Cynthia Ewer's Blog, page 25
March 20, 2019
Five Tips For Spring Cleaning With Kids
Spring cleaning is on the horizon, and you could use some help. It's time to try a team approach to seasonal cleaning.
Many hands make light work ... so how do you get the kids to pitch in when it's time to spring-clean the house?
Try these five tips to involve children with housecleaning chores. Read More >>
Today's Challenge: Declutter Summer Toys
Summer toys, like the summer season, are ephemeral: they're not made to last forever.
When spring arrives, it's easy to spot the weary survivors of the previous year. Deflated beach balls and leaking air mattresses. Faded pool noodles pocked with crumbling craters. Stopper-less squirt guns and dried-out bubble solution. A solitary swim fin, mourning for its lost mate.
Time for a swift declutter session! Read More >>
March 19, 2019
Moving On: Tips For An Organized Move
Every year, one in five American families makes a move --- and this year, it'll be your family on the road.
No doubt about it, moving can present the organizational challenge of a lifetime.
Every habit, every routine, every tiny piece of the mosaic of your life is tossed at random into a huge, cluttered van, to be shaken out and reassembled at the other end.
It's a daunting task--but you can get organized and cut stress when the moving van arrives.
Mo...
Today's Challenge: Brainstorm Garage Storage Ideas
While kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms usually include built-in storage options, your average garage is just a big white box.
Where will you stow your stuff?
There's no "one size fits all" solution to garage storage, but the good news? Clever storage solutions abound!
Today, review your list of garage centers, then hit a big box store (or the organizer's darling, Pinterest!) to brainstorm storage ideas for your organized garage. Read More &...
March 18, 2019
Cleaning Challenge: Identify Garage Activity Centers
Looking at your garage, what do you see? Chances are, it's a mess.
When it comes to the garage, all bets are off, even in the most organized home. An open space but out of sight, it's easy for the garage to become choked and cluttered to the point that it can no longer support its intended purpose: to house automobiles. Read More >>
Today's Challenge: Identify Garage Activity Centers
Looking at your garage, what do you see? Chances are, it's a mess.
When it comes to the garage, all bets are off, even in the most organized home. An open space but out of sight, it's easy for the garage to become choked and cluttered to the point that it can no longer support its intended purpose: to house automobiles. Read More >>
March 17, 2019
Today's Challenge: Garage / Storage Week
Warmer weather's coming! It's time to take to the road.
Will your garage be ready for summer travel, sports and outdoor fun?
Time to bring new order to garage storage areas with a seasonal declutter, deep-cleaning and organizing session.
Ready? We're sorting garage storage this week in the Cleaning Grand Plan!
Today's Assignment:Garage Week
The garage wears a lot of hats, when it comes to an average household.
It's home to automobiles, boats and bicyc...
March 16, 2019
Today's Challenge: Attic/Storage Week Wrap-Up
Up in the attic--or buzzing round the basement-it's been a busy week in the New Year Cleaning Challenge.
Today, take the last steps to bring the week's storage areas to a state of clean and orderly..
Tomorrow, the New Year Cleaning Challenge moves to storage areas in the garage. Ready to make room for the car?
Today's Assignment:Wrap Up Attic/Storage Week
This week, we've taken aim on clutter and disorganization in household storage areas. Whether an a...
March 15, 2019
Cleaning Challenge: Donation Station
Routing out storage this week and next, we're bound to find items to donate to charity ... but will they make it to the organization's drop box?
Enter the donation station!
A dedicated area in your home for items to be donated, the donation station gives in-transit items a place to await the trip to the donation center. Just like a recycling center, the donation station rounds up donations and keeps them from making a dash back into your home when you...
Today's Challenge: Donation Station
Routing out storage this week and next, we're bound to find items to donate to charity ... but will they make it to the organization's drop box?
Enter the donation station!
A dedicated area in your home for items to be donated, the donation station gives in-transit items a place to await the trip to the donation center. Just like a recycling center, the donation station rounds up donations and keeps them from making a dash back into your home when you...
