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When tasks need doing only once a year, Tara Aronson's list will help keep you on schedule.

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  1. Hearth and home: Clean the fireplace. Empty ashes. Clean gas jets in hearth.

  2. Good as new: Oil fireplace accessories.

  3. Daylight Savings Time means: Check smoke alarm batteries.

  4. Take a walk on the outside: Check the exterior of your home for any areas needing repair or paint.

  5. Goodbye winter: Take down storm doors and windows.

  6. First screening: Inspect, repair and vacuum window screens.

  7. Hello spring! Clean your windows and let the sun shine in.

  8. Blind spot: Clean your blinds or bring in the pros.

  9. Beauty treatment: Clean drapes and other window treatments. Wash what you can, dry clean what you can, call professionals for the rest.

 10. Finishing touches: Clean your furniture and upholstery.

About Tara Aronson

Tara Aronson is author of Housekeeping With Kids. Her San Francisco Chronicle column entitled "Coming Clean" — focusing on household cleaning and maintenance — reaches 1.5 million readers. Aronson is an expert in home cleaning and organizing. Her advice has appeared in numerous national and regional publications, including Ladies' Home Journal, The Washington Post and Woman's World. Visit Tara's Web site.

Aronson is fast becoming a familiar face on national television (Living It Up with Ali & Jack, Soap Talk, The Other Half, CNNfn, etc.) and is also a much sought-after lifestyle expert for local television news and radio programs nationwide.