Spring Cleaning on the Homestead

This blog addresses common areas which may coincide with your spring cleaning. In no time at all you'll be enjoying the freshness of spring!

Reader Contribution by Monica White
Updated on March 13, 2022
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by Monica White
Spring cleaning as fresh as daisies on the homestead.

Spring has definitely sprung!

Evident by the heavy shrouds of winter, giving way to the fresh emergence of spring. Each day we find more lively trees dancing and swaying against the soft pale blue of the sky. There’s a delightful note of fervent energy, permeating and infusing the air. Strung along by the miles of rich, verdant fields, testimony to the new life starting there. So many vibrant colors bursting forth in the flowers and trees beginning to show their blooms, while the long-awaited Japanese plums have arrived; we’ve already picked its first fruit!

Each year as spring rolls in, we may begin to focus our thoughts on our spring cleaning at hand. Some may welcome the thought, just as they would the very season of spring. While others would prefer to “shut the front door” on the whole thing entirely! Whatever our feelings are towards spring cleaning, whether it’s a full-fledged, all out “clean fest” or applying a light, swift “once-over,” barely touching the room, the goal is basically the same: cleaning and organizing the homestead. There’s really nothing more to it than that. That is simply making the decision to tackle those areas which will make your homestead not only cleaner, but better functioning for you and your family.

That said, I would focus most of my attention on those areas which will give you the most bang for your buck. In other words, I wouldn’t expend too much effort in a relatively clean kitchen, if the back door is hanging from one hinge.

As you approach this year’s spring cleaning, don’t just bust suds. Be more intentional. Aim your focus on the top three to five areas that will give you the most significant and rewarding change. This could be a messy drawer, closet, room, or any other area around the homestead that is most in need of attention. Time and expense permitting, tackle those areas which will provide better overall functionality for you and your family. I wouldn’t waste efforts rearranging the “good china,” when dear old Aunt Grace is never coming by to eat off of it. Better to expend your efforts wisely and in no time at all, you will be back on the front porch, relaxing and enjoying the first fruits of spring!

This blog will attempt to address the common areas which may coincide with the same areas that you may not want to miss while spring cleaning on the homestead.

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