Cynthia Ewer's Blog, page 68
February 12, 2013
Challenge Day 38: Manage Magazine Clutter
Surveying 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.
February 10, 2013
Challenge Day 36: It's Family Room Week!
It'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.
February 9, 2013
Challenge Day 35: Dining Room Week Wrap-Up
This week, we dove 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.
February 8, 2013
Challenge Day 34: Tabletop Check
The 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!
February 7, 2013
Challenge Day 33: Declutter Table Linens
Colorful 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!
February 6, 2013
Challenge Day 32: Clearing Crafts Clutter
The 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.
February 5, 2013
The ABCs of Household Paper Management
By Cynthia Ewer
Editor, Organized Home
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The tax man cometh, and cometh soon! Do you know where your tax records are?
Chances are, they're swimming in a stack of paper ... somewhere.
Rafts of paper flood into the average home each day. The mailbox discharges letters and bills and bank statements. Briefcases explode with professional journals, pay stubs and calendars. School backpacks unload children's artwork, meeting notices and sports schedules.
Paper clutter costs money, time and stress. A...
February 3, 2013
Challenge Day 29: It's Dining Room Week
It's a new week in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge: we're diving into dining areas with Dining Room Week.
The dining room table is a busy center of family life. It's where the family eats--and does a whole lot more. This week, we'll declutter, deep-clean and organize the dining room or dining area, and tackle any associated activity centers.
Ready? Time to bring order to the dining room in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge!
February 2, 2013
Challenge Day 28: Kitchen Week Wrap-Up
This week, we've kicked it in the kitchen, cleaning and organizing everything from the counters to the pantry. Time for a weekend wrap-up!
Today, take the last steps to clean, declutter and organize kitchen and food storage areas.
Next week, we dive into the dining room in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge, so clear the decks in the kitchen today!
February 1, 2013
Challenge Day 27: The Magic of Menu Planning
How to save on grocery bills, week in and week out?
Hint: the answer isn't couponing. It's not refunding. It's menu planning.
Smart shoppers know that the menu planning process keeps costs down at the supermarket--and cuts time in the kitchen each day. Today, we'll review the basics of menu planning in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge.
Ready? Set? Plan!
