Friday, January 3, 2014

52-Week Organizing Challenge

OK, so I decided I wanted to challenge myself to organize my entire house within a year...every room...every corner...every surface...every cabinet/drawer/closet.  I need some motivation to keep this up, so I'm hoping if I can look back at my progress in writings and before and after pictures it will help. I also like having all my thoughts, inspiration and links where I found things saved in one place.

Okay, so here's my challenge-- I am sort of following this week by week, but at some point I may do a room out of order (kitchen or car before a kid's room).

Week 1 - Budget/menu planning/put away Christmas decorations.
(Create a budget system, menu planning and grocery list/shopping plan system).

Week 2 - Command Center and storage boxes for Expedit

Week 3 - Sort and purge toys/kids' books

Week 4 - Assess furniture in playroom, declutter shelves, relocate/repurpose.

Week 5 - Declutter any other areas in the playroom.

Week 6 - Wipe down/wash walls and baseboards.  Wash windows and windowsills. Touch up paint, paint baseboards and door. (playroom)

Week 7 - Repaint toy box and kid table. 

Week 8 - Add kids' art/wall decor.

Week 9 -  Organize shelves/purge unwanted items (office).

Week 10 - Paint walls (office).

Week 11 -  Get rid of desk, add new desk- paint and paint shelves.

Week 12 -  Storage bins for office.

Week 13 -  Reorganize O's therapy folder.  File papers/create file system.

Week 14 - Closet (office).

Week 15 - Windows/blinds (office).

Week 16 - Declutter shelves in laundry room and make storage bins.

Week 17 -  Wash down walls, baseboards, washer and dryer; make new laundry detergent.

Week 18 -  Pallets with under baskets; new wall art.

Week 19 -  Sort clothes in the boys' room.

Week 20 -  Wipe down walls, windows and blinds, repaint (boys' room).

Week 21 -  Organize closet (boys' room).

Week 22 -  Repair drawers under bed (boys' room).

Week 23 -  Sort clothes (Z's room).

Week 24 -  Paint desk. (Z's room).

Week 25 -  Wash walls, windows, blinds.  Repaint. (Z's room).

Week 26 -  Sort and purge, storage bins and toy storage for hall bath.

Week 27 - Wipe down walls and cabinets/touch up walls. Repaint baseboards.

Week 28 - Reline cabinet/drawers, stock up supplies, first-aid kit.

Week 29 -  Sort clothes (master room).

Week 30 - Repurpose/purge furniture (master room).

Week 31 -  Declutter (master room).

Week 32 - Paint (master room).

Week 33 - Purge, sort and storage bins (master bath).

Week 34 -  Replace shower door/other shower repairs/cabinet repairs/reline cabinets/stock (master bath).

Week 35 - Paint (master bath).

Week 36 -  Sort/purge/storage bins (master closet)

Week 37 -Finish up master closet.

Week 38 -  Declutter top of cabinets, top of fridge, and countertops (kitchen).

Week 39 -  Reline cabinets, organize cabinets (kitchen).

Week 40 -  Reline and organize drawers (kitchen).

Week 41 -  Sort pantry and organize.

Week 42 - Replace faucet, stove and dishwasher.

Week 43 - Baby gate.

Week 44 - Clean windows, blinds, and wipe down walls and pantry doors.

Week 45  - Repaint doors and baseboards (hallway).

Week 46 -  Repaint kitchen/hallway.

Week 47 -  Windows/blinds/walls (living room).

Week 48 -Paint baseboards (living room/hallway).

Week 49 -Clean tile, grout, carpet and reseal grout.

Week 50 - Front yard

Week 51 - Backyard

Week 52 - Car

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