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Sunday, February 20, 2011

It's a Spring Clean Sweep!

See what I did with that title?  I combined Spring Clean{ing} with Clean Sweep {the HGTV show} to come up with the name for my March blog event-- Spring Clean Sweep!  Not very clever, but my brain is fried after the winter we are having.  I'll take anything spring related to help shake this winter funk!

I know it's abnormal, but cleaning makes me happy.  As does spring.

With that in mind, here's a fun event for March:

Making Lemonade's
Spring Clean Sweep
* ideas and advice * weekly challenges * weekly giveaways *guest bloggers * clean{er} homes

We're striving for participation, not perfection!

Here's how it works, if you choose to participate:  I'll post a cleaning task with tips on Monday.  You have all week to work on it, and then on Friday I'll post my progress and ask for yours!  That way, if you didn't get it done by Friday you'll have all weekend to work on it, post it on your own blog, and link up to mine.   I'll highlight a few homes on Monday and randomly pull a winner for that week's giveaway before posting the next task.  As always, you don't need a blog to play along.  Comments will count as entries as well.

By the end of March our homes will be sparkling clean, organized, and ready for spring!  Or at least a little cleaner, a little more organized, and certainly we'll still all be ready for spring.

The Schedule
Week One (Feb. 28): Closets
Week Two (March 7): Cabinets and Drawers
Week Three (March 15): Deep Cleaning
Week Four (March 21): Freshen up!

Keep in mind that you can go rogue and post links from previous months if you'd like.  A clean closet from September is still inspirational to the rest of us, so link it up during our closet week!  Also, these are areas of my home that need help.  Your home may have different needs, and if so, post those as well.  Cleaned your garage instead of closets?  That counts!


We'll kick things off on Monday, but until then...

What's on your "must clean" list this month?

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10 comments:

  1. I've been following you blog for a few months now but don't think that I have ever commented. I'm excited for this - I have a severe lack of storage space at my apartment so things often get shoved in where ever I can find a spot which annoys me to no end because I love being organized.

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  2. I love you for doing this! We are moving in a few months so this will really help us prepare. I must organize the toys in our living room. They are taking over!

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  3. I'm excited about the cleaning but I honestly can't believe that it's almost March. Spring is around the corner. Woohoo!

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  4. I must clean my schedule! That's first! The house can wait. Let the dust bunnies have a field day!!! LOL I think this is a good idea though. Have fun!

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  5. Have already gone through closets, but will make another clean out- trying to purge as much as possible!

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  6. I'm definitely in! I'm having my third baby in July, so I need to get our house in shape. I've been trying to work on it by myself, but some support would be fabulous! Can't wait!

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  7. This is a great idea! I am a cleaning-aholic! Looking forward to following along with this process.

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  8. This sounds fabulous!
    Hubby would like it if I cleaned the refrigerators.

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  9. Perfect timing! I've been needing to clean my bedroom for so long! And get it organized. I'm in.

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