Sponsor Giveaway | Mary Ann Moss

Here in the south, the best spring cleaning tip I can give you is wait til pollin season is over. You can't beat it! Pollin is everywhere! It's like a fine yellow snow from mid March til the end of April. The best you can hope to do is keep those little yellow footprints wiped up fron your floor. Thanks for the give-away and chance to win.

Far and away the best spring cleaning tip if you haven't touched it or used it in over a year - toss it!

I take a few minutes before starting the day to jot down specific things to tackle on each floor (I have a 3-level townhouse). I break these down into do-able things, and things that really need to get done that day (in order to progress - like to have a bag to take to Goodwill or for a charity to pick up, or whatever). Then I set a timer. 15-minute increments. You can do anything in 15-minute increments, right? I find that if I don't write the priority things down, I get sidetracked. And I get more done than I think I will.

Looks like a great class! I open the windows to air out the house, wash all of the bedding, and hang it outdoors

THROW IT AWAY! Items have to fight to stay in my house. Have to use it, love it or bye bye. It's so delightful and freeing to have what you want or use. Less to organize or dust or clean. FRESH! And heat up some lemon water in your microwave - cleans in a snap. MARY ANN MOSS ???? I'M ACHING TO WIN!! MY SCRAPS ARE DANCING...What a wonderful giveaway - thanks!!!

I am a list maker and I break my cleaning projects down into bit size pieces of small projects to complete each day. Write it on the calendar and COMMIT myself to it. One little bit each day adds up to accomplishing what I want to get done..........sometimes the big picture is too overwhelming, but the little snapshots each day are doable!

Space bags! I love these suckers! Grab all your out of season clothes and with about 8 I get mine and my 2 girls packed away in about 30 minutes! (Including the trio to the garage to use the shop vac since my Oreck doesn't have a hose attachment!)

Great giveaway--I've been wanting to take this class! I'm not a good cleaner so my tip is when in doubt Febreeze it.

Don't wait til the day before your daughter's eighth birthday party to do it? (Happy Birthday, Esme!)

my favourite tip? draw back the curtains, open the windows, turn up the music and let the fresh air and sunshine in, then start dusting while dancing. :D

The first 2 things that came to my mind were - open up the windows and declutter the house! The fresh air gives me more energy to tackle the stuff that has collected over the window. Piles of books - give them to the library for their book drive. Winter clothes you don't wear - now is the time to give them away. You and your house will feel lighter and brighter!

Very fun project! Thanks for showing us new things!

What a unique way to use that scrap paper. As always thanks Ali for the great giveaway.

i clean out the closets in the spring and if we didn't wear it/use it all winter then it usually goes.

Sounds like a wonderful class. My best tip? Call Merry Maids!

Spring cleaning tip: Avoid if at all possible. I would love to win this class. I am more of a structured scrapper and it would definatly challenge me to make something like this. Thanks for the chance to win.

Make a big pitcher of fresh lemonade to keep you hydrated and energized while you clean. I'm so excited that you are offering the class from Mary Ann - it's been so fun reading her posts about Paris. I'd love to take this class and use up some of my paper hoard!

Remember that woman in the (very old) commercial who says "I HATE housework but I LOVE a clean house"? Well, that's me. So... I tackle one room at a time, one per day (and not necessarlily consecutive days, either), top to bottom, walls, window coverings, everything! I get a real sense of satisfaction as each room is completed and find myself motivated (me? anxious to clean? REALLY?) to move on to the next room. Thankfully, spring only arrives once each year. :-)

My tip is to do a little bit every day and not everything at once, one room at a time, one cabinet at a time if there are to much. thanks for the chance to win a spot to this wonderful class!

My favorite spring cleaning task is "purging"...all the stuff that hasn't been used or I don't love that just seems to be cluttering my space!....and give it all away...