Cynthia Ewer's Blog, page 34
January 20, 2019
Today's Challenge: Kitchen Week
It's a new week in the New Year Cleaning Challenge: kitchen and pantry take center stage during Kitchen Week.
In the days ahead, we'll declutter, deep-clean and organize the kitchen, and brush up our pantry power in food storage areas.
Menu and meal planning basics round out the week in the New Year Cleaning Challenge.
Ready? Let's get cooking! Read More >>
Printables:
Kitchen Cleaning Checklist
January 19, 2019
Today's Challenge: Living Room Week Wrap-Up
Living Room Week is drawing to a close; time for a weekend wrap-up!
Today, take the last steps to clean, declutter and organize the living room.
Looking ahead, the New Year Cleaning Challenge moves into the kitchen and pantry.
Time to get organized in food preparation and storage areas? Join us tomorrow for Kitchen Week! Read More >>
January 18, 2019
Challenge Day 20: Making Sense of Household Scents
Standing on the threshold, the living room is lovely to look at, clean and organized. Soft sofa, attractive artwork, pleasant lighting all beckon.
But the nose wrinkles. Do you smell something?
Taking on the "to scent or not to scent" question is like stepping in a mine field. Today, we'll try to find our way to freshness, while staying clean and green at home. Read More >>
Today's Challenge: Making Sense of Household Scents
Standing on the threshold, the living room is lovely to look at, clean and organized. Soft sofa, attractive artwork, pleasant lighting all beckon.
But the nose wrinkles. Do you smell something?
Taking on the "to scent or not to scent" question is like stepping in a mine field. Today, we'll try to find our way to freshness, while staying clean and green at home. Read More >>
January 17, 2019
Challenge Day 19: Light Up the Living Room
Floors and furniture, walls and decor all work together to create an inviting living room, but without light, they're cardboard actors on a darkened stage.
What's the state of lighting in your living room? Can the family converse, read, craft or watch television in comfort?
Today in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, we'll let the light shine in the living room, and consider options to bring the right light where it's needed in your organized home. &nbs...
Today's Challenge: Light Up the Living Room
Floors and furniture, walls and decor all work together to create an inviting living room, but without light, they're cardboard actors on a darkened stage.
What's the state of lighting in your living room? Can the family converse, read, craft or watch television in comfort?
Today in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, we'll let the light shine in the living room, and consider options to bring the right light where it's needed in your organized home. &nbs...
January 16, 2019
Challenge Day 18: Control "Clicker" Clutter
They're hard-working and indispensable features of modern life: remote controls, commonly referred to as the "clicker".
Thing is, in modern homes, they've arrived in multiple. How many clickers live in your living room--and how much chaos does it cause when one goes missing?
Today, consider ways to corral remote controls in your organized home. Read More >>
January 15, 2019
Challenge Day 17: Declutter Living Room Decor
The New Year brings a breath of fresh air to daily life; today, we'll reflect that seasonal change with a decor declutter.
As we deep-clean and organize the living room this week, it's a good time to cast an appraising eye on the room's decor items.
Does the living room look warm and inviting, or cluttered and cramped?
Today, we'll take a deeper look at the place of decor in an organized home. Read More >>
Today's Challenge: Declutter Living Room Decor
The New Year brings a breath of fresh air to daily life; today, we'll reflect that seasonal change with a decor declutter.
As we deep-clean and organize the living room this week, it's a good time to cast an appraising eye on the room's decor items.
Does the living room look warm and inviting, or cluttered and cramped?
Today, we'll take a deeper look at the place of decor in an organized home. Read More >>
January 14, 2019
Challenge Day 16: Life in the Living Room
At the outset of Living Room Week, an important question arises. Who's living in your living room, and what do they do there?
Some homes feature a formal living room, used to receive guests and put up the Christmas tree-while the family's day-to-day life is lived down the hall in a den or family room. For these families, Living Room Week will be a straightforward process of cleaning walls, light fixtures, furniture and floors. Read More &g...
