Decluttering

10 most popular decluttering tips of 2021

What a year of decluttering it’s been here at Decluttering School! We’ve helped thousands of people remove the excess from their lives, and we’d like to help you do the same. Here are our 10 most popular decluttering tips from 2021 to get you started. 1. Declutter like you’re moving house. If you want

What do you do when there’s no room to put things away?

Brooke Schoenman

It’s a catch 22, isn’t it? You need to declutter… but there’s no room to work. You’d like to sort and organize your stuff and find a place to put it away… Only there is no free space to do so! What do you do when there is simply no room to put things

Why organizing your family photos might be more urgent than you think

Brooke Schoenman

Family photos help us protect our precious memories, so they are easily some of our most prized possessions. Unfortunately, anything before the digital age has a tendency to get neglected and become forgotten clutter. Those printed photos haphazardly fill up boxes and envelopes hidden further inside closets, basements, and underneath beds. So how do

The ultimate guide to declutter your digital life

Sarah Mueller

No matter how good of a laptop you have or how good you are at organizing your daily routine, digital clutter is bound to rear its head. You may be hit with desktops full of important but confusing files and notes, inboxes full of both spam and business messages, and an abyss of unsearchable, no-name images.

How long should it take to declutter your home? (The answer might surprise you!)

Brooke Schoenman

Do you feel like you should be further along in your decluttering journey but not that much has actually changed? Perhaps you have unrealistic expectations when it comes to your decluttering progress! To help you understand how long it takes to declutter your home, we’ve put together a simple calculator that provides a more

One of the easiest decluttering tasks you’ll ever do

Brooke Schoenman

Do you think about how your digital clutter might be impacting your life? We talk a lot about physical paper clutter, but a lot of that clutter today comes in the form of an email straight to your overwhelmed inbox! Today’s post will help with decluttering your inbox by unsubscribing from email lists. These

27 Non-Toy Gift Ideas for Kids

Sarah Mueller

Since we try to limit our toys and keep the house as decluttered as possible, we steer toward non-toy gifts for the kids (and their friends as well). Whether it’s the holidays or just a string of kids’ birthdays approaching, this list will have you shopping for the best gifts that won’t add clutter

Do I have a hoarder house? The question that changed my life

Sarah Mueller

I realized my family was different when I was 9. I visited a friend’s house for the first time and noticed their house smelled like apple pie, not stale smoke and sweat. Do I live in a hoarder house? I found myself questioning. It was clean. Really clean! There were no roaches to jump

Start with Heart: How to Find Your Why to Make Decluttering Easier

Brooke Schoenman

If you have trouble finishing the decluttering tasks you are constantly starting, it could be because you haven’t defined your why. Without a good why, you simply won’t have a reason to do the hard work. So find that why! To help us all with this process, we chatted with Danielle Smallwood, one of

How to easily declutter books when you’re a total book lover

Brooke Schoenman

When it comes to books, there are 2 types of people: people who are readers and people who love books and find absolute comfort in being surrounded by books. For these book lovers, there will come a time when you need to declutter books from your collection. That’s why we’ve chatted with Elisa Rasmussen,

Welcome. I’m Sarah!

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!

Decluttering

10 most popular decluttering tips of 2021

What do you do when there’s no room to put things away?

Why organizing your family photos might be more urgent than you think

The ultimate guide to declutter your digital life

How long should it take to declutter your home? (The answer might surprise you!)

One of the easiest decluttering tasks you’ll ever do

27 Non-Toy Gift Ideas for Kids

Do I have a hoarder house? The question that changed my life

Start with Heart: How to Find Your Why to Make Decluttering Easier

How to easily declutter books when you’re a total book lover

Welcome. I’m Sarah!

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