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May 4, 2019 by Joy Kincaid 23 Comments

A Spring Cleaning Plan + Free Spring Cleaning Printable Checklist!

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A spring cleaning printable and simple plan to help you get your cleaning done!

Need help with spring cleaning? Try this simple plan!

Spring Cleaning Printable and Simple Cleaning Plan
I have a confession to make: I LOVE cleaning and organizing! But before you imagine that my house is perfectly clean all the time, let me assure you that it’s not.

Even though I do enjoy cleaning and organizing, I don’t obsess over it.

I’m not a “neat freak,” and I can overlook mess and clutter when I need to. I decided years ago that I wouldn’t let my desire for a clean house interfere with relationships in our home.

But, I do love it when the house is clean and everything is in its place! I feel most peaceful when I’m not surrounded by mess and clutter.

Cleaning and organizing encourages me so much. I love when my bathroom counters look like this:

 (Photo taken last Friday, which is “Cleaning Day” at our house!)

Spring Cleaning

Do you spring clean your house?

It used to be a lot more popular to do spring cleaning every year, but now many people don’t make time for it.

Part of the reason is that people are so busy these days, and maybe houses don’t get as messy.

Personally, I love including the old-fashioned tradition of spring cleaning into my homemaking routine.That doesn’t mean I always make it happen, though!

But this year it felt like more of a priority.

Spring Cleaning Printable

Even though my children have daily chores and I try to keep up with these 7 simple daily chores, sometimes the house just needs a really thorough deep cleaning.

So, last week we decided to tackle the spring cleaning chores! We started with the messy basement, and we all worked together to get everything clean and back in order.

Lots of hard work (with my children helping), and several trash bags later, it was wonderfully clean and orderly again.

Encouraged by the accomplishment in the basement, next I tackled the kitchen pantry. It was also completely out of order.

Apparently no one had been putting things back where they belonged, and it was in need of being completely reorganized.

My husband took the kids to run errands, and I was left all alone surrounded by the mess I had already removed from the pantry. I decided the current system hadn’t been working well, so I came up with a new one.

spring cleaning printable

Now we have a neat and orderly system that is working well for us so far. Sometimes we just need to reorganize and use the space we have in a different way.

We don’t have much storage in our kitchen, but I’ve found that being creative with what we do have can greatly improve the situation.

Spring Cleaning Printable

To help myself stay on track, I designed a Spring Cleaning Printable Checklist. I’ve already checked off “clean and organize pantry!”

We’re working our way through the other tasks on the list as we have time. Use the form below to get your spring cleaning printable!

spring cleaning printable
Enter your email in the form below to download the free printable spring cleaning checklist!

Cleaning Supplies

I have my cleaning supplies all ready for some serious cleaning. I sometimes enjoy making my own cleaning products, but lately I’ve loved having these beautiful cleaning supplies to use.

Every month I place an order with Grove Collaborative for my natural cleaning products.

Grove Collaborative is my go-to place for natural cleaning and health and beauty products.

I’ve loved everything I’ve received from them. It’s fun to get your cleaning supplies delivered right to your doorstep, especially when they’re this beautiful—they inspire me to clean!

The best part is, new customers can get a free cleaning kit! Click here to get your free Grove Collaborative cleaning bundle!


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  1. Katarina - Sukhirugs.com says

    May 25, 2019 at 9:05 am

    Great tips! I’ve run into this post just now, but I think I’m going to use your tricks and printable and just call it a summer cleaning. 🙂 Home looks much better when there’s no mess at all and it makes you feel more relaxed and peaceful that way, which is very important nowadays. Thanks for sharing, I needed this wake-up call!

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  2. Lisa Lombardo says

    May 16, 2019 at 11:23 am

    Congrats on your feature on The Homestead Hop!

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      May 17, 2019 at 4:38 pm

      Thank you, Lisa!

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  3. Christina says

    May 8, 2019 at 1:28 am

    Hi Joy,
    I am reading the comments above, and I am very sorry to hear about your father’s passing.
    I saw and pinned this from Janice’s linky party. My goal is to focus on organizing (which includes cleaning) & budgeting this year.
    Thank you,
    Christina

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      May 14, 2019 at 2:13 pm

      Thank you, Christina. I’m doing something similar, focusing on decluttering and organizing. Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  4. Richella Parham says

    March 1, 2018 at 8:07 am

    Springtime is the one time that I also love cleaning. There’s just something so rewarding about making our homes fresh and clean for springtime, isn’t there? Thank you for the free printable checklist; very useful!

    Thanks so much for joining the Grace at Home party at Imparting Grace. I’m featuring you this week!

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      March 1, 2018 at 6:12 pm

      I agree, it’s fun to clean in spring! 🙂 Thanks so much for the feature, Richella!

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  5. Teresa says

    February 26, 2018 at 8:52 pm

    I’m so sorry to hear of your father’s passing away.

    It’s great to have a list like you’ve created when you are just feeling overwhelmed and don’t know where to start! I’ve already downloaded it. I recently received my first Mrs. Meyers products as a gift and I’m enjoying them. Thank you so much for sharing with us on Party in Your PJ’s.

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      February 28, 2018 at 5:53 pm

      Thank you so much, Teresa. So glad you stopped by!

      Reply
  6. Little Birdie Blessings says

    March 30, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    I'm sorry about your father's passing. Thank you for all that you share here,you are appreciated. Praying for your family. ~ Abby

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      March 30, 2016 at 7:55 pm

      Thank you so much for your kind words, Abby! I really appreciate your prayers. ♥

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  7. JES says

    March 28, 2016 at 10:38 am

    Good morning! This is just a little note to let you know that this post has been FEATURED today on the Art of Home-Making Mondays! Thank you for joining us and we would love to have you link up again this week. Love, JES

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      March 28, 2016 at 3:42 pm

      Thank you so much for the feature, JES! 🙂

      Reply
  8. domenica.60 says

    March 22, 2016 at 8:55 pm

    Thank you ,Joy for your checklist ! It's ok in Europe too 🙂
    Have a nice day ,
    Franca

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      March 23, 2016 at 3:34 am

      You're welcome, Franca! Thank you!

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  9. Carol B. says

    March 21, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    What is it about cleaning and organizing that is so therapeutic? I can so relate. I think I may need to look into Grove Collaborative. I recently discovered the Meyer's hand soap (Basil) and I LOVE IT. Those dish towels are lovely!
    Thanks for the encouragement and direction to get my house in order too. 🙂

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      March 22, 2016 at 5:08 am

      I don't know what it is, but it always cheers me up to put things in order! Oh, we've had that Basil hand soap before, and I love that scent, too. So far I've loved everything from the Mrs. Meyers line that I've tried. And, yes, those towels…new favorites!

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  10. Gwen AnIslandFamilyByGrace says

    March 21, 2016 at 3:21 pm

    Your bathroom counter looks lovely, Joy! I have been unwell for a couple of months, so although my husband and children have done a huge amount to help, I will be looking forward to some spring cleaning when I feel better. Thank you for the printable, and the inspiration!

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      March 22, 2016 at 5:05 am

      Thank you, Gwen! It usually only looks that nice right after I clean it! 🙂 And I'm so sorry to hear you've also been unwell. {{Hugs}} and praying you feel better soon. ♥Joy

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    • Gwen AnIslandFamilyByGrace says

      March 26, 2016 at 4:13 pm

      Thank you Joy 🙂 It is actually pregnancy sickness, so it's all for a good reason! Have a blessed Easter, x.

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      March 26, 2016 at 5:51 pm

      Oh, I'm happy to hear that! Congratulations!!! Hope you have a blessed Easter also. ♥

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  11. Leanne Heern says

    March 21, 2016 at 11:19 am

    I spent nearly all of February in the hospital! I came back wondering what happened to my house 🙂 but, remembering to be THANKFUL that a lot of people helped us while I was so sick!! I frequently have looked at your posts and said a prayer for you every time I saw Artful Homemaking come up… I can say my house is basically, finally back in order; but I'm scratching "Spring Cleaning" this year 🙂 and I'm great with that! I love those new Grove Towels… I may break down and get some. They remind me of Williams Sonoma– but cheaper!!!

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      March 21, 2016 at 1:45 pm

      Leanne, I'm so sorry to hear you've been in the hospital! I hope you're okay!

      I totally understand ditching spring cleaning—sometimes you just have to. I've skipped it lots of times! 🙂

      And thank you so much for praying for me, that really means a lot, especially since you were going through your own trial!

      ♥Joy

      Reply

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