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Challenge Day 88: Let the Light Shine
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on April 2, 2014Nightfall comes ... and on come the lights! Today in the Cleaning Challenge, it's time to assess outdoor illumination. Take a good look at the light fixtures on...
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Challenge Day 89: What's Your Number?
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on April 3, 2014Focusing on the front porch this week in the Cleaning Challenge, it's time to ask, "What's your number?" Can your house number be seen clearly from the roadway...
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Challenge Day 90: Be Ready For Guests
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on April 4, 2014When the doorbell rings, will you be ready?This week in the Cleaning Challenge, we've freshened the front porch ... and now, it's time to prepare to welcome...
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Challenge Day 91: Front Porch Week Wrap-Up
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on April 5, 2014This week, our focus has been on the front porch: the place where home meets world. Today, wrap up any remaining items to bring a fresh feeling to the front...
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Challenge Day 92: Finish-Up Week
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on April 6, 2014You've made your lists, and checked them twice ... but life still got in the way?Welcome to Finish-Up Week at the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge! This final week...
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Challenge Day 93: Celebrate Your Success
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on April 7, 2014Get-organized plans, like the Cleaning Challenge, can be great motivators, but for many folks, they create a problem: the idea of being "behind".It's common to...
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Challenge Day 94: Spruce Up Household Routines
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on April 8, 2014Reaching the end of the Cleaning Challenge, it's natural to want to keep all the cleanliness and order ... all the time. How to achieve this goal? In a word:...
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Challenge Day 96: Minimum Maintenance
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on April 9, 2014In yesterday's Cleaning Challenge, we took a look at household routines: those things we do daily, weekly, monthly and seasonally to keep the household clean and...
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Challenge Day 97: Keep Clutter From Coming Back
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on April 10, 2014Getting a grip on clutter is only the first step. How do you keep it from coming back?This week in the Cleaning Challenge, we've considered cleaning routines...
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Challenge Day 98: Get Frugal, Get Organized
Posted by Cynthia Ewer on April 11, 2014Here's a little challenge, now that it's yard sale season: try to find a yard sale without a stock of organizing products for sale.Too often, we start a...
View ArticleCleaning Challenge Day 39: 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...
View ArticleCleaning 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 New Year Cleaning Challenge,...
View ArticleCleaning 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...
View ArticleCleaning 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...
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Cleaning Challenge Day 43: It's Bathroom Week!
It's a new week in the New Year Cleaning 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...
View ArticleCleaning 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...
View ArticleCleaning 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...
View ArticleCleaning 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...
View ArticleCleaning Challenge Day 47: Five-Minute Bathroom Cleaning Routine
What's the secret to an always-clean bathroom? A daily cleaning routine!Today in the New Year Cleaning Challenge, consider how to keep your bathrooms clean on a daily basis.The easiest solution is to...
View ArticleCleaning Challenge Day 48: A Clean Shower, Fast and Cheap
It'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...
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