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Homemakers Challenge | Day 8

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Hi,

This challenge is to motivate and encourage you to eliminate chaos and clutter in your home and transform it to the clean and orderly place it’s supposed to be. Anyone (especially those who are not naturally organized like me) can join no matter what day we are on.

TODAY’S TASKS

1. Plan your meals for the coming week, make your grocery list and go shopping.

“I might have gone a little overboard today buying some new spices- I swear I can spend all day at the supermarket. I especially love the one in our neighborhood that brings in ingredients straight from the island. I get to walk the aisles and pick up herbs and peppers from all over the world, thinking of all the ways to remix my favorite dishes.” – Elizabeth Acevedo

2. Plan how you will destress and have fun tomorrow, either by yourself or with family and friends.

“Give yourself permission to not be perfect. Life’s too short, but you’re still young. Give up that iron-knuckle grip you have on excellence and just…have fun. For a change.” – Cherrie Lynn

3. Declutter, clean and arrange your books (or bookshelf), documents, old receipts, papers, stationary and the likes. Basically, anywhere you put papers, stationary or books should be attended to. Time: 15 minutes (+ extra 5 minutes if you anticipate any distractions).

“Never organize what you can declutter.” – Unknown

Cheers!

Homemakers Challenge | Day 7

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Hi,

This challenge is to motivate and encourage you to eliminate chaos and clutter in your home and transform it to the clean and orderly place it’s supposed to be. Anyone (especially those who are not naturally organized like me) can join no matter what day we are on.

TODAY’S TASKS

1. Declutter your wardrobe. Remove clothes that are worn out and ill fitting. Consider having a 10, 20 or 25 item wardrobe consisting of clothes you are confident wearing anywhere at anytime. Apply the same to your shoes, bags and accessories.

2. Take clothes that need to be mended to the tailor and shoes to the cobbler.

“Don’t Tempt Yourself to be Frumpy

Throw out any clothes that are overworn, damaged, or unflattering. There is no excuse for holding on to bad clothes: they serve no purpose. Even if you live alone, you shouldn’t wear them. Just think, if you don’t own one frumpy outfit, then you don’t have to worry about ever looking frumpy!”

Excerpt from : “Lessons from Madame Chic: 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris” by Jennifer L. Scott.

Cheers!

Homemakers Challenge | Day 5

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Hi,

This challenge is to motivate and encourage you to eliminate chaos and clutter in your home and transform it to the clean and orderly place it’s supposed to be. Anyone (especially those who are not naturally organized like me) can join no matter what day we are on.

TODAY’S TASKS

1. Take care of yourself. For example:

– Exfoliate or do a facial

– Shave overgrown hairs in private areas. Also shave hairs on your legs (if that’s your thing)

– Get your nails done

– Get your hair done. You could also rejuvenate or slightly alter the style you already have on

– Trim your eyebrows

– Go through a good magazine or small book

– Eat something different and a bit sophisticated for dinner

– Relax (yesterday’s tasks were tough, you deserve this)

“Sometimes we just need to put down our phones, close our eyes and take a few deep breaths. Ideas are often in flight patterns around our brains, just waiting for clearance to land.” – Sam Harrison

Cheers!

Homemakers Challenge | Day 4

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Hi,

This challenge is to motivate and encourage you to eliminate chaos and clutter in your home and transform it to the clean and orderly place it’s supposed to be. Anyone (especially those who are not naturally organized like me) can join no matter what day we are on.

TODAY’S TASKS

1. Remove your bedsheets and pillow cases for washing. Expose your mattress to air for at least 12 hours before covering it up with a clean sheet. Also vacuum or dust the surface, corners and edges of your mattress

2. Wash all your dirty clothes, towels bedsheets, etc. Also include table cloths and throw-pillow cases if you have those

3. Sweep or Vacuum and mop the floors (rooms, under the bed, parlour, kitchen, lobby)

4. Scrub the floors and walls in your bathrooms and toilets

5. Wash your toilet with a good toilet soap and disinfectant

“As for laundry, I might characterize it as approaching the moral realm; there are days when it seems a miracle to be able to make dirty things clean” – Kathleen Norris

Cheers!

Homemakers Challenge | Day 2

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“We are so busy watching out for whats just ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are.” – Bill Waterson

TASKS

1. Have fun with yourself, your family or your friends today. Ways you can have fun:

– Watch a movie

– Watch YouTube videos

– Go window shopping

– Eat out

– Play outdoor sports or games

– Play indoor board games

– etc

Try not to do any work today except you have really young children who cannot take care of themselves yet. Break the habit of piling house work for Saturdays. On Saturday, wake up late and enjoy the day and your life will be happier.

Cheers!