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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Ok, I’ve signed up!
I am still away on holidays, but I will get onto my tasks tomorrowwhen I get home – I’m just happy to get started
Wonderful! Looking forward to seeing your before and after pics.:)
Hi Kat,
What do I need to do please to receive the emails again for this next round beginning tomorrow? I haven’t received the Pre-challenge tasks by email so not sure what I need to do. I love the emails because I feel it holds me more accountable – at least for the first few days 😉 TIA
So I hope you are able to helped pole think laterally. I’m a working mum and I do looong hours. Minimum 12/13 hrs 3 days a week sometimes more. Two kids. Plus a lanky husband/child. Plus my numbers of animals. You probably don’t want to know. I love my disconnected family and want to do the best for them but my house comes last. Which I hate because I am embarrassed to have people over. So well we are recluses really ?. Will be so glad to change my situation. By the way I have an autistic son whom we do at least 40 to 60 hrs training weekly. And I am studding as well. Hoping you can help
So I’m guessing a Facebook page things is coming
Kat – I was in round 1. How do I order the download package for the special price – I think you said $50 ?? I can’t find any appropriate link. Thanks! Elspeth Wissner
Hi Kat, I’m still waiting to be accepted into the Facebook page?
Hi Jenny, I have just emailed you 🙂
After doing the pre-challenge tasks and making good use of the kids on school holidays, in 2 days we have thrown 3 large rubbish bags into the rubbish and 1 large bag of my sons clothes to a friend!
Bring on Week 1!!
Wow Megan that is an awesome start, so motivating!!!
Hello Kat, I’m going to be about 3 weeks behind as I leave to go to Norfolk Island this Wednesday. Hopefully I can catch up abit when I get back. Thanks Michelle ☺
Hi Michelle, ooh that sounds like bliss, I hope you have a great time away. I’ll be here when you get back if you have any questions 🙂
In the package I purchased, it included access to a facebook page for the challenge. How do I access this please?
Sorry! Just read the email which has answered my question.
Lol, all good 🙂
Hi Amanda, I just went through and added the premium and deluxe members, I do it once a day. I remember seeing your email with the cute panda address 🙂 Check your facebook notifications, or facebook should send you an email. It only allows me to send one invite, so if you don’t find it please email me and let me know 🙂
Thank you. I’m under an alias on FB. My name is Blue Ted! ?
Did you get into the group successfully Amanda? 🙂
It says admin is waiting for approval!
All done, thank you!
there are 15 odd sox that have been sitting on my kitchen table for 10 days. Please tell me they will be gone by the end of this course!
Presuming they are clean, I would say put them in a rag pile and use them to clean walls, skirting boards or blinds. I find it so much easier to pop the sock on my hand and then glide hand over the walls and blinds, using some of the all purpose cleaner 🙂