If my hallway is clean, you can be sure that all the bedrooms are as well.  All the bedrooms, and bathroom join to the hallway in my home and I have to confess, that when I'm cleaning out those rooms, I throw everything into the hallway.  The kids have gotten into the habit as well.  So, with this challenge, I have another challenge for myself, which is to either take and put the things away that belong in the other rooms, or have a basket as I clean ("keep box") and put the things in there instead of just throwing them into the hallway, creating another mess.

In getting the other areas of the house picked up, if I stay on-top of the rooms, there shouldn't be so much clutter and mess accumulating either.  Making sure the kids rooms are picked up each night will be "key" in helping out.

I also have a basket of laundry that is at the end of the hallway... and the pile gets a little overwhelming at times (so the kids can't even carry it down).  I'm also "challenging" myself to make sure that the basket goes down every morning for my first load of clothing, and then will come up in the evening before the kids change into their jammies for the night.  I hope that this will help me to stay caught up on the laundry, as well as keep the laundry pile from spreading in the hallway!

My stairway is in a more "hidden" place, and if it's one thing I need to get better about, it's keeping the clutter from the bottom or top at minimum.  My friend has a great way to help out in that area... She has one of those baskets made especially for stairs and she keeps it at the bottom (their main floor) so the things that need to go upstairs are kept in one spot.

Print out the detailed cleaning list for the stairway/hallway by clicking on the following link:
STAIRWAY / HALLWAY

Go to you organizer and write in your "NOTES" section what needs to get done exactly so you don't forget, and when you've finished the room, be sure to mark the date.  This will help you to remember when you took care of these things last and how often things need to get done around your home.  If something can't get done for now, that's okay… do what you can and keep your list so you can remember what still needs to get done for one of those times when you can get to it.