It's a New Year and you're looking for a fresh start. Take the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge, and welcome Spring to a clean and organized home.
Working week-by-week, the Challenge breaks down whole-house cleaning and decluttering into do-able weekly bites. With printable checklists and reminder messages, you'll stay on-track as you deep-clean, toss clutter, and organize each room or area of the home.
Ready? Let's work together to live clean and serene in 2013!
Challenge Day 49: Bathroom Week Wrap-Up
This week, the bathroom has taken center stage in the Cleaning Grand Plan. Time for a weekend wrap-up!
Today, take the last steps to clean, declutter and organize the household's bathrooms and personal care areas.
Tomorrow, the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge moves into the Master Bedroom, creating a clean and orderly place to rest and relax. More »
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 hard water deposits ... if you remember to use them.
Automatic shower cleaners are wickedly convenient--and wickedly expensive! Is there a way to keep a clean shower, fast and cheap?
Find out with today's Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge assignment, and get squeaky-clean for pennies! More »
Challenge Day 47: Five-Minute Bathroom Cleaning Routine
What's the secret to an always-clean bathroom? A daily cleaning routine!
Today in the Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge, consider how to keep your bathrooms clean on a daily basis.
The easiest solution is to craft a simple, 5-minute bathroom cleaning routine to keep grime at bay.
Create your own personalized routine--or use our example--to keep bathrooms fresh! More »
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! More »
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? More »
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. More »
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. More »
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. More »
