! Gosh I love it. It also helps you get organised and focused which increases your likelihood of seeing things through to completion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Pick a room, any room!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Or a type of task. By going after your cleaning in some kind of order, you can more easily break it up over several weeks in a coordinated fashion. It also helps break the cleaning up into bite-sized pieces. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Good enough is good enough!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You want to do it properly but you don\u2019t need to be a perfectionist. What is that expression? <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perfect is the enemy of done<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It can help to set time limits. 45 minutes to clean out the fridge. Two hours to clean your closet. I call them \u201cspeed exercises\u201d but really that just means it is done and better yet, in time for me to watch some TV! <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.womansday.com\/home\/organizing-cleaning\/tips\/a3050\/the-i-hate-to-clean-solution-21548\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Make it easy<\/b><\/a><b> on yourself!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I have a friend whose kitchen is always a mess: the stacks of dirty dishes with food that looks cemented-on is overwhelming. Whilst I always try to do dishes right away, sometimes you have to come back to it. In those instances, stack the dishes neatly in the sink, squirt some dish soap and run the hot water. When you return to the task, the job is almost done! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look for ways to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplystacie.net\/2016\/03\/keep-surfaces-clutter-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">apply this across all aspects of your cleaning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For example, get rid of stuff you don\u2019t need (or equally important, don\u2019t use!) throughout the year rather than leaving it for an annual spring clean. \u00a0And take good habits, like <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplystacie.net\/2016\/03\/keep-surfaces-clutter-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">keeping surfaces clutter free<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026it will make your job easier for the next big cleaning!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Learn from others!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0You would not believe the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/?gws_rd=ssl#q=tips+for+people+who+hate+to+clean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inventive ways<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> people have found to short circuit cleaning jobs; just google it!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oops! Don\u2019t forget that Spring Cleaning does not restrict itself to the indoors! You need to get out to the garden and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natureconservancy.ca\/en\/what-we-do\/resource-centre\/101s\/10_ways_to_get_your_garden_ready_for_spring.html?referrer=https:\/\/www.google.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pick-up winter debris<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and oh, so much more. But really, that is a reward. Just think of the sunshine on your face!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And do not worry. You do not have to carry the burden alone! Spring into action and find some help with your house cleaning on SOSgarde! <a href=\"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\">SOSgarde.ca <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a Canadian portal designed to help you find local caregivers in your area, easily and quickly. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/en\/caregivers\/housekeeper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The caregiver (or housekeeper!) who is right for your family is only a click away. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your excitement for the coming of spring dampened not only by \u201cApril showers that bring May flowers\u201d but also by the annual tradition of doing a good \u201cSpring Clean\u201d? \u00a0I don\u2019t know about you but I am not a fan. And talk of it is everywhere! \u00a0I could barely believe it when I settled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[321,520,521,518,519,405],"class_list":["post-1537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-housekeeper","tag-clean","tag-clutter","tag-debris","tag-dreading","tag-inventive","tag-spring-cleaning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1537"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1963,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1537\/revisions\/1963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}