Spring evokes a sense of newness and revival and with that has evolved the idea of ‘spring cleaning’. Depending on where and when you grew up there was probably some version of ‘spring cleaning’ that you may remember as a kid.
Historically when we look at spring cleaning, people have been doing it for centuries. If you grew up in the time before vacuum cleaners you would open up the windows in the spring and let the wind blow through and ‘dust’ for you. Before clothes dryers and dry cleaning was invented it was the time of year to hang rugs and draperies outside to let the fresh air blow through them. In Judaism the Passover ritual of cleansing the house of ‘leavened’ bread also happens in the spring.
For me growing up in the northeast meant that the winters were cold and sometimes long, our ritual of ‘spring cleaning’ was something that my mother planned well in advance and looked forward to. My mother is 74 and just last week she said to me(no joke), “I am planning on starting my spring cleaning next week…”
So what is this idea of spring cleaning anyway? What it boils down to is a deep and thorough cleaning of the home and all of it’s contents. It is a time to go through closets and drawers and reorganize, throw out and give away things that are cluttering up your home. It is a time to open up the windows and get the stale air out and get the fresh air in. It is rejuvenating for you as well as your home.
Cleaning and packing away winter clothes is part of this ritual and sometimes you just “need more storage”. Let Red Bin Storage become part of your NEW ‘Spring Cleaning Ritual’! If you have never had a ‘spring cleaning ritual’ there is no time like the present to start.
I personally have my own version of how and when I do my spring cleaning and part of that ritual for me is sharing my ‘start date’ with my Mom.