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Spring brings ‘spring cleaning’
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With the weather warming up, the excuses for postponing big cleaning projects melt away like the snow. It’s no longer “too cold” to clean out the garage and wash the windows. And the “I’ll wait until after the holidays to declutter” reasoning is also getting stale.
To learn more about the cleaning plans and habits of Americans, we surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. consumers via Google Surveys (see survey methodology).
Least-liked chores
Many chores steal away time we’d rather spend doing other things. But which chores do Americans hate the most? Never-ending drudgeries like cleaning the toilet, washing the dishes and doing laundry round out the Top 3.
Best month for spring cleaning
The largest contingent of consumers says April is the most motivating month for spring cleaning, with March a close second. A little over 20% of consumers would prefer to put off spring cleaning until May or June.
In your opinion, which is the best month for spring cleaning?
- April – 38%
- March – 31%
- May – 11%
- June – 10%
- February – 9%
- Other – 1%
(Other responses included: “All of them,” “I do mine in the fall when it’s nice and cool” and “When it’s needed.”)
Biggest spring-cleaning challenges
Lack of time is only the second-biggest thing holding Americans back from spring cleaning. The biggest hurdle? Lack of motivation:
What is the hardest part about spring cleaning?
- Finding the motivation – 33%
- Not enough time – 24%
- Cleanliness never lasts – 21%
- Physical effort of cleaning – 16%
- Unsure of what products to use where – 5%
- Other – 1%
Cleaning the house is so dreaded, in fact, that many consumers would be willing to give up some of life’s small joys to avoid it:
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July Jam planned for July 27
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The 22nd annual July Jam returns on July 27 to the Bowie Community Center West Hall, 413 Pelham Street in Bowie.
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoying a chicken meal with delicious homemade jams because it wouldn’t be July Jam without it.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the Championship Fiddler Competition during Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival on Oct. 5.
This attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills on stage in the Bowie Fire Hall on Oct. 5.
Along with the live fiddling entertainment, come hungry and be ready to outbid your neighbors at the silent auction or just stop by for a great meal, fellowship and soak in the air conditioning.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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Nocona Summer Reading welcomes animals, insects
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Nocona City Council reviews budget work
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The Nocona City Council met this past week making plans for budget and tax rate hearings.
Councilors received a brief update on the 2024-25 budget preparations. City Secretary Revell Hardison said the final proposal is almost complete and they now await the arrival of the no-new revenue tax rate that will be reviewed by the council after it is calculated by the tax collector.
The proposal includes a tax rate increase of about 3% similar to last year and there will be a small increase in water and sewer rates, but Hardison said the final crunch on those will come after the tax rate projections arrive.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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