Declutter

This is a guest post from Emily Folk, Emily is the editor of Conservation Folks and feels passionate about eco-friendly living and reducing her footprint. It happens to everyone — everything seems fine until one day, we realize our living space has way too much stuff. With our landfills increasing in volume every year, decluttering can feel wrong when you…

After you have an action plan of how to declutter one room at a time, you need to think through these 3 questions: Do I love it? Do I need it? Does it help me live the life I want to live? That last question is very important, so many times we keep things because…

Things don’t happen unless we do them on purpose. If it’s important to you, then you have to plan the time to do it. Most people want to declutter, but they say: “Oh, I don’t have time.” What they are really saying is: “It’s not a priority to me.” If caring for yourself and your…

As we walk through the steps of how to simplify your home and turn it into a joyful space, the next step is to figure out what sort of decluttering system works best for you. Do you do better with making your own list and guidelines? Or do you do better with a workbook you…

When you first start simplifying, it probably won’t be long before you come to items that you don’t want in your home, but you feel guilty about getting rid of. But is that guilt justified? How many times have you been given things you don’t want, use or need? They belonged to someone or were…

As I was outlining the steps to simplifying homes, I have a hard time knowing where exactly to put this step. It is one of the most important, so it’s up at the top: before the actual work of decluttering starts. Once you decide to embrace minimalism, you have to lay a foundation for being…

I’ve been thinking about motivation lately, and why we take certain action to change. All of us want certain things in our lives, but we don’t always determine to do them. What is the difference between the things we do accomplish and the things we don’t? We want so much, but what drives us to…

So, you’ve decided to embrace simplicity in your life, and you’re absolutely ready to get rid of the majority of your stuff? And you want to declutter your home quickly… Right?! It can be done. It’s a lot of work and can be a very emotional process, but it is possible. Now, if you have been…

  When we’re in the midst of overwhelm, it’s hard to separate anything and figure out what to focus on. But working through this simple list can give some balance and order to the home when we need it most. 1. Do the dishes I know this seems so basic, but trust me in this:…

If you don’t ask the right questions, you will never get rid of the amount of stuff that you actually need to and see the difference in your home that you are longing for. So many times when decluttering, the cupboard is opened the question is asked: “What do I want to get rid of?” But…

Reducing the amount of possessions you own is vital to embracing minimalism, but equally important is decluttering your schedule and limiting what you allow on your calendar. House work time, meal prep, and taking care of family needs has become much more efficient, and people these days have more free time than they did in the…