Good morning friends. Welcome to week 13 of the Home Organizing Challenge. This week we are concentrating on Launch Pads. This is the place where you set your things down when you walk in the door, where you hang the family calendar & chore charts, store backpacks, leave your car keys, etc. It doesn’t need to be a big space. If you don’t have a “launch pad”, now’s a great time to create one for your family. You can set up a launch pad in your foyer, kitchen, garage, hallway or mudroom.
If this is your first time participating in the challenge, welcome! Each week, you will receive a new challenge & you will have 7 days to complete it. If you are not subscribed to my blog & want reminders for the weekly challenges, you can sign up here. The first thing you need to do is print out your 14 Week Schedule. You can hang it on your fridge and check it off as you go. Print it out here.
WEEK #13 CHECKLIST: (Print out the free Launch Pad checklist HERE)
- Keep
- Donate/sell
- Trash/Recycle
- Other Room
- Shoes
- Accessories
- Sort through everything in the space. Empty it completely as you go. Divide everything into the 6 bins listed above (or more if needed). Purge the items you no longer want, use, love or need. Get rid of as much clutter as you can.
- Vacuum or mop the floor
- Wash rugs
- Wipe down door, baseboards, doorknobs and switch plates
- Wipe down all shelving
- Dust lights
- Shoes
- Backpacks/Purses
- Keys
- Reusable Grocery Bags
- Umbrellas
- Calendars
- Jackets/Coats
- Cold Weather Accessories
- Dog walking items
- Chore Charts
- Electronic charging cords
Here are several blog posts that will inspire you to get your Launch Pads organized.
2. Garage Mudroom Organization
HOW TO SHARE:
Share your progress on Instagram using the hash tag #abfolorganizechallenge, blog about the weekly challenges – sharing your before and after pictures and/or share over at my Home Organization 101 group here. Hold yourself accountable and finish all 14 challenges!
NEW TO THE CHALLENGE?
If you are just joining us, visit the challenge details page here, to learn what it’s all about.
CHALLENGES:
Week 1: The Kitchen
Week 2: The Laundry Room
Week 3: The Pantry
Week 4: Master Bedroom
Week 5: The Office
Week 6: Living Room
Week 7: Bathrooms
Week 8: Playroom
Week 9: Dining Room
Week 10: Linen Closet
Week 11: Kids Closets
Week 12: Master Closet
HAPPY ORGANIZING!
I’ll see you back next week for our very last organizing challenge.
Tags: foyer organization, launch pad, mudroom, organization
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4 comments on “Home Organizing Challenge Week 13: Launch Pad”
Love your challenges, I think this will be the first time I try and keep up!!!
Great post! I definitely have to try these challenges – we’re trying to get a jump start on cleaning this spring and make it the whole year being organized. Hoping these challenges help us declutter!
I LOVE that you have a bin for ‘other room’. I find it really helps to put it in the ‘other room’ bin instead of getting lost around the house putting things away in the middle of a project!
We just created a launch pad/control center and I’m so glad! I’m still working out the kinks and figuring out just what we need (still missing a dry erase marker, argh!) but overall I’m thrilled with the result. I just need to file my “to file” folder more often!