Cynthia Ewer's Blog

Will Santa be visiting your house this year? Time to sort out the short stuff!

This week, we focus on kids’ rooms for deep-cleaning, decluttering and organizing so that there’s room to spare for holiday gifts.

Our holiday prep assignments include assembling freezer meals, working on hand-crafted gifts, and continuing to buy gifts and holiday supplies.

Ready? Let’s get organized with the Holiday Grand Plan!

Week Five sees us into the master bathroom and linen closets for Master Bathroom Week at the Holiday Grand Plan.

We’ll clean and organize personal care and linen storage areas, and continue working on seasonal clothing plans.

Holiday prep continues to move forward on to-make and to-buy gifts, and includes a wardrobe check for kids.

Ready? Let’s get organized with Master Bathroom Week at the Holiday Grand Pla...

Week Four of the Holiday Grand Plan sees us move into the master bedroom to deep-clean and cut clutter, creating a serene and peaceful refuge for the busy days ahead.

As the season changes, we rout out the closet and organize clothing.

Our holiday prep tasks center on home-made gifts, and we’ll begin budgeting “to-buy” items week-by-week.

Ready? Let’s get organized with the Holiday Grand Plan!

Welcome to Week Three of the Holiday Grand Plan: Entry/Foyer Week!

This week, we tackle deep-cleaning and decluttering our entryway or foyer, to create a welcoming entrance to the home for holiday guests.

Holiday prep chores focus on baking and kitchen as we plan our baked goodies and start stocking up for holiday meals. More printable forms help our Holiday Grand Plan notebooks grow.

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Week Two? It’s all about questions during Question Week in the Holiday Grand Plan!

During this week, we’ll continue making lists and planning our holiday. We’ll get in touch with our values through important questions.

In the cleaning component, we tackle the living room, decluttering and deep-cleaning to prepare for holiday entertaining.

Ready? Let’s get organized with the Holiday Grand Plan!

Week One is List Week at the Holiday Grand Plan!

During this week, we kick off holiday prep with lists, lists and more lists. We’ll print helpful calendars and forms for Christmas organizing and begin to create a Christmas planner. 

This week’s cleaning focus is the front porch: We’ll clean and organize the area around the front door so that our home will be ready to welcome visitors during the holiday season.

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You’ve decided: this is the year you’ll celebrate the holiday season from a home that is clean, organized and ready for Christmas. You dream of holiday parties, overnight house guests, Christmas cookies, a decorated home and a calm and stress-free holiday season.There’s only one problem: right now, you’re living in domestic chaos. How to create a clean home for the holidays?

What’s the answer? You need a plan: the Holiday Grand Plan.

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Christmas is coming, holiday cards and letters fill the mailbox--and it's time to write your family's annual Christmas letter. 

Want your letter to stand out from the crowd? Looking for ways to spice up the same-old, s...

Week Nine at the Holiday Grand Plan, Pantry Week, finds us still in the kitchen. We’re cleaning, organizing and preparing for holiday cooking.

This week, we focus on food storage, the pantry and any additional closets. Taking time to declutter, deep-clean and organize these storage areas will pay off when holiday baking begins.

Holiday prep chores this week see us begin to address Christmas cards, continue to wo...