•April 27, 2022•
By Cheri Burcham
Family Life Educator

Are you ready for spring cleaning? Extension Educator Judy Schmidt shares some great information on how to get started. Judy says: Even though it doesn’t quite feel like spring yet, the faintest hint of warm weather makes me anxious to open my windows and doors to let the fresh air in. It also makes me itch to start going through closets, cleaning out the garage and sprucing up the outdoors! But with so many tasks and often little time, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. Here are three great strategies to help you get started organizing your home: · Reduce clutter - Commit to reducing the clutter in your home. Clear the Clutter, a University of Illinois Extension resource found online at https://web.extension.illinois.edu/clutter/clearing.html , shares a great strategy for sorting out things you want to keep or not. Start in one space (think closet, spare room, garage stall) and commit to sorting out the items in that space into four boxes – garbage, recycling, donate (or sell), and keep. Be sure to set a time limit and work quickly – this is not the time to nostalgically go through your photo albums or children’s art, as that can take up your whole time!     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.