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February 12, 2014
Challenge Day 39: Manage Magazine Clutter
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 12, 2014Surveying the family room, do you find mounds of magazines ... everywhere?
Periodicals like magazines and newsletters are great fun to browse, but have a marked propensity to descend into clutter, and that right quickly.
Today in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge, try these tips to get a grip on magazine clutter in your organized home.
Today's Assignment:
Manage Magazine Clutter
A fresh issue of your favorite magazine brings a welcome lift to the day, but...
February 11, 2014
Challenge Day 38: Manage Magazine Clutter
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 11, 2014Surveying the family room, do you find mounds of magazines ... everywhere?
Periodicals like magazines and newsletters are great fun to browse, but have a marked propensity to descend into clutter, and that right quickly.
Today in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge, try these tips to get a grip on magazine clutter in your organized home.
Today's Assignment:
Manage Magazine Clutter
A fresh issue of your favorite magazine brings a welcome lift to the day, but...
Challenge Day 39: Turf Old Entertainment Technology
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 11, 2014In recent decades, entertainment technology has changed at a rapid pace.
Does your family room contain successive layers of old technology? In an age of streaming media, it's time to release the jumble of outdated entertainment formats.
Today in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge, we'll consider ideas to turf the "old tech" clutter from family room shelves.
Today's Assignment:
Tackle "Old Technology" Entertainment Clutter
Reporters often ask me why today's...
February 10, 2014
Wipe Out! Make Your Own Cleaning Wipes
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 10, 2014Who doesn't love commercial cleaning wipes?
They're wickedly convenient--but also wickedly expensive and often contain harsh chemicals.
The alternative: make your own refillable cleaning wipes!
Homemade cleaning wipes are easy to make, economical, and contain only those cleaning agents you select. Use them in the kitchen, the bathroom, or for cleaning windows.
Put homemade cleaning wipes to work for you in your organized home with our easy instructions...
Challenge Day 37: Clever Containment Ideas
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 10, 2014Hardworking multi-purpose areas like the family room benefit from a core principle of clutter control: containment.
Using open containers to group and store stray objects keeps order in a busy space.
Consider ideas for clutter containment today in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge
Today's Assignment:
Clever Containment Ideas for the Family Room
No matter how spacious the house, it's unlikely you’ll be able to stow everything you own behind closed doors. E...
February 9, 2014
Challenge Day 36: It's Family Room Week!
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 9, 2014It's a new week in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge: the Family Room takes center stage.
For many of us, the family room is the hard-working hub of daily life. It's where we meet, eat, watch television, do homework, read and relax.
To bring order to the family room, we'll declutter, deep-clean and organize it this week in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge.
Today's Assignment:
Family Room Week
At any hour of the day, where do you find the family? In the fa...
February 8, 2014
Challenge Day 35: Dining Room Week Wrap-Up
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 8, 2014This week, we headed into the dining room, cleaning and organizing our family's dining space. Time for a weekend wrap-up!
Today, take the last steps to clean, declutter and organize the dining room and dining area.
Tomorrow, we kick off Family Room Week in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge, where we'll bring a new order to the household's center of family life.
Today's Assignment:
Wrap Up Dining Room Week
In the dining room this week, we've cut clutter, c...
February 7, 2014
Challenge Day 34: Tabletop Check
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 7, 2014The groundhog has come and gone and seen his shadow ... maybe. Spring is on the horizon!
Will you be ready to set a pretty table for holiday meals, parties or family celebrations?
Today in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge, it's time to make a tabletop check. Be ready to celebrate in your organized dining room!
Today's Assignment:
Tabletop Check
Preparing a holiday meal can be busy and stressful--and Easter morning is no time to realize that your best tabl...
February 6, 2014
Challenge Day 33: Declutter Table Linens
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 6, 2014Colorful table linens bring a special spark to the dining room ... if you can find them!
What's the state of the table linens stored in your home? Are your favorites hidden beneath a crowd of crumpled interlopers?
Today, it's time to declutter napkins, placements and tablecloths. Keep the best, toss the rest for an organized home!
Today's Assignment:
Declutter Table Linens
Who doesn't love a fresh set of table linens? A striking tablecloth, soft napkins or...
February 5, 2014
Challenge Day 32: Clearing Crafts Clutter
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on February 5, 2014The dining table? It's a wide-open space that invites lots of uses--and for many families, it's a favorite spot to work on crafts projects.
Sewing or quilting, papercrafts or kids' projects, the table houses them all, along with the snips and scraps they leave behind.
How to keep order on the crafts front? Try these ideas to tame crafts clutter in the dining area today in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge.
Today's Assignment:
Controlling Crafts Clutter i...
