Final Thoughts on the 2023 Clever Girl Organizing Challenge
It’s our first full week of Spring, and we say goodbye to the 10th Annual Clever Girl Organizing Challenge! I know that my house is in better shape because of the last 11 weeks, and I hope you can say the same! (If you haven’t already chimed in on the final Facebook Group #Shareit Sunday about your thoughts and your plans, please hop on here and share!)
ALL THE WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS
Maybe you missed a week, or maybe you’re looking to do the whole thing over again this summer, or just finally getting started. Whatever your reason, if you want all the weekly assignment emails, you can have them at your fingertips:
- Week 1 – Jan 9: Kitchen: Food – Pantry, Fridge, and Freezer
- Week 2 – Jan 16: Kitchen/Dining: What we use to prep, cook, serve, eat, store & clean!
- Week 3 – Jan 23: Bath and Bed: Medicines, Toiletries, Cosmetics, Personal Items, etc.
- Week 4 – Jan 30: BREAK – take a break, catch up, or sneak ahead
- Week 5 – Feb 6: Clothes, shoes, accessories
- Week 6 – Feb 13: Home Office/Papers
- Week 7 – Feb 20: BREAK – take a break, catch up, or sneak ahead
- Week 8 – Feb 26: Living / Family Room Spaces
- Week 9 – Mar 6: Memorabilia
- Week 10 – Mar 13: Hobbies / Arts and Crafts / Sporting Goods
- Week 11 – Mar 20: Kid stuff / Holiday Decor / Pet stuff / Other Clutter Traps!
WHAT COMES NEXT
We move on from “Getting Organized” to Staying Organized, right? If you didn’t get a chance to watch last week’s Facebook Live, we talk a fair amount about maintenance and “what’s next”.
THE FACEBOOK GROUP:
The Facebook Group stays open for the rest of the year. In past years, people have continued to use this FB Group as a way to post about questions, celebrate their wins, share their projects for accountability. While I’m not going to be posting weekly emails, I’ll continue to post in the group throughout the year to ask about what people are working on, their goals, interesting resources I come across, #local or #exit opportunities, If I have any speaking events open to the public, etc.
While it’s much slower activity than we’ve had the first 3 months, if you’re looking to declutter your digital life, I won’t be offended if you decide to leave the Group!!
#BANDA FREE HOUR WINNERS:
I’ll be reaching out to everyone who earned their FREE Virtual Hour with me! If you think you should have but haven’t heard from me by Wednesday, please reach out and we’ll get to the bottom of it!
WANT MORE HELP? SPECIAL OFFER!
For any Challenge member who would like to continue working with me 1:1 Virtually, I’m offering 10% off up to 3 hours of Virtual Organizing with me! (An hour is $90 before the discount). Virtual Organizing allows us to strategize together on some of your #scaryspaces or topics we didn’t tackle in The Challenge that you know needs attention.
MAY I HAVE YOUR FEEDBACK, PLEASE?
I would be so grateful if you could take about 10-15 minutes to review and complete a survey based on this year’s Challenge experience. The information is critical to helping me shape the future year’s experience! I have 2 different versions, so please choose the one that refers to your 2023 membership and click the link to the Google Survey:
Returning Challenge Participants
First Time Participants
WHAT’S ON KATHY’S HORIZON?
RECONNECTING WITH MY PEEPS:
I leave on Tuesday to head to the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO) annual conference, in Lake Las Vegas!
MY NEXT BOOK
I’ve been working for a while on my second book, and I’m targeting the end of this year for completing it. Ironically, it’s about time management and productivity, but priorities always seem to get it to slip a bit. Watch for more information when there’s news to share!
KNOW A GROUP THAT WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ME AS A SPEAKER?
I’m booking in person and virtual speaking events in 2023, and excited to already have a few on the calendar! If you know a group that would love to hear from me about Organizing, Living with Less, or Time Management/Productivity, let’s talk! I work within a variety of budgets and I’m sure we can make something happen.
MY 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
My 10 year anniversary is coming up this spring, and I’m planning some fun ways to celebrate. Keep an eye on my social media (Clever Girl Organizing on Facebook, @kathyvinessays on instagram) to keep an eye on the fun!
FINAL THOUGHTS:
I’m so very grateful to have had so many people join in this year’s Challenge and make it one of the best experiences for me yet! It still amazes me how this little project I started 10 years ago continues to grow and inspire, and I’m filled with gratitude for those of you who return each year, and for those who bring along friends and family to share in the inspiration!
I am blown away by the achievements people create for themselves, the support that strangers give to each other, and the sense of community and trust that is organically built. I’m truly blessed to bring content I love to a group of people who appreciate it and rise to the occasion!
I’m in the business of changing lives, and I’m filled with gratitude that you invited me into yours this year
