Checklist will help you get organized, finish chores in record time Spring is officially upon us. Maybe you've been hibernating all winter or, like many people, have simply been so caught up with your daily schedule that you've let some household chores fall by the wayside. Use the following spring-cleaning checklist as a guide, and nothing will be forgotten. Cut away threads from the rotating beater, replace the motor belt if stretched and replace the bag. Hang area rugs on a clothesline to air them out, and beat them with a tennis racket to remove a winter's worth of dust.
Some rugs can be machine-washed.
Wash vinyl or linoleum floors with warm water and mild detergent. For urethane-coated wood floors, wash with a mop wrung of excess water, then buff. For waxed wood floors, vacuum, strip off old wax, then reseal with liquid or paste wax. Vacuum mattresses and box springs. If possible, air mattresses outdoors.