I am and have more to do. I have been hanging on to a stack of reed to make more baskets and those are being donated if I dont make something this summer. That book sounds interesting. She was on a show I watched not too long ago.

The house needed refreshing, but not cleaning, Spring decorating! :0) I still sported polished brass sconces in my residence. Online I found many affordable options under $20! Such a deal I had to replace them. Tomorrow the flush mount hallway lights arrive.

I've been thinking about replacing our hall lights also. :) As much as I love 80's glass and brass lighting I think it's time for a change haha :D

I usually do spring cleaning in bursts year-round. I wish I had the gumption or time to do the whole house in one run, but I know I probably never will.

I have been doing it since December when we got back in the house lol. But yes definitely, been very busy working on the atrium. Will have it power washed Sunday. Have an estimate on painting the exterior of the house, we had to replace an entire wall due to the flood damage. Just had all of the flower beds cleaned and mulched. Had all 58 of these giant windows and 4 skylights professionally cleaned and polished, that was expensive! And the house was power washed as well as the rv. I am trying to get rid of all signs of the flood.

We are very near the one year mark. The storm and subsequent flood happened April 18. I hope and pray that this April will be a different story. With no bad weather and no flooding.

It's like a rebirth!

Do you know someone stole all of my Garden flags and the metal stand holders! I had one that said Have a little Cajun in my soul with a crawfish. And one was the gold purple and green Mardi Gras colors with the state of Louisiana and a Fleur-de-lis. Thank goodness I had not yet put out the new one that was a gift from my sister. Guess that means I need to shop lol. I hope they enjoy them. Jerks!

ravencajun Zone 8b TX What part of Texas are you in? Our area got a lot of hail during that time. We lucked out and only had to replace our roof. There are still people waiting for roof replacements from the storms around that time. I believe we got two hail storms. Some people had their cars parked outside and had to have bodywork, and windshields replaced on top of having their houses fixed.

I am north of Houston area. My whole house flooded. Lost a lot of stuff, major damage. I never want to go through that again. Living in the rv for 9 months, but so thankful we had the rv and we both survived. We did not get much roof damage.

I work hard at doing what needs done throughout the year so as not to have a ton of extras to do during the spring or fall. Some things are unavoidable like outdoor work. Than there's the packing away of the winter decos, throws, drapes. Biggest thing I have to do in the spring is packing up cold weather clothing and getting out the spring/summer stuff that also needs refreshed for 5 people. I don't have big enough closets to just let everything stay out all year. I also have all the down comforters to wash/dry and pack up and get the summer weight down comforters out. I don't do any out door work, I've never liked gardening. My adult sons usually spend a few days in the spring and get all the outdoor work done. I live in the woods almost literally so folage needs to be kept cut back which is a huge job and I'm so grateful to my boys for doing this not just in the spring but throughout the summer.

Someone above mentioned painting their front door this year that's on my list also this year.

ravencajun Zone 8b TX I'm glad yall were ok. :( You lost things but you are safe and that's what's most important.

That's right. One of my neighbors lost his life. Got a flesh eating bacteria infection from the ick water and after several amputations it attacked his organs and he lost the battle. I just can't imagine dealing with that kind of tragedy.

Not yet. I'll wait until I can open the windows and let some fresh breezes in.

I have white painted woodwork and baseboards to wipe down in the bedroom and the kitchen. Those in the bedroom still need re-painted as knot holes bled through because I didn't use a shellac-based primer before I originally painted. That was in 2009! Geeze, it's been nearly 8yrs. already? You can tell how much I like to paint.

I usually go over all the wood floors with a damp mop. Also the other baseboards and trim in the house get wiped down, take down the sheers on the windows and wash those, change out the heavy bed clothes and wash those before putting them away. I don't do all the chores at once, may take me a couple or three weeks. lol

I have been cleaning on my big pantry. It will take me forever to get it like it needs to be!

Sue

I'm doing 'outside' spring cleaning in the garden, staining the picket fence, putting in some mulch, etc.

I've done some. We have very little winter her so spring cleaning starts right after Christmas. I've tossed a significant amount and have done a bit of cleaning. I have a houseful of people and animals. That's where it gets tricky.

adellabedella_usa we didn't have much of a winter here either so I've been doing bits here and there too. I also have a house full of animals lol

I do my heaviest cleaning in the Fall to prepare for the holidays, which I host. In Spring, I will change the curtains in several rooms and change over my bedroom to a Spring/summer look. I also change decor such as pillows. In the summer, I will vacuum out the radiators.

I had the cleaning ladies put my colorful summer bedding set on the master bed. Changed out to a very light weight blanket.

I've been sprucing up the gardens getting ready for a garden club tour. They want to see and learn about our rainwater harvesting tanks. We capture water from the downspouts since my area of Texas often has drought from May to October. I feel guilty using water for my ferns, but I love them too much to not find a guilt free workaround.

I'm still working on spring cleaning 2015. =)

According to my new eyes,I will be spring cleaning this place.

We moved into this place last Nov. following a couple of kids'.

What a pig sty-literally.

We had cleaners in to do the worst in the kitchen & bathroom.

Now that I can see,this place needs windows,walls,floors all washed;carpeting shampooed,and there is darn near 1400 sq.ft of it.

I always do my comforters & heavy blankets and put away for the summer.

All clothing for the summer will be unpacked and washed again as well-I hagn everything on a clothesline,and prefer it that way.

We are still dealing with a flea infestation in the basement/rec room area.....that itself was a massive chore!

The outside is a disaster-perennial gardens everywhere that haven't had any attention for years...and rocks!

I am sure that there is a 1/2 ton (pick up) truck load of rocks that edge all of those perennial beds-the rocks are going for sure.

The lawn hasn't seen a lawn mower in lord knows how long-the grass that was still visible last fall was over a foot tall and laid over...major mess.

Yes-we'll be spring cleaning-all summer!

I'm cleaning/organizing my pantry, kitchen cabinets and drawers. Also waiting for it to stop raining/snowing so that I can wash the windows. The way our weather has been going, that chore will probably wait until May or June.