At the beginning of every new year it feels good to look back and see what we accomplished in the previous year. Today I am sharing the top 10 most popular simple living posts from 2019. Instead of finding all of the things we still need to do it can feel good to look at what we have accomplished. This simple living community has grown over the last year and I thought it would be fun to share the most popular posts from last year. Top 10 Most Popular Simple Living Posts From … [Read more...] about Top 10 Most Popular Simple Living Posts From 2019
DECLUTTERING
8 Items To Declutter in The New Year
Today I am sharing 8 items to declutter in the New Year. These items are not obvious things. As I have continued to declutter our home over the years I have found some items are never being decluttered. Here are just a few things you might have missed when decluttering. Declutter your Fantasy Self What is a fantasy self? My fantasy self is when I decide to try something or try to be something that just doesn't work out. I might see a new trend or a fun … [Read more...] about 8 Items To Declutter in The New Year
11 Rules to Stay Clutter Free
Today I am sharing 11 rules to stay clutter free. Decluttering? Just go through your stuff and get rid of what you don't need. Now staying clutter free can be much harder. Clutter creeps into our homes slowly and if you aren't paying attention you may be swimming in clutter all over again. I have found 11 ways to stay clutter free. These are very simple rules that I have made for our family to stay clutter free. After a year of decluttering the last thing I want is … [Read more...] about 11 Rules to Stay Clutter Free
How To Help Someone Else Declutter
Today I am sharing how to help someone else declutter. A few days ago my dad mentioned that he wanted help decluttering. Since I love to declutter I was happy to help. My dad, being the organized guy he is, knew exactly what to get rid of, but this isn't always the case. Here is the video of us decluttering his closet. These are my best tips on how to help someone else declutter their stuff Step One Realize you are not decluttering for them. It is really easy to … [Read more...] about How To Help Someone Else Declutter
Decluttering and How Often You Should Declutter
Today I am talking about decluttering and how often you should declutter your home. We have decluttered everything in our home. A few years ago I became fed up with the amount of items in our home and decided I wanted to live a more minimalist life. Just because you have decluttered once does not mean your home will stay decluttered forever. Unless you never shopped or accepted anything ever again. Never shopping is not practical especially with a growing family. No … [Read more...] about Decluttering and How Often You Should Declutter
Decluttering and Organizing With My Mom
Today I am decluttering and organizing with my mom. The other day my mom called me and asked if I could help her declutter. Of course I can help declutter! Decluttering is my favorite thing to do. My mom already knew what she wanted to declutter because she had preplanned it all. I normally suggest three piles; donate, keep, and trash. Since she already knew what she wanted to declutter we used a slightly different system. Watch the full video here and … [Read more...] about Decluttering and Organizing With My Mom
10 Things I Learned from Decluttering My Wardrobe
Today I am sharing 10 things I learned from decluttering my wardrobe. As I decluttered my closet and my wardrobe I learned quite a few things about myself. For instance why I had so many clothes and my reason for holding onto things I didn't use or need. By finding out why we have so many things in the first place can help with staying decluttered in the future. 10 Things I Learned from Decluttering my Wardrobe Dress For My Current Life It became very easy to declutter … [Read more...] about 10 Things I Learned from Decluttering My Wardrobe
Decluttering Kids Toys – Fall Declutter
Today I am sharing our decluttering kids toys - Fall declutter. At the end of every season I like to evaluate how many toys we have. Fall is a great time to declutter toys because there will be more coming in for Christmas. Toys and kid related items seem to slip into our house unnoticed. The other day we went to a local event where they were handing out prizes. My inner minimalist was screaming, "that is not coming into our house." Instead of freaking out I allow the … [Read more...] about Decluttering Kids Toys – Fall Declutter
20 Reasons Your House Looks Cluttered
Have you been decluttering, but for some reason your home still looks cluttered. I had decluttered for 6 months and my home still looked cluttered. My home should look minimal! The whole reason I started decluttering is I wanted a simple clean home. After a lot more decluttering and some tweaks, I can finally share 20 reasons your house looks cluttered. 1. Declutter! I know you are probably already decluttering, but maybe you have not decluttered enough. One … [Read more...] about 20 Reasons Your House Looks Cluttered
10 Easy Ways To Find Time To Declutter
Decluttering can be extremely overwhelming! Today I am sharing 10 easy ways to find time to declutter. We all have busy lives and decluttering is very far down on our list of things to do. It is much more fun to leave the house and deal with the disaster later, but by decluttering you will help avoid the disaster all together. Decluttering doesn't have to be a burden, it can be slotted into your everyday life. Here are 10 different ways to find a little time to … [Read more...] about 10 Easy Ways To Find Time To Declutter