Organizing with Martha
September 15, 2009T Minus 10
September 17, 2009This is the post you don't want to read. It's time to schedule your fall cleaning.
You'll want at least a few days — same as for spring cleaning.
It's time to do the deep cleaning you don't do every week — moving furniture, eliminating clutter, putting summer things back in storage, donating what you don't need, scouring fixtures, etc.
The more you clean now and the more clutter you can get rid of now, the easier it will be to prepare for the holidays and to get the house ready for entertaining.
It's not fun, but it will set you up for the months ahead. I plan to do my cleaning on September 26-27. I'll have to do some cabinet/file cleaning after that, but the one weekend should give me a solid start.