Who is excited that this is our last week of our Spring Clean 13 series??!!

I am loving having a cleaned out and cleaned up house, but I’m ready to get this project over and done with.  How are you feeling?

I will say though, by breaking it up into 7 weeks it has helped me to actually get it all done.  Over the past 5 years, I have done one room or another, but I have never spring cleaned my entire house.  I’m pretty impressed!  ;)

Last week, our project was the garage or other storage area.

Luvy knocked this one out of the park!

Before:

After:

There were some old boxes out in the garage with some of my old college stuff in it.  This brought back some bittersweet memories.

I’m trying not to be a pack-rat, so I threw them away.  I don’t scrap book or anything, so there is no reason to keep old parking tags around.  Ya know?

For our final week, we are going to attack our kitchens!

Yes, my favorite room in the house.  Also the one I have been wanting to attack this entire time.  This was what kept me motivated to keep going so that I could get to this room of the house.

Here are some tips to consider while cleaning out your kitchen:

• Go through boxed and canned items.  Donate anything you won’t eat.
• Throw out expired foods or seasonings.
• Gut and clean out refrigerator and freezer.
• Wash china or other dishes you might not use frequently.
• Clean out all cabinets and drawers.  Wipe down cabinets.
• Clean out stove and microwave.
• Pull out fridge and stove if possible and clean underneath them.
• Clean light fixture(s).
• Clean blinds, window seals, and windows.
• Clean baseboards.
• Sweep and mop.

This is a big task this week, but I’m ready.  Just think…. this is the END!  

Plus, you can get rid of all the junk you have been hoarding so that you can replace it with more nutritious foods.  This will not only clean out our kitchen, but help you clean up your diet and get you ready for summer!  Right?

Tweet @batrentham and @LaurLikesDesign and use the hashtag #springclean13 and show us your progress through the week!

Who’s with me to clean out their kitchens this week?

How often do you clean our your cabinets and refrigerator?  

Stay tuned tomorrow… I’m finally brining y’all my first Blend Retreat recap!  

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