Day 23: You Choose Remember back on Day 2 of the challenge when you created a list of trouble spots? Hopefully by now we have addressed many of those through this challenge, but it's likely that [...]
Day 17: Deep Clean Floors I'm able to vacuum over spots on the carpet without really even noticing them. That is, until I'm vacuuming just before guests are expected. Then suddenly I realize I’ve got more [...]
Day 16: Declutter the Guest Room Today’s challenge is to prepare for overnight guests. Even if you are not expecting guests at this time, getting your home guest-ready will mean you can easily extend an invitation [...]
Day 15: Declutter Disposable Party Supply Goods If you are entertaining during this holiday season, spend time decluttering your paper plates and napkins, plastic cups and plastic silverware. Estimate your number of guests and add the [...]
Welcome to the simplify 101's blog Creative Organizing. If you're new to our blog, we're in the middle of a 28-day series of blog posts designed to help you get your home holiday-ready. If we start today, [...]
Day 12: Clean the Oven and Cook Top Have you noticed we’ve been spending a lot of time in the kitchen during this challenge? For good reason! For one thing, we definitely have kitchens on the [...]
Day 10: Wash the Windows This is one job that I tend to procrastinate on, but it’s also one of the most satisfying chores to me. I love when the windows are clean! It really does [...]
Day 9: Clean and Organize Your Fridge & Freezer I think through the planning of my holiday meals, no problem. What I never seem to take into account is where I’m going to store all the [...]
Day 8: Clean Behind Your Stove and Refrigerator If it’s been a while since you scooted your big kitchen appliances out to clean underneath them, today’s the day. (Or at a minimum, today is the day [...]
Day 7: Wash Light Fixtures and Lampshades This time of year where we live means shorter days, so I find myself wanting to do whatever I can to bring more light into our home. Washing light [...]