Cynthia Ewer's Blog, page 55
February 21, 2014
Challenge Day 48: A Clean Shower, Fast and Cheap
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 21, 2014It's where the soap meets the grime, every day: your shower. How to keep the shower stall fresh and clean without scrubbing?
Daily shower cleaning products can make quick work of soap scum, soil and hard water deposits ... if you remember to use them.
Automatic shower cleaners are wickedly convenient--and wickedly expensive! Is there a way to keep a clean shower, fast and cheap?
Find out with today's Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge assignment, and get sq...
February 20, 2014
Challenge Day 47: Five-Minute Bathroom Cleaning Routine
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 20, 2014What's the secret to an always-clean bathroom? A daily cleaning routine!
Today in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge, consider how to keep your bathrooms clean on a daily basis.
The easiest solution is to craft a simple, 5-minute bathroom cleaning routine to keep grime at bay.
Create your own personalized routine--or use our example--to keep bathrooms fresh!
Today's Assignment
Create a Daily Bathroom Cleaning Routine
The bathroom is one room in the house w...
February 19, 2014
Challenge Day 46: Manage the Medicine Chest
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 19, 2014When family members fall ill, they call for "Dr. Mom" ... so today, we're headed to the medicine chest.
We'll consider the proper location for the family's store of nutritional supplements, prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
After decluttering the medicine chest, we'll decide how to dispose of expired medications safely. Ready? We're making for the medicine chest in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge!
Today's Assignment:
Manage the Medicine Ches...
February 18, 2014
Challenge Day 45: Take Stock of Towels
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 18, 2014Towels. They're daily companions at shower, tub and sink. Who doesn't love their thirsty softness after a hot bath?
Over time, however, towels become tattered, scattered and faded. What's the state of the towels in your organized home?
Today in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge, we'll make a check of the household's stock of towels. Is it time for a fresh new set?
Today's Assignment
Take Stock of Towels
Heading for the linen closet, it's time to take a cl...
February 17, 2014
Cut Clutter in the Bathroom: Easy as A-B-C!
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 17, 2014Location: a master bathroom in any suburban location. Goal: a clean, uncluttered space for personal care.
Home to grooming rituals and personal care chores--and heir to all sorts of oddments and obsessions--a master bathroom can hold surprises of all sorts.
Time to cut the clutter with a session of sorting, tossing and decision-making. A simple A-B-C concept will make short work of organizing the bathroom's limited space.
Tool time
As with any declutteri...
Challenge Day 44: Declutter the Master Bathroom
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 17, 2014As a center for personal care, the master bathroom attracts a special kind of clutter. What's living in your cabinets, shelves and drawers?
A good bathroom declutter session will promote products in daily use and give them a front-and-center home, while dispatching those "As Seen on TV" marvels.
Follow one master bathroom declutter, and learn the secrets of allocating scarce real estate in the bathroom today, in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge.
Today'...
February 16, 2014
Challenge Day 43: It's Bathroom Week!
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 16, 2014It's a new week in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge: we're headed to the bathrooms to bring them to a new level of order.
It's where we shower and shave, primp and prepare for the day. Are your bathrooms up to the job?
We'll tackle clutter, create a new level of clean, and organize bathroom storage this week in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge.
Today's Assignment:
Bathroom Week
It's the hardest-working room in the house: the bathroom. With limited space...
February 15, 2014
Challenge Day 42: Family Room Week Wrap-Up
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 15, 2014This week, we've worked on the household's gathering space: the family room. Time for a weekend wrap-up!
Today, take the last steps to clean, declutter and organize the family room.
Tomorrow, we'll tackle family bathrooms in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge, bringing these personal care areas to a squeaky clean state.
Today's Assignment:
Wrap Up Family Room Week
In the family room this week, we've brought order to the household's gathering space--and or...
February 14, 2014
Challenge Day 41: Coping with Children's Toys
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 14, 2014They're colorful, cute ... and scattered everywhere! Are children's toys taking over shared space in your family room?
With tiny pieces and a tendency to stray, children's playthings can create instant clutter in multi-use spaces. How to calm the chaos caused by children's toys?
To tame the toy monster, try these ideas for routines and storage to make peace with children's toys, in today's Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge assignment.
Today's Assignment:
Mak...
February 13, 2014
Challenge Day 40: Bring Order to Bookshelves
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 13, 2014In the family room, the bookcase must do multiple duty,
Whether it houses books, decor items or digital media, it's easy to overload family room bookshelves.
Today in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge, it's time to bring order to the bookshelves. Cut the clutter for a clean and organized home!
Today's Assignment:
Declutter and Organize Family Room Bookcases
Check out any family room, and you'll find that bookshelves hold a lot more than books! Stacks of...
