Have Your Cake and Clean Too

In celebration of my 50th post published yesterday, I would like to offer you a list of 50 things you should not forget to clean during your Spring Cleaning this year.  This list is mainly composed of areas of the home that are often overlooked.  Bear in mind while you are cleaning these 50 things, you are celebrating a 50th post, so go ahead and have some cake while you work!

1. Chair rails
2. Base boards
3. Air vents or radiators
4. All outlets and light switches
5. Tops of picture frames
6. Locks on your windows (use a Q-tip dipped in vinegar to get the tough spots)
7. Under your bed
8. Computer chair
9. Curtain rods
10. Knobs on all your dressers
11. That tiny space between your toilet and the wall
12. Your bed frame
13. All your kitchen drawers
14. The small area between your sinks and the wall
15. Your shower hot/cold knobs
16. Floor of your pantry
17. Bathroom fans
18. The tops of your smoke detectors
19. Your thermostat
20. All the shelves in your medicine cabinet
21. The buttons on your alarm clock (again, use a Q-tip dipped in vinegar)
22. All your door knobs
23. ^^ Including dead bolts ^^
24. The tops of your washer and dryer
25. The rubber seal of your refrigerator
26. All the hardware on your kitchen cabinets
27. ^^ Don't forget the hinges ^^
28. Wash your plants off with water (the leaves collect dust and can inhibit growth)
29. Every nick-knack in existence in your home; the tops, sides, and bottoms
30. All light fixtures and light bulbs (even if fully encased)
31. Wash or vacuum all your curtains (following specific care instructions)
32. ^^ Including your shower curtain ^^
33. Your computer speakers
34. The wires behind your television and computer (major dust collecting areas)
35. Your keyboard (with compressed air and that all-too-popular Q-tip in vinegar)
36. The inside of your fireplace (even if it is electric or gas it still needs dusted)
37. All door frames
38. The buttons on your dishwasher
39. The crumb trap in the toaster (don't just empty it, soap it up too)
40. Underneath your television
41. All bookshelves
42. ^^ And books ^^
43. Underneath the washer and dryer
44. The little holes in the door frames where the doors latch into
45. Across your whole ceiling (it's amazing how many cobwebs can adhere to a flat surface)
46. Your shower head (soak in a plastic baggy filled with baking soda and vinegar for 5 to 10 minutes)
47. Your dog's collar (really, when was the last time you washed that?)
48. The tray that holds your silverware
49. Plant stands (indoors and outdoors)
50. The cake pan you dirtied making that celebratory cake you were supposed to be eating while cleaning the 50 things on this list

This list can go on and on and on.  What areas do you think are often overlooked during Spring Cleaning?  Let's help each other have some thoroughly cleansed homes to kick off the warm months!  And thanks for helping me celebrate my 50th post!