Cynthia Ewer's Blog, page 27
March 5, 2019
Today's Challenge: Cut Down On Toy Clutter
One big obstacle to organizing children's rooms? Too many toys!
Whether it's fast food freebies, mushrooming collections or over-buying by doting grandparents (Guilty!), it's easy for children's toys to pile up well beyond their play value. How do you pull the plug on toy excess?
Try these tips to identify toy keepers, turf surplus toys, and rotate the family's toy collection to cut down on toy clutter. Read More >>
March 4, 2019
Today's Challenge: Organize Children's Rooms
What's the secret to happy order in children's rooms? You've got to get 'em organized!
Child-friendly storage solutions and daily maintenance routines are key to keeping children's rooms in a state of livable, but children aren't born with innate organizing skills.
As a parent, it's your job to play professional organizer to teach the little ones the skills they need.
Today in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, we'll consider eight great ideas to get the...
March 3, 2019
Today's Challenge: Kids Room Week
Today's the day, and we're jumping for joy: it's Kids' Room Week in the New Year Cleaning Challenge.
Kids and their stuff bring special challenges to an organized home.
We'll investigate solutions to storing children's toys, games and clothing, tapping right-sized organizing options and kid-friendly maintenance routines to keep children's rooms ship-shape.
Along the way, we'll declutter and deep-clean children's rooms, and prepare for warm-weather activ...
March 2, 2019
Today's Challenge: Guest Room Week Wrap-Up
It's been a free-form week here at the New Year Cleaning Challenge. We've tackled the guest room (if we have one), and have used the week to catch up or to work on a bonus area in the household.
Today, take the last steps to clean, declutter and organize the guest room or bonus area.
Tomorrow, the New Year Cleaning Challenge moves to the children's rooms. We'll take on the small stuff next week; are you ready? Read More >>
March 1, 2019
Today's Challenge: What's Your Clutter Personality?
This week at the New Year Cleaning Challenge, we've been learning more about how to create a custom path to an organized life.
Today's question: what's your clutter personality?
Understanding what lies behind your need to hold onto clutter can make it easier to free yourself! Consider your unique clutter personality with today's assignment.
Today's Assignment:What's Your Clutter Personality?
We are all clutterers ... but many different motivations .
Wha...
February 28, 2019
Cleaning Challenge: Elements of an Organized Life
What does it mean to be organized?
While the answer is different for every person and every household, there are four core elements of an organized life. Knowing the Core Four--and where you fall in relation to each element--is essential to craft a get-organized plan that will work for you.
Today in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, we'll meet the Core Four. Where will you focus your get-organized energies? Read More >>
Today's Challenge: Elements of an Organized Life
What does it mean to be organized?
While the answer is different for every person and every household, there are four core elements of an organized life. Knowing the Core Four--and where you fall in relation to each element--is essential to craft a get-organized plan that will work for you.
Today in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, we'll meet the Core Four. Where will you focus your get-organized energies? Read More >>
February 27, 2019
Cleaning Challenge: Solve A Problem, Make A Start
When it's time to get organized, a single success multiplies motivation.
Fixing a problem that frustrates you releases welcome energy--and it gives you concrete proof that change is possible. Over time, that purposeful start points the way to real change.
Today in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, give yourself a double gift: tackle and solve one small, nagging problem on the home front.
Making a start is the first step to winning the race! &nb...
Today's Challenge: Solve A Problem, Make A Start
When it's time to get organized, a single success multiplies motivation.
Fixing a problem that frustrates you releases welcome energy--and it gives you concrete proof that change is possible. Over time, that purposeful start points the way to real change.
Today in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, give yourself a double gift: tackle and solve one small, nagging problem on the home front.
Making a start is the first step to winning the race! &nb...
February 26, 2019
Cleaning Challenge: Consider Where The Shoe Pinches
You say you want to get organized, but what does that mean, exactly?
There are as many paths to an organized home as there are households, because the meaning of "organized" is personal to each family.
Today in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, it's time to consider where the shoe pinches. Knowing what isn't working is the first step to creating a personalized path to the organized life of your dreams. Read More >>
