20 Hilarious Tweets About Spring Cleaning

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There is always excitement in the air when spring rolls around. The cold weather is ending and we can open the windows again to bring the fresh air inside. There's enough grass and sunshine to send the kids outside to play. And the bright days bring a happier mood for everyone in the house. But it also means spring cleaning.

After a long winter, this spring is the best time to start a major clean. We have more hours in the day, and who doesn't want to have a fresh slate? The only problem is we end up having more to do than we realized. We're left with a partially cleaned-out closet and a bigger mess than we began with.

If this is a struggle, we've all been there — we promise. There are a lot of tips and tricks to get the job done. But sometimes, all we really need is a giggle and some camaraderie.

We've rounded up 20 tweets that showcase the bananas time that is spring cleaning. Check them out and prepare to be inspired — maybe.

Let's Try This Another Way

Now, we know that spring cleaning is a good way to start the season off, but there's so much to do — this year especially. And screaming might be a better way to go for now.

So Glad I Found This

Now, if there isn't a box filled with random cables that we don't know what any of them are for, are we really grown adults? We think not. It seems like every year we do another spring cleaning, we find another box of these.

I've Made a Huge Mistake

We don't know why this happens, but it's a never-fail situation. We want to start our spring with a clean slate, but instead, we end up making a way bigger mess. The baby then wakes up from her nap way early, and we've got an unusable dining room for the foreseeable future.

Rage Clean/Spring Clean: Same Thing

To be totally honest, spring cleaning only happens when we're tapped to hold the next family gathering. When no one is coming over, less cleaning gets done.

Spring Clean It All

There is something comforting about being able to have a clean home. And while many of us have struggled recently, we'd really appreciate being able to wash all the things clean. Will it happen? No, probably not. But we will pretend for now.

We Know What We're Really Doing

We all have that album or song mix that we put on to get us in the mood to clean. For some reason, there's always a break in the cleaning while we pretend we're the fourth member of Destiny's Child.

Why Didn't We Try This Earlier?

This trick works really well for anyone having trouble getting the kids to turn off their devices and get to work. Turn off the Wi-Fi, blast annoying music, and they'll start cleaning right away. Don't come between the kids and their Wi-Fi!

It Hurts, But We Have To Do It

When the spring-cleaning bug strikes, we get hit hard. But it would be a lot easier to get our kids to feel like it was fun and cool. Then they could take over, and we could relax.

Got It Clean

No doubt we've all found ourselves in a situation where it feels like to have a tidy home and get spring cleaning done, we have to let it all go. It's not practical, but we can't pretend that it didn't cross our minds at least once.

Joy or Fear?

This year we're basically new people. Last year, we only wanted to keep things that made us happy, with spring cleaning saved for things that make us happy. But this year requires a more relaxed spring cleaning. Scare you? Let it go.

Just Get Rid of It

This year, we're calling spring cleaning simplified. Instead of going through everything meticulously, just toss it. Right out the window. We know that's what we really want to do with it anyway, right?

On Mom's Trash Is Another Mom's Treasure

Or something like that, right? For anyone living in the city, it's easy to know when spring cleaning has struck. It's not on the calendar, but when the streets are lined with stuff that didn't spark joy in others that will work for you — spring cleaning is in full force.

A Progress Update

Even the best-laid plans go south sometimes. When it comes to spring cleaning, and especially when we fully realize how much work we have in front of us, procrastination happens. Usually, because we buy into the idea that coffee will keep us going. (Spoiler: it won't)

Sometimes It Looks More Like Rage

Some of us have plans and marked our calendars to have time to do our spring cleaning. For others, it's more a reaction to fully realizing just how messy and out of order our home is. Ouch.

Starting the Clean Reveals How Much We Have To Do

Spring cleaning and the deep cleaning that comes along with it means when we scrub the kitchen cabinets, we break the mirage. Now we notice that the cabinets were not supposed to be off-white. The same goes for windows.

Checks Out, We Always Do This

We really don't know why we do this, but all of us do. Random things we keep in random places throughout the house. There's some sort of belief that one day we will need it. We never do, except it gives us something to do when we get around to spring cleaning.

It's the Same, Really

Rage cleaning is a whole new thing, but it's usually just what we call spring cleaning when it doesn't take place during the springtime. It's the same fervor in cleaning, swearing, and wishing the kids didn't make so much mess — except the windows are open.

OK If We Skip?

There's no consensus on who decided spring cleaning was a thing we're supposed to do. We have it in our calendar, we promise. We're just running a little behind.

Let's Just Move Instead

It's the only time we'll do a real spring cleaning, OK? It's the reason no one likes moving. It's a forced cleaning, and since we've been neglecting it for a decade, we're in over our heads.

Wish Us Luck

It feels like this is what we're always fighting against. We always have the best intentions. Gather everything we need to get the job done. Then we lose our energy. Fast. Before we're done. Good luck out there!

Devan McGuinness
Weekend Editor