We’ve run a Cleaning Challenge every Spring and Fall for the past few years. I genuinely love this deep cleaning motivational reset, which allows you to enjoy the summer months or hunker down and hibernate for the winter in a fresh space. 

Keeping up with the in-between cleans is much easier once you’ve deep-cleaned and freshened your whole house.

I wanted to break down the Challenge in case you are new here and need an explanation of how it works. I get so many questions about it every season, so I will lay it all out for you, including how to win the Grand Prize. 

It’s easier than you think. 

How it works:

We’ve broken the challenge into six weeks, tackling a different room/area of our homes each week. At the end of the challenge, you (should) have deep-cleaned your entire home, and you should feel better about where you live. Within each week, I have included helpful tips, links, and specific areas to focus your cleaning efforts. 

Follow along on any of our platforms, and I will clean right beside you and cheer you on along the way. Do not hesitate to DM me with any questions; I try very hard to answer as many as possible daily. Share your cleaning wins if you have them!  Take before and after pics and send them in so I can share them with the GOCLEANCO community! (Please disclose “Permission to share” on any pics or videos you send in)

Before you begin:

We received many requests to make the download available early this fall so that you could get a head start on purging or getting your supplies ready. Take inventory of your cleaning supplies before you buy a bunch of stuff, though. Now is the time to use up the dregs from the bottoms of the bottles. 

Before you start, take a moment to sit down and make the challenge work for your life. Remember that this challenge is flexible, so it might be more efficient for you to start with an outdoor week because you live in Alaska, and that is okay! 

It is essential to get your family, roommate, or partner involved. Delegate a room to each of your kids or partners. If they want to live here, they can pitch in.  

If you are on your own, put on a juicy true crime podcast, turn on Do Not Disturb on your phone and get to work.  If you work ahead of me, KEEP UP THE HUSTLE and use it to your advantage. If you fall behind, take a deep breath and try to catch up to us. This Challenge is ultimately between you and a scrub brush, with some bonus prizes thrown in to motivate you, so chin up and get scrubbing.  GOOD LUCK! 

Why six weeks?

• If we tried to ram everything into a weekend, you’d get too overwhelmed and give up before you even got started.
• I don’t believe you can deep clean and organize your home in an entire day. This takes time and hard work, but it is worth it. You are effectively detailing your house like you would detail a car. 
• I am mindful that you have jobs, families, and lives! 
• Each person’s cleaning needs are unique. You may live in a one-bedroom apartment or a ten-bedroom, ten-bath mansion. Who do you think will be done cleaning first? 
• Spacing the cleaning out allows you to have the time to do it right. When the next challenge rolls around, I promise it will be much easier because you purged and organized six months ago. 
• You will be able to take a mental inventory of all the shit you accumulate in a short period. This helps with our hoarding and spending habits. 
• Cleaning is home maintenance. Keep your eyes open while you clean, and list things that need extra attention. Whether it’s time to touch up paint on your baseboards or seal your grout, you will get reacquainted with your home and notice things that need extra care and attention. 

The Contest(s):

Our GRAND PRIZE is a full house clean by yours truly (Sarah McAllister) and the GoCleanCo team. We will clean your house like only we can, in every nook and cranny, at the start of the next Cleaning Challenge (in the Spring).

Traveling to the winner’s house has been SO much fun! I love meeting you guys, and it has been amazing to learn your stories and meet your families. Over the years, we have traveled all over Canada and the USA. In September 2024, we are heading to Salt Lake City, Utah, to clean our most recent winner’s house. 

Starting on September 20, 2024, we have weekly prizes on Instagram and YouTube! I’ve given away vacuums, bedding, gift cards, and some of my favorite things. It’s the time of year I get to play Oprah, and I live for it. Make sure you turn on your notifications and subscribe/follow us on all of our platforms. 

HOT TIP: We have fewer followers on some platforms, so your odds may be better at winning on say, Youtube or Facebook. The giveaways are different on each platform. 😉  

Anyways, get to the point, Sarah: How do you enter to win the clean? 

September 6 – October 31, 2024, the Fall 2024 Cleaning Challenge will be available as a FREE DOWNLOAD on our website. Click here to get it.

1. Click add to cart and head to checkout.
2. Fill out the checkout boxes with your email, name, and address. No credit card details are required. We just need your contact information in case you win the contest! Click on the complete order button.
3. You can download the challenge directly from the order confirmation page or check your email, as the FREE download will also be sent directly to your inbox. If you cannot find it, check your spam folder for an email from House Work. 
4. That’s it! You are automatically entered into the contest by downloading the FREE Fall 2024 Cleaning Challenge.

(If you have any questions or issues with your download, don’t hesitate to email [email protected]; we’ll help!)

Now, as with all contests, we have rules, which can be found here. 

That sums up the Fall Cleaning Challenge! If you have any questions, please email or DM us. 

Sarah