Although many people enjoy and even look forward to giving the whole house a yearly once-over, not everyone has the time or the desire to participate in the custom of spring cleaning. If your idea of a good time doesn’t involve a bucket of warm soapy water or your schedule is so packed you don’t even have time to make a mess--much less clean it up--there’s good news: Some experts agree that it just isn’t necessary.

 

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Don’t Waste Your Time with Spring Cleaning When You Could Be Playing Outside makes the argument that fall—not spring—is the best season for deep cleaning.

Redefining Spring Cleaning says it’s really just “catch-up cleaning” and it can be done on an as-needed basis.

In Spring Cleaning: No Longer a Necessary Evil, the author explains why you really don’t have to do your deep cleaning in the spring.

These articles include lists of chores that are usually done on an annual or semi-annual basis. But if you don’t look forward to prolonged periods of cleaning any time of the year, you have other options. Later this spring we’ll post ways to break those big jobs into more manageable tasks. But since you’re in no hurry, next week we’ll post tips for those who are chomping at the bit to get started.

(Note: The views expressed in this blog post are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent those of The Housekeeping Channel, LLC.)