We have finally come to the end on this challenge. Below is a summary of how it went:
Sundays was Home Blessing and inspection day.
Mondays were for Laundry.
Tuesdays was self care day.
Wednesday’s were for making our kitchens sparkle.
Thursday’s was wardrobe day, bringing out our personal style.
On Fridays, we planned our meals and went grocery shopping.
On Saturdays, we simply had fun.
Thank you for participating.
Cheers!
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.
2. Plan how you will destress and have fun tomorrow, either by yourself or with family and friends.
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).
4. General cleaning and mopping of the house including bathrooms and toilet. Spend your weekend in a clean house. Also tomorrow is for resting, not working.
“Spend your life with the people who even make going to the grocery store an adventure.” – Unknown
Cheers!
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.
“Understate—or as Valentina said, ‘diminish.’ Let your face be more important than your costume. If you think you may be wearing too much jewelry, you are. Ask your husband how he thinks you look. If he says, ‘That’s a lovely dress,’ try again. What he should say is, ‘You look lovely!” – Joan Crawford
Cheers!
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 kitchen cabinets, freezer, refrigerator and pantry for 15 minutes (or less) each
2. Scrub your kitchen sink with scouring powder or baking soda. Flush with water and then wash again with regular dish soap. Your sink will be sparkling and smell fresh. Clean under the sink as well
3. Clean the four (4) sides of your cooker and all kitchen appliances (freezer, refrigerator, oven, microwave, etc) inside and out
4. Replace worn out cutlery, glassware and dishes with your best ones that you’ve been storing away somewhere. You have only one life, use your best things today.
“If you can organise your kitchen, you can organise your life.” – Louise Parrish
Cheers!
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)
“Just when you feel you have no time to relax, know that this is the moment you most need to make time to relax.” – Matt Haig
Cheers!
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(s) with a good toilet soap and disinfectant
“Perfectionism means that you try not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life is being lived.” – Anne Lamott
Cheers!
P.S.: If you work a 9 to 5 job, your greatest asset will be to learn how to divide work into smaller chunks, but they must get done regardless.
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. House Inspection: Go round your house and inspect walls, corners and places you do not see on a regular basis. You’re looking out for cracks, openings, leakages, cobwebs, clutter and dirt. Note the discrepancies down so you can address them during the course of the week.
2. Home Blessing: While you are doing (a) above, bless you home. Pray for every area of your home and everyone who steps foot in it. Come against domestic accidents and evil influences in every area. Speak love, peace and joy into your home, in the name of Jesus.
“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.”
– Abraham Lincoln
Cheers.
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. Have fun by yourself, with your family or your friends. 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
– Have a cookout
– Invite a friend over for tea
– Organize a dinner party
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, stay in bed longer and enjoy the day. Your life will be happier and so much less stressful.
“Sometimes, the most productive thing that you can do is to step outside and do nothing… relax and enjoy nature.” – Melanie Charlene
Cheers!
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.
2. Plan how you will destress and have fun tomorrow, either by yourself or with family and friends.
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).
4. General cleaning and mopping of the house including bathrooms and toilet. Spend your weekend in a clean house. Also tomorrow is for resting, not working.
TIPS FOR HOMEMAKERS WHO WORK 9-5 JOBS
1. Still plan your meals for the coming week and go grocery shopping tonight or tomorrow morning
2. Ensure you do your general cleaning today even if you have to sleep late. You’ll have the whole day tomorrow to rest
3. Your decluttering may be moved to tomorrow, but don’t overdo it, stick to the time limit.
“These days, my idea of living dangerously is going grocery shopping without a list.” – Unknown
Cheers!
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.
TIPS FOR HOMEMAKERS WHO WORK 9-5 JOBS
1. Divide your clothing into two or three parts depending on how much of them you have.
2. Perform today’s tasks on one part. You’ll focus on the second part next week.
“Then she washed and dressed very attentively, putting on high-heeled court shoes, silk stockings, a black skirt and crisply ironed white blouse, because she was Viennese and one dressed properly even when one’s world had ended.” – Eva Ibbotson
Cheers!
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