OUT OF CLUTTER FIND SIMPLICITY
Hey lovely angels weekend is here and decluttering is my favourite thing to do. I find organising and decluttering so therapeutic and gives me such a clear mind to move on with. Off course its expected that you can't just declutter your whole house in one go. Give just a couple of hours each day to do it. "Rome wasn't built in a day" and yes if you try and do all of it in one day you will get exhausted, bored and wouldn't do it properly just go in a rush and hence loose all the motivation to do it.
The
idea of living a simplified, uncluttered life with less stuff sounds attractive
to many. They have considered the benefits of owning fewer possessions: less to
clean, less debt, less to organize, less stress, more money and energy for
their greatest passions. They are ready to declutter but the very next question
quickly trips some up is where in the world do I begin?
Many
begin to feel overwhelmed, anxious, and defeated around the idea of decluttering
their homes. The decluttering journey doesn’t need to be as painful as some
make it out to be. In fact, there are a variety of people who have come up with
some pretty fun, creative ways to get started.
Hopefully the following tips will help you make your decluttering journey a whole lot easy and enjoyable.
1. Four box Rule:
Have four box for differentiating things into categories: Trash, Donate, Sell and Maybe. Having a maybe/keep box helps you not to get too much stress if you can't instantly decide about what you would like to do with a particular item. Other box categories a self explanatory. This will help to get started with your journey towards being minimalistic, having a simplified and decluttered life.
2. Play good music or listen to audible:
Listening to music will not only lighten your mood but will also makes the task feel like a pleasure rather than a chores. Even audible is a good option as you can listen to a nice read and hit two birds with one stone.
3. Organize First; Buy Second:
Do not go out and buy a ton of storage pieces and supplies
before you sort through your home. All of those pretty bins, boxes and baskets
at The Container Store are very enticing, but they won't do you any good unless
they fit the space (on the shelf, under the bed, in the closet); hold what you
need them to hold, and function properly for your particular space. I recommend
cleaning out first, assessing what containers you REALLY need, and then buying
a few bins to start. You can always add later, but you don't want a bunch of
empty containers cluttering up your home while you figure out where you might
use them.
4. Clear off the countertops:
You
want to get your house so that all flat spaces are clear of clutter. Maybe they
have a toaster on them, maybe a decorative candle, but not a lot of clutter. So
start with one counter. Clear off everything possible, except maybe one or two
essential things. Put it all in the cupboard!
5. Designate
a spot for incoming papers:
Papers often account
for a lot of our clutter. This is because we put them in different spots like on
the counter, on the table, on our desk, in a drawer, on top of our dresser, in
our car. No wonder we can’t find anything! Designate an in-box tray or spot in
your home and don’t put down papers anywhere
but that spot. Got mail? Put it in the inbox. Got school papers? Put it in the
inbox. Receipts, warranties, manuals, notices, flyers? In the inbox! This one
little change can really transform your paperwork game.
6. Teach
your kids where things belong:
This only applies to the
parents among us, of course, but if you teach your kids where things go, and
start teaching them the habit of putting them there, you’ll go a long way to
keeping your house uncluttered. Of course, they won’t learn the habit
overnight, so you’ll have to be very patient with them and just keep
teaching them until they’ve got it. And better yet, set the example for them
and get into the habit yourself.
7. Clear
out your medicine cabinet:
If you don’t have one
spot for medicines, create one now. Go through everything for the outdated
medicines, the stuff you’ll never use again, the dirty-looking bandages, the
creams that you’ve found you’re allergic to, the ointments that never had an effect. Simplify to the essential.
8. Pull
everything out of a drawer:
Just take the drawer
out and empty it on a table. Then sort the drawer into three piles:
a) stuff
that really should go in the drawer;
b) stuff that belongs elsewhere;
c) stuff
to get rid of.
Clean the drawer out nice, then put the stuff in the first pile
back neatly and orderly. Deal with the other piles immediately!
9. T-Shirts Rolled and
Filed:
You could get about a third more T-shirts in a drawer with a fold-and-roll
technique. But the best part is that this method keeps logos, patterns, or
labels displayed, making it a cinch for a kid to hunt down that top she so
desperately needs on a given day. Use dividers to create precise rows. You can also lay then vertically in the drawers to save space.
Lovely angels let me know if you have any other decluttering tips and if you are trying to declutter let me know how it is going in the comments below!!
