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10 Creative Was to Declutter Your Home
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“People rarel succeed unless the have fun in what the are doing.” —
Dale Carnegie
The idea of living a simplified, uncluttered life with less stuff sounds
attractive to man. The have considered the enefits of owning fewer
possessions: less to clean, less det, less to organize, less stress, more
mone and energ for their greatest passions. The are read to
declutter ut some get quickl tripped up the ver next question…
where in the world do I egin?
Man egin to feel overwhelmed, anxious, and defeated around the idea
of decluttering their homes. That’s too ad. The decluttering journe
doesn’t need to e as painful as some make it out to e. In fact, there are
a variet of people who have come up with some prett fun, creative
was to get started.
Consider this list of 10 creative was to declutter our home:
1. Give ourself 5 solid minutes. Leo aauta at Zen Haits
recommends 18 different 5-minute decluttering tips. Pick one toda that
sounds appealing. Or etter et, pick a random numer 1-18, read the
specific tip, and commit 5 minutes to completing it.
2. Give awa one item each da. Colleen Madsen at 365 Less
Things gives awa one item each da. Over the past several ears, she
has experienced quite a transformation simpl reducing her stuff one da
at a time.
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3. Fill one trash ag. arl in our journe towards simplicit, one of m
favorite decluttering techniques was to gra a simple large trash ag and
see how quickl I could fill it. While much of what I collected was trash,
this could also e used to fill a ag for Goodwill.
4. Tr the Oprah Winfre Closet Hanger xperiment. While this idea
didn’t originate with Oprah, she was the one to help give it notoriet. To
identif wardroe pieces to clear out, hang all our clothes with the
hangers in the reverse direction. After ou wear an item, return it to the
closet with the hanger facing the correct direction. After six months, ou’ll
have a clear picture of which clothes ou can easil discard. This
experiment could also e applied to a numer of clutter areas in our
home (cleaners, tos, linens, tools, hoies and craft items).
5. Make a list. Dana ers recommends creating a list of places/areas in
our home to declutter eginning with the easiest… which doesn’t sound
all that creative until she adds this note, “When ou’re done with one
area, TOP.” This list could e made as eas or difficult as ou desire
ased upon what areas of our home make up the list
(drawers/closets/rooms). And could easil fit into an schedule.
6. Take the 12-12-12 Challenge. A simple task of locating 12 items to
throw awa, 12 items to donate, and 12 items to e returned to their
proper home can e a reall fun and exciting wa to quickl organize 36
things in our house. On more than one occasion, this challenge actuall
ecame a quick competition etween m wife and me… and our kids
don’t have to e too old to participate as well.
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7. Change our perspective. Unclutterer offers a powerful approach to
decluttering when the offer a numer of strategies to help ou change
our perspective and egin to notice some clutter ou ma have missed.
Among their ideas: take photos of our house, invite over a toddler, or
ask the oss to meet in our office. With all of the examples, the hope is
to cause ou to see our home in a new light.
8. xperiment with numers. For example, Courtne Carver
invented Project 333 to challenge people to wear onl 33 articles of
clothing for 3 months. If 33 articles of clothing seems too little, adjust the
rules as ou need picking a new numer. The important thing is to
challenge ourself to live with less and see what ou learn from the
experiment.
9. Use our imagination. Pscholog Toda recommends using our
imagination to help declutter ojects that ma seem difficult to remove.
Tr asking ourself unique questions like, “If I was just uing this now,
how much would I pa?” These creative techniques ma prove to e ver
helpful for some with difficulties removing unneeded clutter.
10. The Four-ox Method. As we first set out on our journe to
minimalism, this was the technique most often used in our home. As I set
out to declutter an area, I rought four oxes: trash, give awa, keep, or
relocate. ach item in ever room was placed into one of the four
categories. No item was passed over. ach was considered individuall.
ome projects took an hour… others took das or weeks. ut the
technique and principles remained the same.
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No matter what ou choose to help ou get started – whether it e one
of these ten or one of countless others – the goal is to take our first step
with excitement ehind it. There is a eautiful world of freedom and fresh
reath hiding ehind that clutter. How ou remove it is up to ou.
***
If ou are tired of the clutter in our home and looking for a solution, on
Ma 01, we will e launching a 12-week course called Uncluttered to help
ou own less, live more, and find the life ou’ve alwas wanted.
The course includes videos, interview, live weinars, practical articles,
weekl challenges, accountailit, and an engaged communit.
All strategicall packaged for one purpose: to help ou declutter our
home and start living a etter life. Find out more here.
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Amanda Talor sas
eptemer 21, 2016 at 8:53 PM
Hi Joshua, was wondering if I could get our permission to quote from
this log for an article I am writing? Could ou drop me an email please
and I will provide more details. Thank ou!
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Ala sas
Octoer 3, 2016 at 6:05 PM
Great tips! this site also helped me declutter putting the tips together
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dward Winston sas
Octoer 5, 2016 at 10:08 AM
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Ver helpful tips Joshua! Fill a large trash ag is a great and eas wa to
start decluttering ut it will e wasted if ou throw it awa. Instead of
throw it, I think we should give to who need it. Cause the things ou
throw awa can e treasure to someone.
Thanks for sharing our ideas Joshua!
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nisha sas
Novemer 8, 2016 at 4:21 PM
Ver true… ever 6 months I make sure I take a close look at our
closets… as I have a growing kid.. it’s so normal to accumulate loads
of unwanted stuff.
o I put all the unwanted stuff to a trash ag n put it awa for
reccling oxes usuall kept in shopping complex or in his school.
This was m house is not onl clutter free also stuff reach the need..
and I don’t have the guilt that I wasted so much mone..
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Isaella Foster sas
March 25, 2017 at 7:21 PM
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That is exactl what I am doing right now. All things I am throwing out
are of good qualit and will take to the local op shop for someod
else to use and the mone will help the organisation. I love op shops
not onl for me ut the help it gives to others.
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Leola Moran sas
Octoer 6, 2016 at 10:05 AM
I reall liked our article and intend to put it into m plans for toda.
I wish I could print it.
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gem sas
Januar 6, 2017 at 7:21 PM
Take photos of the ideas that ou like. Then email them to ourself.
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Lonn mason sas
Feruar 27, 2017 at 10:02 AM
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Tr to cop and paste what ou want to print to a word processing
program like WORK or WORD and saving then printing it. :-D :-D ฯ
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Helen sas
Octoer 20, 2016 at 2:49 AM
ome great advice here. If ou find ou need a little more of a structured
method for clearing our clutter, wh not check out this m Home
Declutter Kit http://kck.st/2e8YIld
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Roxanne Mawson sas
Octoer 21, 2016 at 1:46 PM
6 months is not long enough when a person lives Ina seasonal countr, I
have winter coats, oots that are used onl 3 months of the ear…
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Licia Ruiz sas
Octoer 23, 2016 at 10:32 AM
Wonderful article.I can mention that the est minimalist of all centuries
was Jesus followed aulo Paul and others who gave us a lot of
minimalist prospective and ideas.o, definitel this is nothing new. what
of course is new aout is how American societ or mae other societies
introduced us a world full of things that at the end never will make us
100% happ,right!
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Jeff Henderson sas
Decemer 18, 2016 at 10:04 PM
Yes Jesus called it ” keeping our ee simple” and our od will e
right. Timeless
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Anthon Adams sas
Octoer 25, 2016 at 5:13 AM
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Great advice on decluttering our home. Now that we’re moving into
autumn it’s even more important to have an organised home. Have
shared with m usiness followers ecause it’s ound to e of interest!
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Valma Harve sas
Novemer 5, 2016 at 10:14 PM
Due to health prolems I am unale end for long or stand. I takes me
three times to do what I used to this in self makes things harder it is
mostl clothes on the floor I just do not know where to start I am
exhausted efore I egin full of energ then zilk
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K.M. sas
Novemer 14, 2016 at 5:53 AM
Hi, i totall understand that, since i am disaled mself. Youtue could
tr to start with 3 x 1 minute per da and add a minute per week or
per da until u reach our phsical limit.
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I also use a large spring-loaded tong from the hardware store. Ist
great tool to gra something without ending. Here in europe a
special Product for the disaled would cost approx. 40 -50! uros ut
in the hardware store u get it for 2 (!) Or like 4 per mailorder.
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K.M. sas
Novemer 14, 2016 at 5:54 AM
*ou not outue, autocorrection, sorr!
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Niftnan sas
Januar 6, 2017 at 7:41 PM
I too suffer from chronic ack pain and tr to avoid picking things up
from as far awa as the floor lol with clothes I have a set of small
shelves next to m ed and I fold and place clothing, socks, shoes etc
that I’m wearing for a few das on the shelves, so when I sit up in the
morning everthing I need is there. Also I have to wait till pain meds
kick in efore gtg on hands and knees and collecting things off the
floor. While I’m down there i collect and put stuff up higher, on chairs,
enches, shelves whatever. I keep ills and papers together in tras
with sides that i u for a few dollars at coin save shops. Then i have
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all the paperwork in one place for the week. M washing when it
comes in from outside I put on spare ed and sit there n fold etc And
I’ve had to resort to sitting on a ar stool when cooking, so much
easier. . Hope this helps.
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Helen ird sas
Januar 17, 2017 at 8:24 PM
I have the same phsical prolem. I have started just pulling up a
chair to whatever pile needs m attention.
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Corrie sas
Januar 26, 2017 at 12:42 PM
I rememer when I had surger and was in similar condition to what
ou descrie. I would gra a laundr asket and a trash ag, sit on a
chair near the stuff I was sorting, and use a pair of long arecue
tongs to pick things up off the floor and put in the ag or the asket.
Worked well for me. I moved several chairs to various places in the
house, so there would alwas e a hand place to sit while I was
working at something in that room.
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There is also a sturd little seat on wheels ou can u. It’s actuall
meant for working in the garden. I don’t have one and it ma e a it
low for ou, ut mae worth looking into.
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Lise Johnson sas
March 5, 2017 at 3:25 PM
I was also overwhelmed all the stuff in m house. It was too much
for me to do a lot at each time. o I am throwing something each
week with the garage pick up even if it is onl one thing. Things that
are too good to throw awa I find a wa to donate it even if it is a little
at a time. I love to read and I u ooks so after i am done with them,
I donate them where the will take them. The lirar also took all m
magazines. Cleaning a whole room at a time and make it ig is wa
too much for me so this wa it is not hard. It is not as fast ut it is
stead. It is incredile the difference that it makes. Cleaning a drawer
also makes a difference so if ou can onl clean one per week, make
it that wa. Do it the wa that it makes ou comfortale. it is our
journe.
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Am@MoreTimeThanMone sas
Novemer 9, 2016 at 7:40 PM
I’ve had a lot of success decluttering using The Minimalism Game. It’s a
month long decluttering challenge that uilds momentum over the month.
There is a great online communit taking the challenge each month. I
share m experience here –
https://moretimethanmone.co.nz/tag/minsgame/
I like the idea of 12-12-12, a good wa to keep on top of things.
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Danni lack sas
Novemer 21, 2016 at 1:16 PM
I reall like our tip “fill one trash ag.” That seems like a reall awesome
wa to get rid of some of the ruish ling around our home. I’ll have to
keep that in mind and see if I can remove some different things and make
m home much more organized.
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imvu cheat sas
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Decemer 13, 2016 at 7:04 AM
I have een exploring for a little for an high
qualit articles or welog posts on this kind of space .
xploring in Yahoo I ultimatel stumled upon this we site.
Reading this info o i’m satisfied to express that I’ve an incredil good
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it a glance regularl.
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Linjo Joson sas
Decemer 19, 2016 at 11:26 PM
Good post aout decluttering. I alwas have this prolem when it comes
to clutter.
What I do is to use floating wall shelves,which can add attraction to m
room as well as take out unwanted things from the room.
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C. AIRD sas
Decemer 23, 2016 at 12:56 PM
Ver nice site. One thing I thought of for m situation was to just work
one item tpe at a time. For example…toda mae a person could just
do ooks and magazines. You can still use the 4 ox idea for sorting
them. Mae next time onl work on clothing? On another da kitchen
items…etc. I did this for a few months once and it was so stress free and
eas. Then one da I started in again and realized to m shock there was
nothing left to get rid of…and the house was clean! o I got in m car and
went to the each for the da! Yipee!!! ut this decluttering method
totall kept me from feeling overwhelmed.
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Niftnan sas
Januar 6, 2017 at 7:44 PM
xcellent advise I do the same as ou !
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Cincin Kawin sas
Decemer 28, 2016 at 1:08 AM
Unquestional elieve that which ou stated.
Your favorite justification seemed to e on the internet the simplest thing
to e aware of. I sa to ou, I definitel get annoed while people think
aout worries that
the plainl don’t know aout. You managed to hit the nail upon the top
as well as defined out the
whole thing without having side-effects , people could take a signal.
Will likel e ack to get more. Thanks
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Jelena sas
Decemer 30, 2016 at 1:06 AM
o man useful tips for decluttering!
I just started following our log, and slowl getting into minimalism
mself.
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Mahea sas
Januar 4, 2017 at 11:23 PM
Help declutter life!
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Niftnan sas
Januar 6, 2017 at 7:52 PM
ome people need help to declutter, and as a private housekeeper, I
provide oxes and tras to m clients and help to motivate them to egin,
as it will save them mone if less of m time is spent shifting stuff so I can
vacuum and clean. I also offer to take whatever the don’t want off their
hands, which makes the project less hassle for them and I do this on a
donation asis.
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Hadee sas
Januar 8, 2017 at 6:11 PM
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I’ve recentl come across the KonMari method for decluttering. For so
man people (including mself), it seems that “letting go” of their surplus
elongings is the iggest hurdle to overcome; stopping man from
starting or properl finishing the entire de-cluttering process.
What I like aout Marie Kondo’s methodolog is her change of
perspective DURING the clearing process. Her method involves a simple
ut ver different focus to the de-cluttering process, and seems to
involve less angst, less anxiet, & the enefit of a longer-term outcome
(ie. When ou’re tempted to u more stuff after our clean-out, ou’re
more likel to appl the same methodolog when assessing new
purchases).
It seems to me to e a practical method that helps ou to get the jo
done with the least heartache…& for me that’s huge!
In other words, at the end of our clutter-clearing process, rather than
having undergone a monumental struggle to let go of things which leave
ou feeling that our home is somehow MPTY, ereft, clinical or without
character, ou are left with spaces FILLD with selected items ou trul
love (rather than FILLD with clutter, stagnation & hidden treasures ou
don’t get to enjo).
I’ve just gotten a cop of her ooks for more detail, & to learn how I can
effectivel maintain m space after I’ve done the hard ards. I think this
method is deceptivel simple, ut ver worthwhile & powerful.
I wish ou all good luck!
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Vernestine Laughinghouse sas
Januar 16, 2017 at 3:16 PM
Good suggestions on decluttering!
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Christopher Weir sas
Januar 18, 2017 at 12:21 PM
I think this is a great idea on decluttering our house! Junk removal can
e hard for some people, and decluttering can start with a single item. A
minimalistic approach can e ver uplifting to the spirit and our health;
our lives should not e so urdened with junk.
Thanks for sharing that information!
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ev hoffman sas
Januar 18, 2017 at 12:46 PM
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I have read two of our ooks and since that time have een decluttering
m home. If I now u something new to wear I give four things awa
from m closet. Living simpl has certainl made a huge difference in m
life.
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ev hoffman sas
Januar 18, 2017 at 12:46 PM
Alwas goodinformation!!’
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Dr. Frank Matlock sas
Januar 25, 2017 at 2:27 AM
ver,ver,ver good! thank ou
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Nina fiedler sas
Feruar 3, 2017 at 10:47 PM
I am too sentimental have just retired and need to decluter 3 rooms
Keep putting it off I think everthing I have I will need!!! The plastic tus
keep growing?
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iiangkerok sas
Feruar 21, 2017 at 12:17 PM
I LOV this cute little idea! I have a hard time motivating mself to get
started, ut limiting m time and plaing fun music helps. This is an even
etter idea than mine! It will e a fun and rewarding routine for each time
I leave the house. :)
God less ou!
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Isaella Foster sas
March 25, 2017 at 7:23 PM
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I love these suggestions, thank ou
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d sas
April 4, 2017 at 4:39 PM
Great article Joshua. The 12-12-12 challenge is actuall great. I did clean
m house donating and returning useless things.
Felt great and the house is a lot more empt now.
Have a donation udget per ear. Then tr to sustitute it with giving
awa our things to charit, instead of mone. You will not have to pa $
as a donation if the value of our donated items covers it. Great
incentive.
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Monor sas
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April 6, 2017 at 1:51 AM
I love the quote saing without trust there are no collaorations. this is
true. This is what I learn.
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Karen Gesler sas
April 8, 2017 at 8:24 AM
I have to thank ou, I have so much stuff, going from a house to a trailer,
a divorce and now a separation and the death of m dad 5 rs ago and
mom 2 months ago…losing m jo. ..m famil tring to urn m house
down and m 10 r old grandson…well…reading how eas i hope it’ll e to
declutter will e great…I hope I can do it…if send ou efore and after ut
Im to emarrassed. ..wish the still had shows that come to our house
and get rid of it all and redo it…id so let them in..lol..ut thank ou so
much for the tips…I can do this!!!
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Total sas
April 13, 2017 at 1:05 AM
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Felt great and the house is a lot more empt now. Great article Joshua.
The 12-12-12 challenge is actuall great. I did clean m house donating
and returning useless things.
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