Is your home a cluttered mess? Winter is the perfect season to tackle your home organization challenge goals! Since the weather is colder and we spend more time indoors, we can create cozy, clutter-free spaces that bring peace and order to your home.

Whether you need to declutter your cabinets, organize your pantry, or clear out your laundry room, this challenge will guide you step-by-step toward a more organized and inviting home.
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We know organizing a home can feel overwhelming, so to simplify the process, we divide our home into zones and spread the work over four seasons.
Ready to turn your winter downtime into a season of transformation?
ORGANIZE BY THE SEASON

Each season, we organize one zone of our home!
Here are the zones:
- Working Zone (Winter): We regularly work in the office, kitchen, and laundry rooms. The kitchen is a big job, so we separate it from the pantry. We do the same in my office by organizing the paper clutter and craft supplies on different days.
- Outdoor Zone (Spring): When the weather is nice, we tackle the outdoor spaces of our home, including the garage (shed), porch (patio, deck), attic (unfinished basement), cars (camper, boat), and yard.
- Personal Living Zone (Summer): These rooms are personal to each individual who lives in our home: primary bedroom, additional bedrooms, closets (bedroom, linen, cleaning), primary bathroom, and extra bathrooms.
- Entertaining Zone (Fall): The main rooms a guest would frequent when coming to our home: entryway, living room, dining room, family/playroom, and guest bedroom/bathroom.
Now that you know how our seasonal challenges work, let’s discuss what’s happening this winter!
Join THE Winter HOME ORGANIZATION CHALLENGE

We will be tackling the working zone of our home during winter, but this is a self-guided challenge, so you can work at your own pace and tackle any space you like.
You don’t need to officially “sign up” for the challenge, but if you’d like to use our free printable guide and goal sheets, you need to sign up for our email list here to gain access to our free resource library.
To actively participate, do these steps:

- Get a binder.
- Access the Home Organization Challenge Binder sheets by clicking on the Free Resources link at the top of the page. Then, type in the password you received when you signed up for our email list.
- Print and fill out the goal, calendar, and seasonal room sheets.
- Organize at your own pace.
- Find a partner- You will more likely succeed if someone holds you accountable for following your goals. Contact a friend or a relative who can go on this journey with you.
- Search the blog for tips and pictures of how we organized our home to inspire you.
- Open our Seasonal Sentiments Rewind Newsletter on the last day of each month. We share weekly organizational tasks to keep you motivated throughout the year.
- Follow us on social media: Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook.
Did We Meet Our Goals For The Last Challenge?

Did we meet our goals for the Fall Home Organization Challenge?
I wish I could say yes, but we fell a bit short!
Since we didn’t meet every goal, I must remind myself that progress, not perfection, leads to long-term success.
It’s better to set a goal and not meet it than not even try!
Here’s how it played out!
Goals we met
- First, we organized our small butler’s pantry.
- We shared our best tips to organize and style a china cabinet just in time for the holidays!
- Advised on how to host the best Thanksgiving with our free Thanksgiving planner.
- And last, we counted down to Christmas with a four-week checklist and planner!
Goals we did not meet
- We had big plans to finish organizing our primary closet but never got around to it.
- There’s a sitting room off our guest bedroom, where I store home decor items, and it is out of control. I’m not sure how I thought there would be time to tackle it with the coming holidays, but it didn’t happen either!
We’re in a new season, and it’s time to make new goals!
Conclusion

Participating in this Winter Home Organization Challenge will refresh your home and set the tone for a more organized and stress-free year ahead.
Remember that progress is more important than perfection—every small step brings you closer to a peaceful and inviting home.
So set some goals, celebrate your accomplishments, big or small, and take pride in the cozy, clutter-free space you create.
Here’s to a winter season filled with productivity and beautifully organized spaces!
Until next time, follow us on Instagram and Facebook!
Blessings, Donna and Rich
More Inspiration
Here are posts to help you organize the working spaces of your home:
- Helpful Under Kitchen Sink Organization Ideas
- Tips to Organize Pots, Pans, and Their Lids
- The Best Craft Room Organization Ideas
- Brilliant Ways to Organize Your Office Supplies
- How to Create a Beautiful and Organized Laundry Room
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I’m alway so excited to dive into these organization challenges, Donna. It’s wild to see just how much you can get accomplished by breaking things down according to season using clear simple steps. I honestly think it’s one of tht easiest ways to keep your home maintained throughout the year and I’m excited to get started. Big hugs and thanks for all your fabulous ideas, CoCo
Thanks for your support, CoCo! It took me a long time to come up with a strategy that I would stick too! I’m excited to get started this year too!
Every year I get excited for your organization tips Donna. You make me want to do the things, but then somehow I fall off the wagon and I keep thinking about it in the back of my mind, and yet I never make it around to all of the ideas I’d like to work on. There is a lot of chaos in this brain of mine, and sometimes things slip. You would have a heyday here… at least I can say the projects I do work on stay organized. ha! Don’t be hard on yourself you did not get to all of the things you wanted to, there is always time. I had to begin looking at it like that. Looking forward to the new year and all of your ideas!
Hi Cara! You are so right, you can’t get down if you don’t reach a goal! Just try for it again at another time! So glad you enjoy these posts and they motivate you in some way! Thanks for following along!
Thanks for sharing with us, I’m featuring you this week when the next To Grandma’s house we go link party starts!
That’s so exciting! I’m always honored to be featured at your inspirational party! Thank you so much! See you there!