August 24, 2014
Start Here. FREE September 2014 FREE Cleaning + Organizing Calendar
Happy September! If you’ve been working through the Start Here. calendar since January I hope you’ve met successes and made some oodles of progress in your home. If you’re new here, check out the first post in this series for a little more explanation.
What’s behind the success of any clean and organized home?
Consistency and follow through.
This series Start Here. is a great place to start (and finish) because without starting something, you’ll never finish anything. Don’t get bogged down in the every day messiness that is life, you have to start somewhere to get anywhere and that’s what we’re doing today. If you are completely overwhelmed or just a little overwhelmed, start with a little bit every day – set your timer for 10-15 minutes and just do what you can on the list. It’ll get a little bit easier every day and every week – just keep at it and you’ll be making progress in no time!
Ready? We all have to start somewhere – let’s Start Here.
Here’s a little infographic that explains the cleaning and organizing schedule…
Want to join in on the fun? Grab a FREE cleaning and organizing calendar for September (this is free in my shop– if you prefer Googledocs, you can go here to grab it) and give it a go. Follow along all month for motivational posts and tips to keep up with the daily and weekly tasks.
Need a little more explanation? Here’s a post on Weekly Cleaning Tasks and a post on Daily Cleaning Tasks. I’ve/we’ve covered a lot of cleaning and organizing ground – you can go here to see all the posts in this series.
(If you like this calendar style, you’ll love The Streamlined Life Series in my shop!)
Come see my BRAND NEW products and updated look – the Everyday Line– it’s so simple and perfect for this busy time of the year!
Ashlee Says
I absolutely love all of your posts and tips for cleaning/organizing! I’m wondering if you have any advice for people who do shift work? I find it so hard to keep my house clean and organized when I am basically doing nothing but working for 4-5 days at a time. The last thing I feel like doing is spending the majority of my days off cleaning. Maybe this could be a future post? Thanks and keep up the great work!
Leana Says
I am wondering if you have a blank september 2014 cleaning orgranizing celendar?
Becky Says
Post authorI have a new cleaning planner in the shop with blank/editable calendars:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/200135193/clean-mamas-everyday-cleaning-planner-48?ref=shop_home_feat_4
Tammie Says
I tried to print the September calendar from Google Docs but only part of the calendar prints on one page. It won’t print the whole calendar on one page. Has anyone else had this problem or is it just me?
Becky Says
Post authorI haven’t had anyone with that problem – I’ll email you the pdf – that should work 🙂
Sara R. Says
Hello. I just came across your site today and I love all of the tips and printables, etc., you are posting! I found this at just the right time, so thank you!
I tried printing the September calendar from Google Docs twice and both times it printed just blurred outlines. Is anyone else having this problem?
Becky Says
Post authorThanks Sara! Make sure that you have the latest version of Adobe Reader and don’t have it in preview 🙂
Elisabeth Says
I tried 4 times:) I keep getting blurred lines as well….Adobe Reader is downloaded and up to date…anybody else have any ideas??
Becky Says
Post authorMake sure you aren’t viewing in “preview’ mode – I’m 99.999% sure that’s what the issue is. Feel free to email me for additional help!
Elisabeth Says
Ok I’m not sure how I did it:) but I played around and got it to print. I’m am just not very computer savvy…thanks. Looking forward to using the forms and following your blog.
Rebekah Says
I tried to print with Google docs and the words within squares did not print (just blurred ink lines). SO, I tried to do it through your store and the same thing happened when I downloaded the form. I was not in preview. Any ideas? By the way, new to your site and love it!
Becky Says
Post authorThanks Rebekah!
I just emailed it to you 🙂
Teresa Says
What is a catch-allday?
Becky Says
Post authorA day to catch up!