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Simple, Clutter-Free Living
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Want to declutter your home this year? The first step is to stop clutter from ever entering it. It doesn’t matter how much you declutter. If you don’t prevent the inflow of clutter, you won’t ever see a difference. You will be pulling stuff from the bottom of the pile while simultaneously adding to the …
Need to declutter your home but have no idea where to start? There are three simple secrets that make such a daunting task seem a whole lot more doable. Getting started decluttering your home can be tricky, especially when you have piles of things on your counters, floors, and stuffed into your closet. This post …
Yes, you can declutter your books. Before you say, “Nope, not doing it,” please stick around. It might not be as painful as you think! I love books. I cram them onto as many bookshelves as I can fit into my home. They are literally squeezed in on the shelves. No bookshelf decor for me. …
Ok mama, time for some tough love. You need to get help with the chores at home. You deserve help. This free chore chart printable may get you one step closer to getting that help. I don’t care if you are a stay at home mom, working mom or a single mom. It is time …
Want to give your house a good spring cleaning without feeling overwhelmed? Did you know a clean, tidy home can actually make you feel better? It can lower your anxiety, make you feel energized, and generally put you in a better mood. I’m not saying you should spend your entire spring season doing housework, but …
The benefits of decluttering go well beyond just a clean home. It’s not even the act of giving up stuff that benefits you. It’s the act of clearing out all the excess that makes you wish life were simpler, easier. If you are feeling like your home is full to the brim with unnecessary items …
How do you declutter before the holidays? Holidays are stressful enough. Then, we had a whole bunch of excess to the mix. The holidays are the source of sooooo much excess. We buy more food, watch the piles of gifts continuously stream into our homes, and our calendars fill up while our obligations grow exponentially. …
Clutter can cause anxiety. It may not be the root cause of it, but it certainly doesn’t help. I battle with anxiety, and I hate it. I hate that my worries and my emotions can dictate my mood and general well-being. Decluttering didn’t cure my anxiety, but having a clutter-free home has greatly reduced my …
I jokingly say my husband is clutter blind. I’m a firm believer some are more bothered by clutter than others. I don’t just love a clean home. I thrive in one. When the house is a mess, I feel like a mess. What is clutter-blindness? Clutter-blindness is a person’s inability to see clutter in a …
A 30-day clothes decluttering challenge may be the answer if you are wondering how to declutter too many clothes, and you aren’t sure where to start. It’s time to declutter your closets and clothes with this monthly decluttering challenge! Don’t forget to download the FREE 30 day clothes decluttering challenge PDF found at the bottom …
Do you ever wonder, “How do I make a room look less cluttered?” Use the flat surface clutter rule to declutter your kitchen counters, bathroom counters, floors and other flat surfaces in your home once and for all. Clutter-free surfaces will instantly transform the look of a room! The flat surface clutter rule was probably …
As moms, most of us have those cleaning hacks that are our go-to options for messes. I asked my readers what their best cleaning hacks were and these are the responses that I got. Some are hilarious, some are really great ideas, and some are both! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. …
Do you need to declutter your phone apps? I didn’t think so, not at first anyway. Technology is fantastic. Technology allows us to carry around a phone, calculator, camera, and even a miniature-sized computer. One of my favorite things about my cell phone is the ability to use an app for just about everything. There’s …
Are you decluttering for a move sometime soon? Know someone who is? Start here. Check out these helpful hints to get your home decluttered before moving, whether it’s a local move or a cross-country move. Start early If you are wanting to declutter before moving, start early, if at all possible. This luxury doesn’t always exist, …
My clutter is invisible. It has become part of the landscape of my home, and I didn’t even see it happening. We are getting ready to move, and my realtor said, “Just declutter and then we will get pictures.” I about spit out my tea. My realtor is a friend. She knows I blog about …
After we declutter, sometimes it can be difficult to know how or where to get rid of our unwanted items. Some people can’t leave the house, some donation centers are closed, or contact isn’t preferred, you must get creative when getting rid of your stuff. Here are several genius ideas for getting rid of your …
Even mention the words “declutter” or “clean-out” in your household, and there’s a good chance your family will give you a death stare that dares you to even think about touching their stuff. I get it. I would like to say this is something I’ve conquered completely. That I’m going to give you all the …
Sentimental clutter is the most emotional clutter we are forced to work through when decluttering our homes. We face feelings of guilt, hurt, heart-longing, and floods of memories. When you are decluttering the hard stuff, there’s a single question you can ask yourself to help you push through the debate on whether to keep something …
Decluttering is hard. In fact, it can be almost painful. Ask my family, and they might even tell you it’s traumatic. Kidding…well, kind of. If you aren’t ready to start decluttering, or maybe your family isn’t ready to start decluttering, then try easing into it slowly. Go ahead, stick a big toe in the water. …
We don’t always realize it, but there is an invisible cost to clutter. The cost of clutter lurks in the excessive clothes we stuff into our closets, the super cute seasonal decorations we must have for this year, and the craft supplies we need for that fun project we have in mind. The cost of …
Want to declutter your home but not sure where to start? Start with the “dumping ground”. What’s the dumping ground you ask? The dumping ground is that place where you quite literally dump all the stuff when you come home or put the stuff that has no assigned place elsewhere in the house. Chances are, …
My big declutter led me to recognize one major factor in how I managed my household…we had a lot of waste. We wasted food, personal care products, cleaning products, paper products and more. I was not using items we purchased (waste of money), and we were throwing things out because they expired, didn’t fit our home …
Can five minutes really make a difference when decluttering? When you first start out decluttering, it can be extremely overwhelming. Even starting small, with just one drawer, or with just one corner of a room can seem daunting. If you are fighting disability, anxiety, depression, or raising toddlers, even ten minutes of decluttering can seem …
It’s just an old pair of jeans. That’s what I told myself every time I saw them, and I knew they had to go. Turns out though, they were far more than “just an old pair of jeans”. When we did our “Big Declutter” a few years ago, the closet was the first place I …
