Cynthia Ewer's Blog, page 67
February 20, 2013
Challenge Day 46: Manage the Medicine Chest
When 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 Chest
It's Bathroom Week in the Cleaning Grand P...
February 19, 2013
Challenge Day 45: Take Stock of Towels
Towels. 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?
February 18, 2013
Challenge Day 44: Declutter the Master Bathroom
As 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.
Master Bathroom Declutter: Easy as A-B-C!
By Cynthia Ewer
Editor, Organized Home
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Location: 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.
February 17, 2013
Swing into Spring: Five Easy Ways to Welcome Warm Weather
By Cynthia Ewer
Editor, Organized Home
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Blooming bulbs and Spring breezes signal that warmer weather is on the way.
Sure, many of us will do an all-out session of Spring cleaning, but even small, simple jobs can bring the season's freshness inside.
Shake the winter doldrums out of your organized home with these five easy ideas to swing into Spring:
Challenge Day 43: It's Bathroom Week!
It'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.
February 16, 2013
Challenge Day 42: Family Room Week Wrap-Up
This 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 organized entertainment media, books and maga...
February 15, 2013
Challenge Day 41: Coping with Children's Toys
They'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.
February 14, 2013
Challenge Day 40: Bring Order to Bookshelves
In 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!
February 13, 2013
Challenge Day 39: Turf Old Entertainment Technology
In 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.
