1) Bedroom (duh!)
2) Workout room
3) "Guest" room (notice the play pen)
4) Candle Storage
My husband and I play a little game that is called "In my next house . .. . " I'm going to play this little game with you (aren't you so excited!) In my next house I'll have a room that is my workout/craft room. That room will be located next to the great room and will have either a window or half door so that when I'm in there, I can still see the kids. The room will be big enough to house my scrapbooking supplies (set up like all of those inspiration rooms I see, or course), my craft stuff (all neatly organized and pretty) plus, an area where I can set up my treadmill and maybe some other great piece of workout equipment. Of course, it will have a great TV to watch too! Doesn't that sound wonderful? LOL But, for now, my bedroom acts as so many things because that is the best place for them! There is no other place in our house for the treadmill except for our room. It is not ideal but, it squeezes in, allows me to watch TV while I walk, and gives me a private space to walk without worrying about little fingers. Our room is also the ideal place for the munchkin I watch to nap - so the pack-n-play gets set up each morning for him. Our room (my little closet space) is also where I store my candle cart so it is easy to grab what I want when I need to refill candles.
With all of that said, our room doesn't get really cleaned very often. So, when these deep cleaning week comes along, I really make sure to take the time - even if it is on the weekend - to really clean. Including washing the extra blankets, comforter, mattress cover and getting on the floor and vacuuming under everything possible. I also make sure our closets and dresser are organized (things tend to get shoved into corners just to get them off the bed)
Here is a basic look at what I do when I deep clean our bedroom:
1) Dust every surface and remove things that don't below
2) Organize dresser drawers and closet
3) Strip bed completely and wash everything (don't worry, I change the sheets more often than once a month!) One side note - I do not wash my comforter every month. I usually wash it 2-3 times a year. It is technically dry clean only but I have figured out how to wash it at home :-) The downside is that I do need to hang it out to dry which means I can wash it in the middle of winter !!
4) Clean pictures on the wall and mirror
5) Vacuum - the floors, the baseboards, and ceiling corners.
6) Maybe once a year, I try to steam clean the carpet. Due to the crowded space, we can't rearrange so when I do steam clean, it is only the main area that gets done at this point.
Now for the "Plus a little more!" As I mentioned last week, I usually tag Josh's room onto the bathroom week and Nate's onto the bedroom week. I saved them both for this week since the boys would be gone, making it easier to clean!. Here are some pictures!
Now, their rooms really don't get as dirty as others. There are multiple reasons - one being that I pick stuff up every week when I do their laundry; two, they really only sleep in there; three, they haven't learned to mess them up. HA!
This is my basic list:
1) General pick up - just make sure everything is put back in the right place/room
2) Closets - make sure that everything is hung up and neat; move any out grown clothes out.
3) Dust surfaces
4) Vacuum the floor, baseboards, and corners
5) Bedding/curtains - I wash the curtains and big bedding only once or twice a year. My disclaimer is that the bedding (bumper and other extra blankets) get washed more often because sometimes, well, they get icky dirty due to sickness :-(
6) Windows - clean the insides and the blinds
That's all for this week! You can check out my other deep cleaning posts by clicking HERE. Next week, we'll talk about the Living room and Dining room!
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