If you have been wondering why everyone else seems to be early lately and you seem to be rediculously late… it might be because there was a time change last weekend. For our family, each change of the clock signals some semi-annual chores.
Here are the chores we do when we set our clocks forward:
- Check the fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors to make sure they are working. Change the batteries.
- Flip the mattresses in the Fall and Spin/Flip the mattresses in the Spring.
- Change the air filters in the air conditioner/heater. This is supposed to be done every three months but we often forget.
- Check your pantry for expired foods.
- Clean out your dryer duct for any lint that has accumulated.
- Change the baking soda in the refrigerator and freezer.
- Change your water filters.
- Clean out your medicine cabinet, disposing of any expired medications.
- Remove debris from guttersand downspots.
And, since it is Spring, add these to your chores list:
- Inspect the roof for damage.
- Remove any dead limbs from trees or shrubbery before they bud.
- Defrost the freezer.
- Spread fertilizer and/or insect repellent.
- Have the air conditioner serviced.
Free Printable for You ~
Print this checklist, laminate it, and add it to your household folder.
Do you have any seasonal chores that you do when the time changes?
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