Decluttering Articles

I asked the members of The (mostly) Simple Life Community (private FB group – request to join here! We’d love to have you!) what their biggest source of clutter was. Overwhelmingly… PAPER. So let’s get on that! How can you reduce the amount of paper entering your home and how can you deal with it […]

Most of the time, I suggest tackling decluttering projects a little at a time. Even just 15 minutes a day will give you progress. However, if you can manage to set aside a chunk of time for a declutter marathon, you can see some amazing results! Planning and executing a huge marathon session can be […]

Bathrooms collect a lot of stuff. Every time I declutter and re-organize our bathroom (once or twice a year) I’m surprised at how much we’ve accumulated! It all hides in drawers and cabinets and you don’t notice all of the things multiplying until you can hardly shut the doors. So let’s go through the list […]

Decluttering is mostly a mental job, right? Obviously, you have to physically go through things but mentally, it’s decision after decision: Do I need this? When’s the last time we used it? Can I do without it? Do I even like it? On and on it goes. A while ago, I learned one question that […]

Getting dressed should not be difficult, amiright?! But trying to simplify my closet so that it all fits and works together is not as easy as it seems like it should be. Plus, once you get your closet to a good place, it can easily get out of hand again if your weight changes, clothes […]

I’ve started to realize that most people don’t find decluttering to be a fun activity. #gofigure This is honestly a little mind-boggling to me as decluttering my bedroom was one of my favorite things to do as a kid! I would go through each drawer and get rid of anything I hadn’t used in six […]