No one I know dreams of doing the cleaning. 

Or, if they do, they’re having a nightmare. Some people have small regular cleaning chores they do on a daily basis with some heavier duty chores thrown in once a week. To help people who do this keep track, I created a very handy weekly house cleaning checklist.

Maybe you prefer to do some cleaning chores just once a year. Is Spring Cleaning on your radar? Do you dedicate a month to cleaning everything in your home? Maybe, you dedicate this month to doing extra cleaning like washing the windows, window screens, ceiling fans, outdoor furniture, and other things like that.

What if there was an easier way to ensure that everything in your home was thoroughly cleaned at least once during the year? Would you be open to trying it out?

My friend and business partner in the business we created together, Release Repurpose Reorganize, Jonda Beattie, has developed The Zone Plan. Every month she cleans one zone in her home. By the end of the year every zone in her home has been thoroughly cleaned. So, there’s no need to scurry around in April trying to clean her entire home. 

How does it work? Jonda assigns each zone in her home to a specific month. When that month comes around, she thoroughly cleans that zone – windows, blinds, fans, polishes furniture, and so on. She does this little by little over the course of the month.

What Zone is Jonda working on this month? Main bedroom and closet

Do you want to work alongside Jonda?

Register for the Clear Space for You virtual organizing group. 

Assign a Zone of your choosing or pick a different project to tackle. Diane is working on organizing email folders this month. 

This group meets on Zoom once a week. You decide if you want to meet on Mondays at noon (EDT) or Thursday evenings at 7pm (EDT).

New groups begin on Thursday, April 4th or Monday, April 8th. 

Books

Benji is a typical, active five-year-old little boy. He loves playing with all his toys in his room and sometimes creates a real mess! When his mother asks him to pick up his room, Benji is overwhelmed and doesn’t know how to begin. Benji’s mother helps him complete the job by breaking the project into small tasks that Benji is able to finish easily. Doing this teaches Benji how to get organized.

Basic principles of organizing included in this story:

• Break projects down into small steps
• Sort like with like
• Cull collections
• All belongings need a home
• Reward for completed tasks

Suzie is a typical, active five-year-old little girl. She loves playing with all her toys in her room and sometimes creates a real mess! When her mother asks her to pick up her room, Suzie is overwhelmed and doesn’t know how to begin. Suzie’s mother helps her complete the job by breaking the project into small tasks that Suzie is able to finish easily. Doing this teaches Suzie how to get organized.

Basic principles of organizing included in this story:

• Break projects down into small steps
• Sort like with like
• Cull collections
• All belongings need a home
• Reward for completed tasks

Filled Up & Overflowing was written to help you and your family members, friends, spouses, and loved ones find answers to questions and concerns about the safety and comfort of the “stuff” in their space.

Unlike other organizers and organizing books, this book is designed to support individuals who would prefer to work with professionals or loved ones who want to listen to them and discover their needs instead of being overwhelmed by the process – and the individual who genuinely wants to help.

Upcoming Events

The virtual class is recorded. If you like the topic but can’t attend live, register anyway. I will send you the recording after the class.

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Warm Regards,

Diane N. Quintana, CPO®, CPO-CD®