Ah yes, the glorious time of year when dark gives way to light and cold gives way to warmth is finally upon us. When spring arrives, there is a palpable joy in the air. We can throw our kids outside without layering them in mountains of clothing and open our windows for a little fresh air. But with the delightful changes come a few not-so-fun ones, like spring cleaning.
For some of us, spring cleaning hangs over our heads like a dark cloud of doom, whereas others hear "The Eye of the Tiger" faintly playing in the background as they prep their springtime purge. For every type of mom out there, though, there is a type of spring cleaner.Â
Which one are you?
The Panic Cleaner
Panic cleaners are the ones who wait until company is 30 minutes from the door and then insist on doing a full scrub-down in an unfathomable amount of time. They are shoving things in drawers, hiding messes in closets, and generally trying to create the facade that they have it together.
The Lazy Cleaner
Cleaning is going to happen, but it isnât necessarily going to be good. This cleaner does the bare minimum to pass for acceptability. This type wipes things down but has no desire to do a good scrubbing.
The Purging Cleaner
This type of cleaner is one who hoards everything until they're so frustrated, they literally throw everything out. When they're done cleaning, donation boxes are all lined up and trash bags are full. You donât have to clean a house with zero things in it, right?
The Perfectionist Cleaner
This cleaning pro takes toothbrushes to grout and wipes baseboards on the regular. The house is in tip-top shape — you literally canât catch this type of cleaner off guard.
The Mother-In-Law Cleaner
This cleaner likely has two modes. One is very normal, and the other is insanely hyped up when company (particularly a mother-in-law) is coming by. When that kind of company arrives, walls are washed, my friends. Walls are washed.
The DIY Cleaner
Looking for a bottle of Windex? Youâll search until you're blue in the face with this cleaner. For them, it is all âelbow greaseâ and homemade marvels. Lemons are used for removing stains, and baking soda works magic. This cleaner would sooner die than use chemicals.
The Non-Existent Cleaner
What is cleaning? Messy homes means happy kids, right? So whatâs the point if grimy little hands are just going to mess it up anyway!?
The Outsourcing Cleaner
This cleaner wouldnât be caught dead cleaning. Theyâll happily pay someone else to do the literal dirty work for them. All they do is maintain in-between visits from the professional.
The Organized Cleaner
These cleaners have "The Home Editâs" manifesto memorized. They have Marie Kondo patron saint candles, and they probably have them organized neatly in a cabinet marked âcandles.â When they clean, they make things orderly as they go. Things are color-coded and labeled to perfection.
The Distracted Cleaner
This cleaner starts out with the BEST intentions. However, once they start digging through drawers and finding old âtreasures,â a quick cleanup turns into hours of modeling old hats and poring over ancient middle school notes.
The Day-by-Day Cleaner
Taking it one step at a time, this cleaner likes to accomplish big things in small spurts. Monday is kitchen day, Tuesday is living room day, Wednesday is laundry. Their whole outlook: Itâs a marathon, not a sprint!
The Move Around Cleaner
If by âcleaningâ you mean move the mess from one room into another, then you can related to this cleaner. So yes, the living room now looks lovely, but donât go into the bedroom or closet.
