



When doing this, I made sure to use a sturdy stepladder to prevent clambering across countertops and risking a fall. I made my way around the house from dusting easy spots such as the shelves in my living room, to cleaning kitchen grease from the top of my floating kitchen cabinets and the top of my range hood. Then, I moved on to cleaning and dusting any high-up shelves and tops of cabinets around my home. While working on the ceiling, I also used a long-handled duster, a little like this duster from Walmart, to gently wipe any dust from my ceiling light fixtures too. Living in a period property there were way more than I care to admit after the long winter. I started by using the long stick attachment on my cordless vacuum cleaner to suck up any cobwebs that had formed across the ceilings around my entire home. Next, I moved on to the true task at hand for day one – cleaning anything up high. Beckmann’s Carpet Stain Remover, available at Amazon, which comes with a brush head attachment to make dispersing the product and scrubbing super simple – especially for my cream living room area rug. My favorite product to rely on for this is Dr. My first job was to spot-treat any stains on the rugs and carpets in preparation for cleaning them later in the routine. Day one of my spring cleaning blitzes was all about completing some of the tasks higher up in my spaces and prepping for the bigger tasks ahead of me.
