Dear Mom's
I thought I would share one of my ideas for cold February winter days. They can be hard to handle sometimes and make you feel like a shut-in. Use this month to start and finish your "spring" cleaning. In each room make a list of the deep cleaning you need to do. Begin with the hardest chores starting at the top and work down, I'll use one room as an example and you will see what I mean. In the bedroom the list might include, taking down and washing the ceiling light, washing the walls, cleaning out the closet, cleaning out dresser drawers, shampooing the carpet. This is a great time to sort out the clothing and deside what needs to be thrown out, handed down or readied for a yard sale/donation center. If you make your list, and each day tackle one item on the list, by the end of the month you will have cleaned everything in your house. Now when those warm spring days come, you will feel so good about breaking out of the house to play outside. No guilt will set in, because your house is "springclean". In and of itself, each task doesn't take a lot of time, so you won't be overwhelmed and wonder what to do with your children. Give your child a little cleaning bucket of their own with a sponge and dust cloth. They will be happy to work right alongside you and it is good for them to work in their home to help. We use a reward system in our home. If we get this job done, then we can read that special story, or take a walk. Whatever you want to use as a reward will be incentive for them to work with you to complete the task. You'll love the way March feels when you are all done.
Walters wife