With the weather being so incredibly nice today–warmer & cloudless, sunny sky–it makes me want to jump up and get the house & garden ready for spring and for the following summer fun.  Add the wind whipping around and I feel a little extra sassy. . . . But not sassy enough to do it all in one day or all by myself.  So let’s do those Spring Cleaning tasks together.

I propose a Spring Clean Challenge.  20 days to tick cleaning and “spring-afying” items off your To Do list.  20 days to make your home, family & yard ready for the rebirth of spring.

I promise that each task will take you no longer than 15 to 20 minutes.  Who’s with me?

I will post a new task for each day.  Complete it. Then report your success. (That’s how we can feel like we’re working together.) At the end of each week, one participant will win a little something extra special.  By Day 20, your house and yard will be freshened. And as a bonus, you could be one of the lucky winners!

Here’s what you’ll need to do if you choose to take on my Spring Clean Challenge

1.  Commit  Don’t be wishy-washy about this.  The Spring Clean Challenge isn’t as hard as a 5:15 AM Boot Camp where they work you 3 days a week until you’re dead .  This Challenge requires only 15-20 minutes a day, Monday – Friday (We get Saturdays & Sundays off!).  That’s just 15-20 minutes less of Facebook/Pinterest/Twitter/TV.  We can all live with a little less of those.

2.  Check  Start each day by checking my Styled & Organized Living Facebook page for that day’s Spring Clean Challenge activity.  They will be up by 6 AM everyday in case you’re an early bird and want to hit the floor running.

3.  Share  Remember in elementary school when we had Show-n-Tell Day.  You spent all day or week trying to pick just one thing to take.  It was so exciting to get in front of the class with your prized possession.  Now everyone participating in the Spring Clean Challenge gets to post, for the rest of us to read, how you tackled the day’s challenge. Better yet, show us before & after pictures.

4.  Win  Here’s the reward.  Not only will your home, family & garden be ready for the beauty of spring, but you could be 1 of 4 lucky winners.   Each week I will choose a winner.  Here are all the different ways to get your name into the drawing for 1 of 4  $20 Gift Cards to the Container Store.

•Like my Styled & Organized Living Facebook page

•Like my Styled & Organized Living Twitter page

•Sign up for my Styled & Organized Living Newsletter atwww.styledandorganizedliving.com  (Send a copy of your newsletter to a friend for them to sign up & join in the fun!)

•Leave a comment each day telling how you’ve accomplished that day’s challenge

•Post a picture each day showing your results

With lots of ways to win & easy challenges, I hope this motivates you to Spring Forward in fabulous ways.  Let’s get started!!  And don’t forget to post to the Styled & Organized Living Facebook page or Styled & Organized Living Twitter page your success!