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littlemissmartypants

(25,483 posts)
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:57 PM Mar 2020

30 Day De-Cluttering / Cleaning Challenge

Looking for something to do while we're "Social Distancing?" How about the 30 Day De-Cluttering / Cleaning Challenge?



https://www.thekeeperofthecheerios.com/2019/01/30-day-de-cluttering-cleaning-challenge.html?fbclid=IwAR2mAgpXDGVlTEBlWmeiOiePWJlanSy72e4JZQwN_Ufl6F91OyXWWt5-TXE

Since the first of the year has now come and past its time to get your house back in tip top shape and with spring fast approaching it is a great time to begin. We love to get our house cleaned back up after the craziness of the holiday season but I hate feeling overwhelmed by the idea of everything that needs to be done, so what better way to get it all accomplished then just doing it in steps one day at a time. With this easy 30 Day De-Cluttering / Cleaning Challenge you will have your house back to being fresh and clean in no time.

30 Day De-Cluttering / Cleaning Challenge

Clean out your fridge
Clean out your pantry
Clean out your closet of things that you no longer wear
Empty your junk drawer
Go through your movie collection
Organize your Tupperware
Donate old books
Clean out your wallet
Clean out your purse
Clean out your makeup drawer and or bag
Clean out empty containers in the shower
Purge your bathroom cabinets
Go through your shoes (donate what doesn’t fit)
Organize your linen closet
Clean your car (inside and out)
Clean out your medicine/ toiletries cabinet
Clean/ organize 2 kitchen cabinets
Donate unused accessories – jewelry, hats, scarves etc.
Clean out and donate kids unused toys
Clean all blinds and walls
Organize and donate unused board games and electronics
Organize and discard cleaning supplies
Clean any remaining kitchen cabinets
Clean ceiling fan blades
Organize photos/ memorabilia
Clean out kids closets/ dresser (donate what no longer fits)
Clean baseboards and replace air vents/ filters
Clean out garage and or shed
Clean light fixtures
Clean and Organize any remaining parts of the house
Celebrate a job well done!

Printable version: PDF
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30 Day De-Cluttering / Cleaning Challenge (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 OP
Excellent! leftieNanner Mar 2020 #1
This is great. Thanks! Helps me organize, get started..it can be overwhelming! RestoreAmerica2020 Mar 2020 #2
A lot of those things will need their own month radical noodle Mar 2020 #3
Actually, since I live alone and really don't have PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #4
it's just so much WORK Skittles Mar 2020 #5
My house is a gargantuan task Freddie Mar 2020 #6
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2020 #7
I have been organizing photos for years!! LeftInTX Apr 2020 #8

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,727 posts)
4. Actually, since I live alone and really don't have
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 12:40 AM
Mar 2020

too many excess things, I ought to do this.

I have a cleaning service, because I HATE cleaning house, don't do a good job at it, and find the cost is money well spent. I've been out of town during the first 2 1/2 weeks of March, and my next scheduled cleaning is this coming Wednesday. Please, please, let it happen.

It is really easy to observe social distancing during the cleaning time, and none of you want to see what my place would look like if the cleaners can't come for an extended period. Although fortunately, none of you will get to see it.

Freddie

(9,693 posts)
6. My house is a gargantuan task
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 06:23 AM
Mar 2020

The Clothes Project is done, 7 big trash bags to put in those bins. Now to organize/pitch the kids rooms (it’s been 10 years since either of them lived here). Fridge and pantry after that. But the worst is the basement. When my in-laws died we got TONS of their stuff - books, knickknacks, etc. - because my BIL has a little house with no basement it all came here. Is there any market for encyclopedia sets from the 60s?

Response to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

LeftInTX

(29,999 posts)
8. I have been organizing photos for years!!
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 06:55 PM
Apr 2020

I hate it. It's never done.

The rest of the list is pretty manageable.

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