Posts by Rachel Jones
7 Steps to Declutter Your Life and Why It’s Important
Being surrounded by clutter increases our cortisol levels; cortisol is considered the “stress hormone” and harms our health all the way around – from depression to heart disease – Clutter is bad for our health. The main reason is: It’s an ever-present reminder of all the things we need to deal with; it’s as if…
Read MoreMinimalist Lifestyle or Minimalist Aesthetic? Which one is better?
I went for minimalism because I had a certain standard on how clean and tidy I wanted my home to be, and when my home was full of stuff, it was more than I could manage to maintain my standard of cleanliness. I didn’t enjoy cleaning the house. But I wanted a clean house. Getting…
Read MoreHow to declutter your home – 6 easy steps
Typically we use 20% of our stuff 80% of the time. These six steps will help you sort through the excess so that your home is easy to manage
Read MoreClutter is gaslighting you and here’s how to prevent it
When I think back to before minimalism and how hard it was to get rid of stuff and how hard it was to manage the stuff, I think about why I was keeping it. But I wasn’t prepared for having people over at a moment’s notice. When I think about all those reasons, I was…
Read MoreStupid-Easy House Cleaning. Creating a home that is EASY to keep clean
On Saturday morning, our family cleans the house. Minimalism has made house cleaning much easier and faster. Last week, our two youngest sons decided to clean the house by themselves. When the kids do that, I either pay them with money or video game time. We limit screen time, and they wanted a couple of…
Read MoreQuestions to ask to help figure out what you need in your kitchen
When I was first decluttering, I wanted a list of exactly what I should have: Unfortunately, I can’t give you an exact list of what you should keep in your kitchen because my cooking habits are going to look completely different than yours: I cook twice a day for five people and make a wide…
Read More23 Easy Things to Declutter in 2024
If we lack motivation, it can help tremendously to start with EASY action steps. Today, I wanted to talk about 23 relatively easy things to declutter. They don’t take a lot of thought – we can simply declutter them. 1. Expired medicine OTC meds can be tossed in the trash; controlled substances can either be…
Read MoreThe things we need to do daily to keep a clean home
Do you remember when you hit puberty and realized you had body odor? Some people were very conscientious about it; their parents gave them deodorant, and they were good at hygiene from the beginning. Then there were those of us who didn’t care, didn’t notice a smell, and just kept living life. Until we got…
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