Have you ever had a room that you needed to declutter really fast? Like a guest room that you need to clear out before company comes? Or a shed that suddenly needs to be available for home improvement tools? It’s overwhelming to tackle a ton of stuff that’s piled up. And clutter is usually
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Just 24 hours. That’s how much time I had to pack up half of our home before our last move. I’d already packed some, but then it looked like the sale of our house was going to fall through. So I stopped packing. Until I got the call that the sale was back on.
You’ve probably heard of the KonMari method of decluttering. In KonMari, you decide what to keep and what to toss based on whether something “sparks joy” for you. But what about kids artwork and school papers? Thanks bunches to Keepy for sponsoring this post! Affiliate links are present. There’s something irresistable about all
Wow – you guys are on fire with our weekend challenge! I cannot believe the progress you’ve shown me in your decluttering before and after pictures! Find inspiration with these declutter projects below. Special thanks to our sponsors of the weekend decluttering challenge! Grove Collaborative and thredUP each donated an amazing price to 2 lucky winners of
I was decluttering toys the other day with my youngest son (4 years old). By now, he’s a decluttering pro. I asked him if he wanted to keep a certain puzzle. His answer? “I don’t want it any more, but first I want to do it one more time.” How’s that for a mature
January starts off a string of birthdays in my family. Since we try to limit our toys and keep the house as decluttered as possible, we steer toward non-toy gifts for the kids. Here are our favorite non-toy gift ideas for kids Local zoo or museum membership Movie tickets Magazine subscriptions (find yearly magazine
Do you long for a clutter-free home? You and me both! This longing is behind the success of a little book that makes big promises. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo, has been taking the organizing world by storm. (Disclosure: Affiliate links are present.) The author is a Japanese woman who’s
Is your purse is a magnet for clutter? Since it’s your lifeline away from home, you probably end up stuffing a lot of things in it when you’re out of the house. I try to keep only the necessities in my purse, but as a mom, that’s still a lot of stuff! 4 easy ways to keep your purse
Are you celebrating the end of the school year with mountains of worksheets and school papers? Today is my kids’ last day of school (we made it!) and they have been bringing home mountains of paper all week. So, for this week’s clutter hotspot, I decided to declutter a giant pile of school papers. We do
Lately I’ve been on the lookout for clutter hotspots – little spots in my home that tend to collect clutter. Clutter can be sneaky, don’t you think? It creeps up on you little by little until one day you look around and there’s stuff everywhere! Like my keys. The last time I took a
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I’m the creator of Decluttering School (formerly known as Early Bird Mom), lover of organized spaces, encourager to women and mom to four boys. Click here to read more!
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