Happy Fall!  Although this is the time of the year when it is so enjoyable to be outdoors, it is also a great time to clean house in anticipation of holiday entertaining and winter. Devote some time now to cleaning/organizing your home and/or yard and you will thank yourself later this winter.

• Clean out your kitchen cabinets
  • You will find all sorts of things you forgot you even had
  • If you find yourself stuffing them into the back of the cabinet, maybe its time to get rid of them.
• Organize your laundry closet
  • Throw out expired medications.
  • Try using up all those small hotel shampoos you are saving.
• Wipe down the floor boards
• Pull out furniture from the wall and clean behind them
  • Don’t forget the refrigerator.
• Scrub the front porch and the railings
  • Now you are ready for those trick-or-treaters!
• Do the change of season clothing swap for everyone in your family
  • Put away the shorts and tank tops.  Make room for jeans and sweaters.
• Store the beach bag
  • Wash all beach towels and swimsuits.
• Pull out the boots and snow suits
  • Have children try them on to see what still fits and what still needs to be purchased.
• Organize each toy closet/room
  • Consider donating things your family doesn’t play with anymore.
• Organize the storage room/area(s)
  • Locate your fall and winter holiday items.
  • Separate your unused/unwanted items and make a run to the thrift store.
• Replace the batteries in the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors

How will you clean your home this Fall?