February Check-list
TO BUY
Buy Valentines and Gifts at the beginning of the month for best selection.
Check stores for clearance of out-of-season shoes, fishing equipment, and summer sporting goods. House wares of all types including furniture, rugs, mattresses, silverware, curtains, glassware, and linens. Retailers are clearing their stock before inventory.
Used cars.
Winter clothing sales peak this month with items marked down as low as one-fourth of original sale price
Buy next years cards and non-perishable Valentine's Day items after the Holiday. This is a short sale as merchants are clearing stock before inventory.
Health and Beauty Products
Food items are Broccoli, Potatoes, Cabbage, Brussels Sprout, Celery, Lettuce, Oranges, Grapefruit, Avocados, Pears, Honey and Sugars
TO DO
Twice Yearly Living and Family Rooms
Check for repairs needed and add to fix-it list
- Loose drawer pulls
- Sagging door hinges
- Sagging or broken hinges on furniture
- Check caulk below window
- Broken light fixtures
- Squeaky floors
- Check all electrical cords
- Broken outlets and switches
- Scratches on furniture
- Check working parts of fire place
- Check furniture legs
Clean window tracks and sills
Wash windows
Wash or vacuum drapes
Clean blinds and shutters
Wash curtains
Clean curtain and drapery rods
Clean ceiling fan
Polish metal parts of ceiling fans and wall or ceiling light fixtures
Clean diffusing bowl of wall and ceiling fixtures
Wash or polish woodwork and baseboards
Wash or wax doors and oil hinges
Vacuum, wash or paint walls as indicated
Clean outlets
- Telephone
- Cable
- Electrical
- Light switches
Replace outlet installation if needed
Clean furnace registers and vents
Clean radiators
Vacuum duct
Remove and clean wall ceiling objects
- Polish metal and wood frames
- Clean hand work
- Clean chains
- Macrame hangers
- Wind chimes
- Plant hangers
- Wash baskets
Vacuum smoke alarms and replace batteries
Wash scatter rugs and mats
Treat carpet stains
Shampoo carpet
Clean under large area rugs
Clean and polish wood floors
Polish and repair wood floors
Move and clean under furniture
Dump and cull bookcases and shelves
Clean and polish furniture
Clean furniture knobs and hinges
Clean cob-webs between legs and underneath furniture
Accessories
- Clean and change silk flower arrangements
- Brush, vacuum, wash or replace lamp shades
- Wash baskets
- Clean and polish metal objects e.g. frames and candlesticks
- Polish glass and mirrors
- Clean ceramic objects
- Clean vases and plant pots
Fireplace
- Sweep out
- Clean grate
- Clean lining
- Polish glass doors
- Brush stone work and bricks
- Clean and polish metal parts
Dump and sort end and coffee table drawers
Sofas and chairs
- Vacuum, treat stains and run cushions through no heat setting on drier
- Slip covers spot clean or launder as indicated
- Vacuum, spot clean, or shampoo upholstery as indicated
- Clean and polish wood and metal parts
- Clean and condition leather
- Tip over and vacuum bottom of furniture and floor under
Remove back from stereo and clean
Clean dust back of Tv set
Car
Quarterly
(check owner's manual and with mechanic for recommended maintenance for your vehicle. Do maintenance essential for warranty.)
Shampoo carpets
Shampoo upholstery
Check gas and brake pedals for wear/replace as needed
Condition leather seats, door panel inserts, dashboard and wheels
Drain oil and replace filter.
Clean terminals and cables on battery/ replace fray/cracked cables
Check electrical connections on starter/alternator.
Check and adjust drive belt, air pump and fan belt.
Clean radiator of debris.
Check transfer case and manual transmission lubricant.
Clean condenser grille on A/C.
Check for leaks at connections on A/C.
Check refrigerant level and transmission fluid.
Degrease engine.
Check wiper blades.
Check windshield washer fluid level, check hose and clean nozzle.
Wash vinyl interior.
Lubricate suspension front.
Check rear axel fluid level.
Grease front end.
© Lady PP's Heart of the Home 2005
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