Jumpstart January 2017

[jampss]

I just had to make a new thread with the correct year! LOL

The first two weeks of Jumpstart January will be Christmas Recovery....
January 1-15

[] De-decorate living room
[] De-decorate tree
[] De-decorate the kitchen and the dining room
[] De-decorate outside
[] Sort through gift closet
[] Clean out Christmas notebook, print updated pages
[] Clean out refrigerator.....get rid of any lingering leftovers.
[] Put away holiday DVDs, music, books etc. on Christmas Shelf in living room
[] Organize gift wrapping box/storage spot...put in new rolls of paper, tissue, ribbons, tags, and bags, etc


Cleaning Weekly/Monthly
Christmas Recovery

Living Room

Front Porch/ Entry Way

Master Bedroom

Bathrooms

Kids Rooms

Carport/ Screen Room

Computer Desk Area

Kitchen

Dining Room

Hall Closets

Laundry Room

Backyard/ Shed


Living Room
[] Clean ceiling fan
[] Dust
[] Wash window
[] Vacuum recliner sofa and under
[] Vacuum under carpet sectional
[] Organize entertainment center (go thru tapes and CD's, DVD's, mark on list, give away if not needed)
[] Go through book shelves (look at all titles - give away if needed)
[] Look at all knick-knacks (give away if not needed)
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Front Porch
[] Clean the light fixture.
[] Sweep the porch.
[] Sweep down the walls and get rid of cobwebs.
[] Wash the windows
[] Trim hedges
[] Front Door oiled
[] New door wreath/decoation
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Master Bedroom
[] Clean and re-hang curtains
[] Organize nightstand drawer, sweaters bins, chest of drawers
[] Clean window
[] Clean out under bed
[] Clean out closet
[] Dust
[] vacuum
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Master Bath & Hall Bath
[] De-clutter medicine cabinet and other shelves
[] Clean cabinet doors, switches, vents, light fixtures, tub (Mr. Clean sponge)
[] Clean shower
[] Clean toilet, counters, sinks, mirrors (the usual)
[] vacuum the wooden slats to cupboard doors
[] Organize under sink
[] sweep floor, clean baseboards
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Son's Room
[] Clean under bed
[] Go through toys and books
[] Go through closet
[] Clean up kitten area
[] Dust
[] Vacuum
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Screen Room/ Carport
[] Clear out Rubbermaid Unit
[] Clear out Mike's tool area
[] Sweep/ Vacuum
[] Clean up recycle & trash can area
[] Check wind chimes, replace if broken
[] Wash down freezer
[] Wipe chairs, table, bench etc.
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Computer Desk Area/ Craft/ School Room
[] Go through desk drawers
[] Dust and organize the pile of paper crap by the computer
[] Air blow out inside of computer ... hubby helps
[] Go through filing cabinet, organize the home school files
[] Go through shelves above the computer, organize, give away (contains books, Christmas bags, boxes of stuff)
[] Go through book cases, organize, give away
[] Organize under large craft table
[] Organize, closet, give away unused items (contains craft stuff and stuff-stuff)
[] Dust everything else
[] Go over bulletin boards and take off old news
[] Vacuum
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Kitchen Surfaces/ Kitchen Inside Cabinets & Such
[] Wash down all fronts of cabinets
[] Wash down frig, stove, micro, dishwasher
[] Wash down all counter tops
[] Organize Cabinets Under: Sink, By Stove, By phone, Wooden Bin
[] Organize Cabinets Upper: Sink, By Stove, By phone, Above frig
[] Clean out frig and wipe down
[] Wipe out stove
[] Clean inside dishwasher w/vinegar rinse
[] Wipe out microwave w/vinegar
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Hall Closets
[] Organize Pantry closet
[] Vacuum floor and dust shelf
[] Put back only what needs to be in there!
[] Take everything out of hot water/heater/AC closet
[] Vacuum floor
[] Put back things only if they can do there and NOT be a fire hazzard!
[] Go through Towel/Sheet/Medicine closet
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Laundry Room
[] Wash down inside/outside of back door
[] Go through shelves and throw away or give away

[] Reorganize the soap shelf
[] Reorganize the nail and screw jars, replace some
[] Mike go through work bench
[] Wipe down washer (or vinegar clean), inside of tub and fabric softener tube
[] Wipe down dryer and clean lint trap outside of house and front panel
[] Mop
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Backyard & Shed
[] Clean out shed, throw away or Freecycle unwanted items, Sweep out
[] Clean out play house, throw away or Freecycle unwanted items, Sweep out
[] Check toys, throw out old broken items
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Dining Room
[] Wipe down table and chairs with furniture oil
[] Dust ceiling fan
[] Dust crab tank

 

[jampss]

What I did ... and what I'm going to do!

Screen Room/ Carport DID SOME OF THIS IN DECEMBER 2016
[] Clear out Rubbermaid Unit
[] Clear out Mike's tool area
[X] Sweep/ Mop
[X] Clean up recycle & trash can area
[X] Check wind chimes, replace if broken
[X] Wash down freezer
[X] Wipe chairs, table, bench etc.

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Living Room January 16 - 31
[X] Clean ceiling fan
[X] Dust
[X] Wash window
[X] Vacuum recliner sofa and under
[X] Vacuum under carpet sectional
[X] Organize entertainment center (go thru tapes and CD's, DVD's, mark on list, give away if not needed)
[X] Go through book shelves (look at all titles - give away if needed)
[X] Look at all knick-knacks (give away if not needed)

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Front Porch February 1 - 28
[] Clean the light fixture.
[] Sweep the porch.
[] Sweep down the walls and get rid of cobwebs.
[] Wash the windows
[] Trim hedges
[] Front Door oiled
[] New door wreath/decoration

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

WOW, that is quite a list. I am sure that I could adapt this to suit my house.

 

[Holiday_Mom]

Well, January was off to a rocky start with an unexpected death, caring for a sick husband and then getting sick myself. In spite of the month, I did get things done but just not quite to the extent I had hope. Now to think about February Goals!

January Household:
Finish Christmas Clean Up: tree gets taken down Jan. 10th for tree pick up; stray decorations get put away DONE
Organize Office: put books away; sort through papers and file Did some of this
Sort and Organize Bill writing area - Move 2016 bills out of binder and into storage; check for stamps DONE
Dust/Vacuum/Declutter Master Bedroom: bureau, chair, side table, book case and closet Did some of this

Party Prep:
Menu Planning Did some of this
Inventory party plates, napkins, forks, knives, spoons, cups, and glasses DONE
Think about guest list and party invitations Did some of this
Spring Spruce Up: determine what needs to get done indoors/outdoors in the warm weather. Still need to do

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

I did absolutely nothing in January. It was a very hot month here and although I was keen to get started I had no energy at all. Hopefully February will be better.

 

[Minta]

Didn't do much in January. I did purge out old Christmas gift boxes that were pretty worn or missing it's mate and old gift bags. We also of a bunch of older outdoor lights that either no longer work or have to many blown bulbs.

 

[Holiday_Mom]

Well, I'm back with the spring cleaning this week and prepping for a graduation party in three weeks. There were a lot of unexpected events in our family that needed to be dealt with this winter. It feels good to get back to cleaning and organizing the house.

 

[luludou]

Have finished deep-spring cleaning all main floor and have dd's room done in basement... we are having a very rainy spring so.... give me time to clean as it's not time to go work outside around the house yet.

 

[Miss JoDee]

I am in a holding pattern with cleaning and organizing, with 8 people in my 3 bedroom 1 bath house and 3 dgds with lots of toys it is nearly impossible to keep it cleaned and organized. Family will be at their new location by July and once that happens we will be re setting the house to be minimal, Plans are to repaint the entire house and hopefully redo the kitchen and bathroom floors. $ may run out before that, we'll see.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

We are in the last weeks of Autumn here and I have done a pretty good job of keeping the house clean. We are settling in for the next few months for Winter.
Spring is September 1st. In the next few weeks I will start to look at some Spring cleaning/Christmas prep plans and see what I think may work for me.

 

[jampss]

Well. I didn't do very well. I say that most years ... LOL

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

That's OK jampss, time to start making the list for 2018. Hopefully I will be a little more organised next year.

 

[jampss]

I'm good at making lists .... doing what is on the lists ... now that's another story! LOL