The pre tasks are a series of activities that you will need to complete to help you be ready and prepared for the 20 days, such as creating a routine you can follow during the 20 days and beyond, putting together a cleaning bucket so you have all products needed for each of the cleaning tasks etc.
ACCESSING LINKS AND DOWNLOADS
You will see throughout the challenge that I share additional links back to The Organised Housewife blog as well as downloadable printables. To open the link for more tips or to download the files simply click on the link and they will take you to view further information or to open downloads. These links are pink text like this.
WHAT TO EXPECT EACH DAY OF THE CHALLENGE?
Each day consists of the following tasks:
- Clean
- Organise
- Declutter
- New Habit
- 5 minutes only
The 5 minute only task doesn’t need to be completed each day. This task is for when you mmay beon the phone, or have a few spare minutes to tidy up an area. Please don’t spend too much time on this, 5 minutes max!!
WHAT IF I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TIME?
I know that everybody has different aged or number of children, schedules or work commitments so please adapt these tasks around your time and family. If you are not able to complete one of them that is perfectly OK, it can be finished at a different time.
WHY 20 DAYS?
A 4 week period is a good starting block to get your home under control. I have set tasks for five out of the seven days each week. I don’t believe in cleaning every single day, we need to take time out (weekends or a days of your choice) to spend time with family and enjoying the outdoors. Please do not feel pressured to complete all the day’s task in the one day, if you can’t that’s fine, push this 20 days to 40 days if you need. Make this challenge work around your schedule.
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Soooo excited about this challenge…….. I have so much stuff I don’t use and nothing is organised. BRING IT ON!
Yay, pleased to have you join us Katrina!
Thanks Kat for doing this just when I needed it. I have been feeling overwhelmed since my husband left and this is just what I need. Can’t wait to get started!
It will help you get your home under control Marie, and hopefully help you to put all the memories behind 🙂
Hi Kat, WOndering if you could send me a link of Facebook for the group please 🙂
Hi Emily, have you managed to get into the facebook group yet?
Hi, my first task is to clean out my laundry cupboards so that I know what cleaning products I already have. So many products never used !
Great idea Susanne
Hi Kat, just joined and really looking forward to getting my house sorted. We three young kids, 7, 4 & 2 and running a business from home, I just don’t seem to get as much time as I would like to on housework and sorting out my mess. Doesn’t help when I am a hoarder 🙁
Welcome Lisa, hope you can find some tips in the challenge that will help you
I’ve just joined and I’m both scared and nervous! I work fulltime, study fulltime and play highly competitive spot. I have 2 kids and am a single mum; we live with my sister who is a massive help to me. BUT, I do 95% of the cooking and cleaning in the house and it is always out of control. I desperately need help to get it all in order and lots of tips about how to get other people to help me, because they just don’t!
Looking forward to getting started.
you have a lot going on Cassie, but don’t put too much pressure on yourself to get through everything, you can pick only one task out of the few and extend this to a 40 days.
Hi Kat,
I’ve just signed up, got my folder ready and am sorting my cleaning kit. As part of this are you including meal planning and finances?
Thank you!
There is a part about meal planning, but not finances, sadly couldn’t fit everything in to the 20 days.
My facebook email is different to the email I signed up with, but I think I am the only bec sendt on facebook, please add me when you get a chance, ta!
Hi Bec, can you email me challenge (at) theorganisedhousewife.com.au with your right email address and I’ll send you the invite. Or friend this profile: https://www.facebook.com/theorganisedhousewife
I don’t have access to the Facebook group. Looking forward to making best use of this challenge. I have three boys, all under three, and the youngest being four months. I love and long for an organized house, it’s a must in a house full of kids. And I am willing to work hard !!
I’ll send out another round of invites this morning Tanuj, otherwise I have been managing to keep on top of answering all the comments here on the website.
I so need this at the minute! I just feel as if life has taken over me and can’t wait to get a bit of order back. Thank you so much for providing the resources to help me xx
You are very welcome Catherine, I am looking forward to helping you gain back that control of your home! xx