Make up your mind to give a certain amount of energy to putting summer things away and you will not only have everything ready for next season but you will not be caught out by those glorious early hot days (for ever unexpected and for ever turning up) when people have, perennially, "nothing to wear.' It is a good plan to divide your work up into sections—first, clothes second, garden equipment; third, sports gear; fourth, house. Of course, the list will vary in families, but this is a fairly safe model.
Don't be tempted to bundle your warm weather clothes away hastily, perhaps soiled or only washed and rough dried, jus because you are heartily tired of them. That will only mean an unappetizing bundle to be discovered next spring, apparently so unwearable that you will be tempted to rush off and buy everything new.
In the house every housewife will have her own list of jobs to be done. Whatever is necessary, however, Should be done thoroughly and all things stored should be put away in the very best condition. Many people prefer to store their lighter curtains, chair-covers, cushions, bed-covers, and summer-weight blankets. Here We mustalwaysremember the danger of moth, an ever-present one in our warm houses, and things put away really clean and sprayed with a moth preventive will be safe when needed again.
Finally, when much is stored, and particularly when boxes and parcels are made up, label them. Label all parcels with a guide to their contents and also have a list showing where everything is being stored, so that if you want others to help you to unpack later you will not have to supervise them unmercifully.
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