Cynthia Ewer's Blog, page 35
January 14, 2019
Today's Challenge: 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...
January 13, 2019
New Year Cleaning Challenge: It's Living Room Week
It's a new week in the New Year Cleaning Challenge: today, we take on the living room.
In the days ahead, we'll consider how our living room is used, and schedule time to declutter, deep-clean and organize this central gathering spot in our home.
Goal: to create a relaxing, pleasant and beautiful place to enjoy with family and friends. Read More >>
Printables:
Living Room Cleaning Checklist
January 12, 2019
Today's Challenge: Entryway Week Wrap-up
Entryway / Foyer Week is drawing to a close; time for a weekend wrap-up!
Today, take the last steps to clean, declutter and organize entry areas to your home.
Looking ahead, the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge takes on the living room.
Will you have a clean and organized place to visit with family and friends? Join us tomorrow for Living Room Week! Read More >>
January 11, 2019
Today's Challenge: Keep Tabs on the Keys
Answer honestly: how many times a week does your family play "hunt the car keys" ... and how late does it make you?
The solution to the problem of missing keys is as simple as a home and a habit.
Today in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, it's time to establish a dedicated home for key rings--and build a habit to make sure you never lose track of them again. Read More >>
January 10, 2019
Today's Challenge: Clean Out the Coat Closet
In the Northern Hemisphere, January brings the year's coldest weather--and puts new demands on the family coat closet.
How do you store the family's outerwear during blustery weather?
Today in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, it's time to take a peek inside the coat closet. Is is free from clutter and ready for use?
Today's Assignment:Clean Out the Coat Closet
Winter weather brings new prominence to outerwear storage. Umbrellas and galoshes, jackets a...
January 9, 2019
Today's Challenge: Stop Dirt at the Door
Friends and family members aren't the only guests that enter the house through the entryway.
Less desirable visitors hitch a ride inside, too: dirt, dust and dander carried into the house through the front door.
Today in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, get tips to stop dirt at door in your organized home.
Today's Challenge:Stop Dirt at the Door
Dirt! It's hitching a ride inside on shoes, paws and open breezes. This week, we're deep-cleaning the entryw...
New Year Cleaning Challenge Day 11: Stop Dirt at the Door
Friends and family members aren't the only guests that enter the house through the entryway.
Less desirable visitors hitch a ride inside, too: dirt, dust and dander carried into the house through the front door.
Today in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, get tips to stop dirt at door in your organized home.
Today's Challenge:Stop Dirt at the Door
Dirt! It's hitching a ride inside on shoes, paws and open breezes. This week, we're deep-cleaning the entryw...
January 7, 2019
Today's Challenge: Set Up a Family Launch Pad
As we clean, declutter and organize the entryway this week, it's a natural time to think about morning routines.
How well do you and your family hit the road each morning for work or school?
Is it smooth sailing or a rocky road to get the family out the door?
Today, we'll consider a powerful helper to end morning madness: a family launch pad. Read More >>
January 6, 2019
Today's Challenge: It's Entryway Week
It's the place where public meets private: the entryway or foyer of your home.
It's the launch zone for family members each day, and the source of a guest's first impression of your home.
This week in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, we'll deep-clean, declutter and organize the portal to the world outside. Daily challenges will focus on cutting morning chaos and fine-tuning daily routines.
Ready? Let's tackle the entryway in the New Year Cleaning Chal...
January 5, 2019
Today's Challenge: Weekend Wrap-Up
Welcome back to the New Year Cleaning Challenge! Today, we're wrapping up Preview Week and preparing to launch the Challenge in earnest next with, with the entryway or foyer.
It's "tidy up loose ends" sort of day, one where I'll sit and do one last holiday assignment: a post-season debriefing.
You'll hear a lot about debriefing over at sister site Organized Christmas. Remembering the season's high points--and the places where it fell flat--will guide...
