Overachievers Spring Cleaning – Garage
via John Lawton
Wet drizzly weekends are perfect for Spring Cleaning. But we were out of town, so I’ll be cleaning the garage during the evenings this week. Here’s the plan.
- Tidy the tools. Its Spring Cleaning not organizing time so we’ll just corral them up again and not whip out the pegboards quite yet.
- Wipe down the shelving. Our metal shelving was easy to assemble, and able to withstand heat and humidity better than wood, all it takes is a quick wipe down.
- Put loose items in clear plastic storage boxes. Cardboard boxes, no matter how strong, bend and dent with frequent use and eventually succumb to dampness. You also can’t see what is in them so they really add nothing to organization. I have a bunch of clear plastic boxes left over after emptying them of extra craft supplies so these babies are going to the garage.
- Get the bikes down. We hang items like our bikes, cords, and hoses. Seasonal changes rotate what gets hung up.
- Sweep the floor. Gravel, melted snow dirt and other dirt really piles up all winter.
- Have the boiler serviced.
- Re-asses gardening supplies. If we didn’t use it last year, why? This is the best time to get rid of it, because everyone else is buying what they need.
- Go through the camping equipment. (Keep, toss, donate, repair)
- Car falls under “garage” right? Time for a car wash now that the snow is melted. Maybe an oil change too for summer weight oil. You know, while we’re thinking about it.
