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January 26, 2014
Challenge Day 22: Kitchen Week
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on January 26, 2014It's a new week in the Cleaning Grand Plan 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 Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge.
Ready? Let's get cooking!
Today's Assignment:
Kitchen Week
It's the heart of the home, a place for mingling and meal preparation, food...
January 25, 2014
Challenge Day 21: Living Room Week Wrap-Up
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on January 25, 2014Living 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 Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge moves into the kitchen and pantry.
Time to get organized in food preparation and storage areas? Join us tomorrow for Kitchen Week!
Today's Assignment:
Wrap Up Entryway Week
Living Room Week in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge has gone by quickly. How are you doing...
January 24, 2014
Challenge Day 20: Making Sense of Household Scents
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on January 24, 2014Standing 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.
Today's Assignment:
Making Sense of Household Scents
Life indoors? It can get pretty smelly in...
January 23, 2014
Challenge Day 19: Light Up the Living Room
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on January 23, 2014Floors 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 Cleaning Grand Plan 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.
Today...
January 22, 2014
Challenge Day 18: Control "Clicker" Clutter
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on January 22, 2014They'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.
Today's Assignment:
Corral Clicker Clutter
Checking out entertainment areas, it's hard to avoid remote controls...
January 21, 2014
Challenge Day 17: Declutter Living Room Decor
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on January 21, 2014The 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.
Today's Assignment
Declutter Decorative Items
When it comes to...
January 20, 2014
Challenge Day 16: Life in the Living Room
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on January 29, 2014At 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.
In other homes, the living...
January 19, 2014
Challenge Day 15: It's Living Room Week
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on January 19, 2014It's a new week in the Cleaning Grand Plan 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.
Today's Assignment:
Living Room Week
It's the room where the family gathers, entertains and relaxes: the living room.
Thi...
January 18, 2014
Challenge Day 14: Entryway Week Wrap-up
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on January 18, 2014Entryway / 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!
Today's Assignment:
Wrap Up Entryway Week
This first "working" week of the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge has g...
January 17, 2014
Challenge Day 13: Keep Tabs on the Keys
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on January 17, 2014Answer 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 Cleaning Grand Plan 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.
Today's Assignment:
Give Keys a Home ... and a Habit
The humble key ring. It's one of our most int...
