Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Shutterstock / aomas Credit: Shutterstock / aomas The idea of spring cleaning always sounds like a good one, but when it's ...

I live in the Northeast, and I am so over winter. The good news is that I have been using all this time indoors to quickly clean and declutter my home, and now I am looking forward to it being warmer.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Terri Williams is a journalist covering housing trends. This year, 8 in 10 Americans plan to participate in spring cleaning, ...