2016 Clean Home & Organizing Challenge Week 10 ~ Living Room & Entryway

Week 10 ~ This week we are going to be cleaning and organizing our living room & entryway. This is normally the first room your guests will walk into, and first impressions are everything. Just look around the room from your front door and start picking up and cleaning from there. In just 15 minutes a day, your entry and living room will be sparkling clean by the end of the week.

If you're just joining in, please read last week post here, where we cleaned our master bedroom. You can very easily catch up if you want to. Fifteen minutes a day is pretty manageable and when you set a timer and put a little "pressure" on yourself, you can get a lot done! We're still using #2016HowJenDoesItChallenge on Instagram, if you want to see every ones progress.

You can check out this weeks video from Jen, from HowJenDoesIt, here. For the next several weeks there will be a new challenge and video from Jen for different areas of the home. This seems extremely do-able. We can do it!!

• Monday ~ Declutter surface areas. Pick up and put away anything that doesn't belong in your living room and entryway. Throw away any trash, put away the mail and tidy up. Clean off those catch-all hot spots, where things tend to pile up. Fold up blankets, put away the shoes etc. Grab a box or basket and fill it up as you go with the things that need put away. You can do the same thing with things that need thrown away or donated.
• Tuesday ~ Coat closet. If you have a closet designated for your coats or games that is in the entryway or living room, go through it and get rid of anything that you don't wear anymore or anything that's worn out and needs tossed. Always check the pockets before you get rid of your coats. Wash or dry clean anything that needs cleaned as well. If you have a bunch of games that are missing pieces or you don't play anymore, toss or donate those too.
• Wednesday ~ Wipe down the front door, door knobs and closet door. Wipe down the baseboards and clean around the corners as well. 
• Thursday ~ Drawers. Today work on cleaning out the drawers in the entryway table, and in the media cabinet and end tables. Clean out and organize your movies and video games, and donate anything that you no longer use. Throw away any trash and put away anything that doesn't belong in those drawers.
• Friday ~  Vacuum the furniture and wash the windows. Also wipe down your light fixtures and knock down any cobwebs you see. 
• BONUS ~ Dust your furniture and vacuum/mop the floors.

I want this to be quick, so it's not overwhelming, and 15 minutes a day seem reasonable. If you need more than 15 minutes in an area, then of course take the extra time. This is just an easy way to clean a little each day and at the end, you're entire house will be done!

I am excited to continue this! Let me know if you plan on trying this too.