Winterize Bedrooms

I don't know about where you live but here at my house fall seems to have finally arrived. The air is crisp and chilly now and the nights have gotten cool enough that our furnace has kicked on a couple of times. This weekend I took the time to winterize my kids' bedrooms. It's a tedious task I must say but alas it has to be done and there's no time like the present, right? Here's how I went about it:

1. Prepare beds for winter. Take off all bedding and wash it with hot water and bleach if possible. This kills any bacteria and dust mites. Replace summer sheets with flannel sheets, add an extra quilt, and remake beds.
2. Open up windows to air out one last time before it's too cold to do so.
3. Replace summer pajamas with winter ones in drawers. Determine which are too small and which still fit from last year. Put summer p.j.'s in flat plastic boxes and slide under beds.
4. Replace summer clothes with winter clothes and again determine which still fit and which don't. Store summer clothing in flat boxes and slide under beds.
5. Finally have your kids try on their jackets and winter shoes to see if they still fit from last year.

Winterizing is not so much fun I must say but it's a relief to have it done and I've been able to make a big check mark on my never-ending to-do-list. Try and get yours done this week too!