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Rebecca Meyers<\/strong> | Lifestyle Editor<\/span><\/p>\n Spring \u2014 it\u2019s all fun and games until the topic of spring cleaning comes up. For many students, the answer to the question of how much spring cleaning they plan to do is whatever their spring class schedule will allow. However, spring cleaning doesn\u2019t have to be a huge, daunting task \u2014 it can be broken down into much more manageable parts that can leave living spaces feeling much more spring ready.<\/span><\/p>\n Start with the car. If your house, apartment or dorm is a little intimidating, start with the vehicle that has endured a Monmouth winter\u2019s worth of snow, mud and rain. There\u2019s also the fact that there will soon be many more opportunities for driving with the windows down, and the satisfying sensation of wind blowing through your hair, an experience that shouldn\u2019t be dampened with the sound of loose trash blowing around as well.<\/span><\/p>\n One smaller thing to tackle is the backpack or desk where loose papers from every term this year tend to accumulate. Winter Break was met with students focusing on holiday plans and sometimes traveling, with little time to sort through papers and forms from the fall. There\u2019s always at least a few loose leafs that could stand to be dumped in the recycling instead of the bottom of a backpack. <\/span><\/p>\n Another good starting spot is the closet. Taking a good look at it might reveal one or two things that have not left their spot throughout the whole season. While it\u2019s understandable that tank tops, shorts or dresses might not have been touched, any winter clothes that managed to last the whole, long Monmouth rainy season might be worth reconsidering. <\/span><\/p>\n As for other living spaces, one way to start is by making a list of what needs cleaning the most or what\u2019s been put off and become a bigger problem than it needs to be. Maybe the floors have been swept but not mopped for some time? Or, maybe the pile of clean laundry has been getting bigger but never been put away. Perhaps the clutter in one room has never been organized, or you\u2019ve been avoiding looking under the furniture and facing the mess that\u2019s there. There\u2019s almost always something, especially considering the busy schedules of students. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n