freshness

To prepare for Christmas we have been
winter cleaning.

I like to deep clean our home twice a year;
in the spring and before Christmas.
We pull out each piece of furniture,
scrub and polish it,
shop vac each nook and cranny of every room
and then return everything to its rightful
or new place as I like to mix up and
rearrange pieces and lamps.

After the windows are squeaky clean,
in and out, we open them
so our home is fresh and clean.
Then we are ready to decorate for Christmas!
Hallelujah!
{all flickr photos: 1 by BigBean; 2 by such pretty things; and 3 by Abby Lanes}