Each one of the Elements of Harmony had a different routine for their annual spring clean.
Rarity was a typical hoarder. She never threw anything away if she could help it, as one simply never knew when she’d be inspired by an old design, or a decriept peice of fabric lying at exactly the right angle, with the sun striking it just so...No, what Rarity did was less of a ‘clean’ and more of a ‘reoganize’. And in an industry that changed as fast as hers did, it was either keep up or fall behind, and Rarity prided herself on not only keeping up, but occasionally being the bleeding edge. Even though her friends and most of her clientele in Ponyville would barely appreciate it.
Twilight Sparkle was about as rigourous with her spring clean as she was with the rest of her life: ridiculously so. Every book got taken off the shelf, stacked neatly, individually brushed and then neatly restacked while she and Spike wiped down the shelves, dried them off, and then reshelved the books, before then finally moving on to cleaning out their living area. Spike, being a dragon, and after the events that had lead to his greed growth, made sure to throw away a few things every year, even if he didn’t really want to. It was a matter of principle for the young drake. Twilight, on the other hoof, never wanted to throw away anything, especially if it was a book, but eventually relented. This had naturally lead to the phrase ‘This is MY book!’ becoming something of an in-joke anywhere near the library, or Twilight for that matter.
Fluttershy’s spring clean was as chaotic as it was effective, as she recruited all of her animal friends to help her out, and for an entire day, anypony walking by the cottage would hear Fluttershy singing along with her bird chorus as they dusted, cleaned and worked.
Rainbow Dash was exceptionally lazy. This should come as no surprise to anypony, but the sheer fact that she lived in a cloud house meant that she never actually had to clean. The only thing she did for spring cleaning was to clean out Tank the Tortoise’s tank, clear away old pizza boxes, and carefully and methodically polish the medals and trophies she’d won for various competitions over the years.
Spring Cleaning down on the Apple family orchard wasn’t just a single day affair-it took a whole week. Applejack and Big Mac would spend days combing the orchard, searching for broken fences, busted equipment, and anything else that needed fixing, while Apple Bloom would be cleaning out the barn closest to the house, getting rid of any rotten haybales, oiling and cleaning tools and Granny Smith would be starting on the kitchen. It was only by the third or fourth day that the Apples would actually get to cleaning out the homestead, and standard procedure was for each Apple to handle his or her own room, with the whole family contributing to the living and dining areas.
Pinkie Pie didn’t spring clean. Everything just lodged itself in her mane or tail.