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Who is ready to get organized for 2016? Well, let’s get going! The Household Organization Diet is back!!!
Last year was actually the first year that I made it through the entire year of The Household Organization Diet. {If you have not heard of my Household Organization Diet before, begin with this post HERE}. Decluttering and deep cleaning one room at a time, I made a significant dent in getting our home completely decluttered of the items that we no longer need or use and coming up with some simple organization systems to keep it that way. I still have a few things to go over and some spaces to tweak here and there {and our basement storage room to tackle!}, but I am pretty happy with what we were able to accomplish. Even though things are not perfect, I feel like I have a good hold on our clutter and I have come up with some new habits to help me stay on top of things.
Whether you feel like your home is completely bursting at the seams or you just need a little trimming down in specific areas, The Household Organization Diet can work for you. This month by month plan will help you declutter, deep clean, and organize every area in your home in do-able, easy to follow steps. You can customize it however you would like or follow along with me. You might not get everything done – and that is totally okay. The key is to just begin…
Each month I will put out a new monthly calendar and to do list for you – you can print out the list that I will be using or print out a blank one and customize it for yourself. Throughout the month, I will post cleaning tips, organization projects, or other inspirational ideas to help you out with the room that we are working on. Even committing to doing one or two key tasks each month will get you that much closer to reaching your goal. Do as little or as much as you would like – just do something! 🙂
***UPDATED POSTS FOR 2016***
January Plan – The 31 Day Detox
February HOD – The Kitchen
March HOD – The Bathroom
April HOD – Office Spaces
May HOD – Outdoor Spaces
June HOD – Luandry Room and Entryways
July HOD – The Garage
September – Kids’ Bedrooms and Other Kids’ Spaces
October – The Master Bedroom
November – The Family Room
For those of you that would like to work ahead or just want to get some ideas for specific spaces, I have collected all of the monthly To-Do lists from last years posts and put them all below for you. The format will pretty much be staying the same this year with new calendars added, a few new checklists, and of course, lots of new inspiration for you!
JANUARY: The 31 Day Detox
FEBRUARY: How to Clean and Organize the Kitchen
MARCH: How to Clean and Organize the Home Office
APRIL : How to Clean and Organize the Bathrooms
MAY: How to Get Your Outdoor Spaces Summer Ready
JUNE: How to Clean and Organize the Laundry Room and Front Entry
JULY: How to Clean and Organize the Garage
AUGUST: How to Clean and Organize Kids’ Bedrooms
SEPTEMBER: How to Clean and Organize the Master Bedroom
OCTOBER: How to Clean and Organize the Basement {or other storage areas}
NOVEMBER: How to Clean and Organize the Family Room
So join me this year to get rid of all of that excess home weight! Not only will your home look better, but you will create a much more relaxing and peaceful space for you and your family to enjoy. Look for the 2016 January calendar and 31 Day Detox Plan tomorrow. YOU CAN DO THIS!!! 😉
Can’t wait for 2016, I’ll be a better me!
I am so excited to “work” with you on this project. I started in October of this year,hoping to have everything completed before it was time to put up the Christmas tree. What a shock I got, hardly got
our bedroom completed, and into our main bathroom. I am ready…let’s go girl!
Slow and steady wins the race! Honestly, I find that if I take my time with it, I do a much better job and find that what I have done is much more sustainable. You’ll get through it!
I am looking forward to starting the process. I am fairly organized but there is always room for improvement and there are areas that need extra care
There are definitely always areas of improvement and staying on top of things makes it so much easier!
I’m excited to get started! Hoping I can get my family involved as well!!!
Getting everyone involved is the best way to do it! Good luck!
So can’t wait to do this and dig out:)
Glad you are joining in!
I am SOOOO looking forward to doing the Organization Diet this year – not only am I planning on working at this, but enlisting the help of my hubby & kids; and also asked a few family members & friends to join me as well!! Looking forward to a cleaner, more organized 2016!!
Getting your family on board is definitely the best way to do it and should make it so much easier to maintain. Great habits to teach your kids too! Happy New Year! 🙂
I am so glad I found you. This is exactly what I need to get started. Baby steps so as not to get overwhelmed. thank you for sharing your plan!
Yes, I think the key is just to get started and focus on small areas if you have a lot to tackle. It can be done!!
We are SO busting at the seams! I cannot wait to get started on this!!
Glad you are joining in!
This looks like exactly the right project for little old disabled me. I’m overwhelmed with a too cluttered flat and no energy (no ‘spoons’) to work on it. All these challenges in 14 or 31 days just leave me frustrated and out of energy for weeks. Here’s to slow and steady!
PS. Do you think it could be possible to get a blank version of your “Final Daily Cleaning Routine” to create a personal version thereof, perhaps even editable for those of us who cannot write so well anymore? Ta!
Slow and steady is the way to go for me too! There is a blank version of the Daily Cleaning Routine here that you can fill in. They are just in JPEGS so if you wanted to type your plan you could go to a photo editor like Pic Monkey and just use the text tool to add your text to it. HOpe that helps!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1NqR9nHnp__Y3hQdl81NmN2T1k/edit
i’M LATE TO THE TASK (AS USUAL) but I’m anxious to get started. My house and life is a disaster!
No worries! It’s designed so you can start whenever. I hope it is helpful for you.
Do you have a 2016 February calendar available yet or am I just missing it?
Yes, it’s up. It goes out in a new post on the first of the month. Here’s the link…
https://www.cleanandscentsible.com/2016/02/clean-and-organize-the-kitchen-february-hod-printables.html
I just found your site, is there a place I can find January’s plan? Thanks!
Yes! Here’s the January plan – it’s a different format from the rest of the months to give you a little boost on the decluttering. 🙂
https://www.cleanandscentsible.com/2015/12/the-31-day-household-detox-2016.html
Liked and Pinned this, I can’t wait to start this process, and we will start with our whole family
Good luck! I hope it works for you!
Is the April printable for 2016 ready yet?
It went up this morning Stacey! 😉 Have a great week!
Thank you for sharing a plan. I’m late to the party, but looking forward to the progress.
You’re never late! It’s designed to be started at ANY time. Glad to have you!
I am glad with all the creative ideas. I have come to this site last week and it so encouraging. I have a lot to do with a family of five. Three kids and a husband.
Thank you very much and success with the writing of your book.
Thanks so much! I hope this plan helps!
Hi Jenn, love your website! I am a very organized person and enjoy reading all your great ideas. I especially love your bill printables and calenders. When will you be putting up August’s calendar to print out? I am curious to find out what I have to clean next LOL. Thanks again 🙂
Hi Virginia! I’m so sorry for the late reply. I’ve taken this last month away from the blog but will be back on Monday with September’s calendar and to do list. Thanks so much for your patience!
It’s halfway through August and I don’t see any August-specific posts yet for organization. Are you stopping with these blog posts because of your book? I am behind and don’t have kids anyway, but I was hoping to see more updated posts for the rest of the year.
Congrats on the book! Thanks.
Hi Tracy! The monthly posts will begin again in September, but, yes, I did have to skip this month due to the book. It has taken WAY more time than expected and once it’s finished (hopefully tomorrow) I’ll be taking some family time off for the rest of the month. I plan on just moving all of the room posts back a month so the kids rooms will be done in September. Thanks for your patience!!
I’m so glad I started HOD this year! I have no where near the amount of space/rooms that you do (my condo is a 2/2 and only 870 sq. ft.), but I was able to modify easily to fit my needs. For example I did the 31 Day Detox in January and July, used June to stock up on hurricane supplies and make sure the condo was ready. Instead of a basement I have a balcony with a laundry closet, so used one month to organize and clean the the balcony and windows, start a little herb garden and update the laundry closet. Thanks so much for taking the time to put this out, it really has helped to put household organization to paper and watch the tasks get checked off! 2017 is right around the corner, here’s to starting fresh 🙂
I love when people take the idea and totally adapt it for them! I really like the idea of doing the detox twice – might have to do that next year too! I’m so happy to hear that it was helpful for you. 🙂
I have just found your website. Are there handouts for August and December Organization Diet?
There aren’t for last year as I didn’t do it for those months. There will be ones for this year though and I will actually be releasing the whole year as a bundle for email subscribers next month. 🙂