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Simple, Clutter-Free Living
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 …
Want to learn how to turn clutter into cash? Selling on Facebook Marketplace may be easier than you think. Even if you are already a seasoned veteran for selling on Facebook, you may find some ways to make the process a whole lot easier. I had a goal for my clutter. About a year ago, …
New to decluttering? Maybe you are struggling with how and when to let stuff go. If so, here are 11 simple decluttering rules to help you work through any space in your home…without losing your mind. Are these hard and fast decluttering rules? No. Think of these decluttering rules as a guide, a guide to …
Why can’t laundry be simple? Seriously. Like you, I’m always looking for the absolute best laundry tips to make life a little bit easier. Real life laundry tips We have a “laundry couch.” It’s an actual couch in our basement that is used for laundry more often than it is used for sitting on. Sound …
You finally decided enough is enough and you are ready to declutter your home. However, you are not quite sure what to do with the stuff you have been saving and collecting for so long. I mean, you paid good money for this stuff. You can’t just get rid of it, can you? Is it …
My kids are home. A lot. In fact, there’s no school again until the rest of the year for most. I love having my kids home in the summer. It is one of my favorite times of year, and I have the luxury of cutting back my work to spend more time with them. This, …
So often when our house is cluttered, we try to organize our stuff to try and make our home look cleaner and more put together. However, there are some organizing mistakes that can actually make your clutter look worse, not better. In reality, you are nothing more than an organized mess! Ultimately, the answer to …
When your house is a cluttered mess, it can be overwhelming knowing where to start clearing clutter in your home. My guess is, you have a messy bedroom too. I know I did! Declutter your bedroom first Your bedroom is your place to relax and let go of stress. It is where you can disconnect …
Lent is a time of reflection and often a time of giving up something as we approach Easter every year. Lent is 40 days long, and it begins on Ash Wednesday. Use this guide for 40 items you can declutter during Lent from your home and from your life. This post contains affiliate links for …
I’ve made more than my share of decluttering mistakes. I have been selfish, a little too aggressive in my methods and created more bad habits than good habits at times. I had my share of failures too, and I don’t want you to have to experience these hiccups when all you really want …
Declutter My Home Challenge – A FREE 5-Day Decluttering Challenge to Clean Your Home! Get ready for the Declutter My Home Challenge, a decluttering challenge that will help you see easy results in just five short days. You can start this challenge at any time!!!! Are you sick of cleaning up all the time? Or …
When you declutter your home, there are certain questions to help you declutter that you should be asking yourself. Sometimes the questions that help you declutter are tough ones. You will be working with sentimental items, items you spent money on, and items that bring you immense guilt when you think about getting rid of …
For the longest time, I had NO idea how to create a minimalist bathroom. Curling irons, hair straighteners, unused hair products, multiple lotion bottles, half-empty toothpaste tubes, etc. Does this represent a possible inventory of your bathroom counter? Let’s not even talk about what may be hiding under the bathroom sink! You can create a …
Check out the Happy Home Cleaning Schedule, a room a day cleaning schedule that allows you to enjoy your home without feeling like you are a slave to it every single weekend or for one VERY long day once a week. It doesn’t matter if you are a stay-at-home mom, working mom, or anything else! …
Is it possible to declutter on a low income? Maybe you can’t afford to go out and buy something you got rid of today but may need next month. With the whole KonMari craze, people are throwing out stuff left and right. Our donation centers are overrun. Yet, some people are scared to implement what she …
When you have kids, a family command center is almost essential to keep up with all the mail and crazy schedules for multiple people in your family. There are a ton of family command center ideas out there. Some are more functional and some are more beautiful. Whatever your need, I have collected ten of …
I remember when I was too overwhelmed to start decluttering. It was awful. I had no idea what needed to be done, where to start, or why my house always looked like a tornado came through it. Maybe you look around your home, and you aren’t happy with what you see. It is a mess. …
If your home is like most households, your home entertainment center may be the focal point of your living room. Use these home entertainment center organization hacks to prevent a jumbled mess of DVDs, electronics and cords from cluttering up your view. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make …
Decluttering tips work great for my friends who embrace an immaculate home and are naturally organized. You know these people. They don’t stress at all about cleaning their home. It comes naturally. Weirdos. What about my messy people out there? Or what about those normal families that are doing good to pick up every once …
If you are thinking, “I need to clean out my closet,” but you have no idea where to start, check out these tried and proven methods to clean out your closet. There is no right or wrong way. I have tried a few of these methods in my simplifying journey and every time I had …
I make a decision to declutter socks every time I end up with twenty random socks, none with a match. How does this happen?! Often times it’s my kids’ socks. It can be my socks too. We had no system and WAY too many socks. Today is day 1 of our monthly decluttering challenge, and …
