It is the end of March, its suppose to be Spring, somebody forget
to tell the snow clouds they were suppose to have left a while ago. This time
last year we had the children playing in the river dressed in t-shirts and
shorts it was that nice.
Sadly it may not be very warm but the sun is still shining. I
don't know about you but despite my best efforts the cobwebs seem to be
breeding in the corners of the rooms, and with the bright blazing sun shine
streaming through the grubby windows it shows up all the dusty corners. One of
the advantages of the winter is you can turn a blind eye to them easier and shut
your curtains at 4pm .
The clocks change this week and time to think about Spring
cleaning, it may be an old fashioned idea but I for one like to freshen up
curtains and bedding at this time of year, give the house dust mites and the
bed bugs a shock and expose them to daylight, some hot soapy water and some fresh
air to blow them all away. Also with having allergies in the family this is not
something we usually put off, I like my quilts and curtains done twice a year. 
Certainly one of the things that makes this task much much easier
to do these days is a washer dryer. Pop you curtains, or quilts in the machine,
press a button and walk off and leave it. Come back a few hours later and they
are washed, dried and ready to be ironed. No need to have to hang them out in
between the snow showers. I doubt many
of you will remember how much fun the spring cleaning use to be. I remember as a child,
when life was much simpler back in the 60’s, the smell of the washing boiling
away in the boiler, treading up and down in the bath with bare feet in the cold
water to rinse the articles and then arguing with my brothers and sister over who
got to turn the handle on the mangle, it was the highlight of our Easter
Holidays. Grandma probably appreciated
it as it made the work easier for her, though I must admit it was probably a
lot quicker to do it herself.
I wonder how many people still do a Spring clean?
This is a sponsored post but the thoughts and memories are all my own.
I did a massive one last weekend. I haven't done one in a few years so we had tonnes of stuff to get rid off!! We have it all on bin bags now. Got to make a trip to charity places now :)
ReplyDeleteOh goodness no! I do like to think all our properties get a good spring clean, actually a winter clean but my own house I loose the will!
ReplyDeleteWe've just thrown masses of stuff in the skip and it feels good! Never had a washer drier though - always heard that they don't work as well as two separate machines.
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