A Change of Seasons Brings a Change of Chores
As seasons change, it seems our house chores change too, with the fall ushering in plenty of tasks of its own, it seems “spring cleaning” is a seasonal broken record. From raking those persistent shedding leaves to cleaning the trenches of your rain gutters, the fall season brings more than just the simple front yard sprucing and provides ample room for addressing your indoor cleaning dilemmas too. Let’s take a look at the topsy-tervy fall season chores, both inside and out, so we can declutter our homes and find items ready for donations.
Indoor Chores:
- Vacuum and clean your blinds
- Check your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
- Clean ceiling-mounted fixtures and fans
- Replace your furnace filter
- Clean your chimney
- Check and replace weather stripping around your doors and windows
- Replenish your emergency supplies
- Clean out your pantry, cabinets, and drawers
- Organize the spaces under your kitchen and bathroom sinks
- Declutter your kitchen cabinets by donating or throwing away chipped and broken dishes, duplicate baking dishes, leftover vases, utensils, and candle holders
- Donate or throw away those old linens and aging blankets
- Let go of those worn reliable boots or shoes
- Clean out your closets from forgotten clothes and any winter coats consuming your closet space
Outdoor Chores:
- Prepare your deck for winter by adding a new layer of deck stain
- Clean patio furniture and store it for next season or donate
- Remove and toss those old appliances or rusting BBQs
- Drain and store garden hoses
- Clean and store extra flower pots for next year, consider donating unused ones
- Declutter and sort duplicates of tools, lawnmowers, hoses, rakes, shovels, and wheelbarrows
- Throw out lingering items such as broken pool toys, outside toys, or equipment, old pet toys, bedding, or cages
- Donate or toss old sports equipment, balls, bikes, exercise machines, weight sets, skis, snowboards, or racks
- Clean out your gutters and downspouts
- Cut back any bushes, flower beds, trees, or shrubs
- Rake up those fall leaves for compost or put them into lawn bags
- Remove any old wood, equipment, bricks, concrete, and any items collected over the year
- Stack old firewood for the approaching winter season
Rid yourself of unused items and junk to help reduce clutter and provide a platform for making donations which is always welcome, even outside of the giving season. If you have large appliances, furniture, or anything in between, be sure to contact us so we can help lighten your load.
