Spring Cleaning Survival Tips from a Super Mom

Spring and warm weather mean spring cleaning; it’s time to spruce up your home You’re not along in the spring cleaning department. A survey by SpareFoot 78 percent of us will be rolling up our sleeves and commence the annual spring cleaning ritual. The highest priorities of spaces to clean include the bathroom and kitchen.

“The bathrooms and the kitchen those are the most heavily traffic of your home so you want to start there,” said Colleen Burns, successful reporter and an Emmy-Award winning show producer. “Give them a really deep clean. Look for some products that do the work for you are more efficient and convenient like disinfecting wipes. Clorox makes disinfecting wipes – ultra strength and I have used them for years in every area of my home.”

“Don’t forget your lawn it seems like the most obvious thing but it is the first impression you are giving people when they visit your home,” said Burns. Mowing the lawn doesn’t have to be just a dad’s job it’s a great workout. If you’re in the market for a lawn mower you want to look for one with a Briggs & Stratton engine. You can find them in Toro, Snapper but you’re going to find they have some mom friendly features including a push button start, no changing the oil. You have a mow and stow technology and noise is reduced by 50 percent so you want bother your neighbors even if you have to mow the lawn late at night or early morning.”

If your appliances are old or ineffective you may want to think about replacing them. “It is a good time to update appliances especially if you’re in the market for kitchen and laundry<” said Burns. “There are great promotions out there including Maytag Month from May 3rd to June 6th you can get some great deals on select appliances.

Not only is it spring cleaning time but allergy season. According to the CDC this allergy season is expected to be the most severe in years due to the damp and cold weather as reported by Novant Health.

“With the bad allergy season coming, get ready,” said Burns. “My son and husband suffer quite a bit so we purchased a Phillips air purifier series 5000i. It’s brand new and gets rid of 99.97 percent of air borne allergens like pollen and dust mites.”

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Colleen Burns

Do we really have to explain why a mother of six has anything to say about motherhood and running her own kingdom? While Colleen is great at chasing her husband and boys, she cut her teeth chasing stories for national and local TV news networks. She has a master's in Time Management (ok, she could…) and has a thing or two to say about why and how moms rule. When she’s not authoring, speaking, representing national consumer brands, and managing her family, you’ll find her competing in triathlons and blow-drying her hair (she has lots and lots of really great hair).

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Courtesy: Clorox, Briggs & Stratton, Maytag and Philips

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