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I'm on a mission. This year I'm hoping to really simplify and declutter our house. I'm sick of storing stuff that we don't use or need anymore, or things that are broken. I'm tired of sifting through all the useless stuff to find the stuff we actually DO use and need. I'm tired of cluttered up spaces. I just want what we need around us and for everything to have its place so we can live efficiently and so that things can be easily tidied up at the end of the day.
I started this mission in earnest when we first moved to this house but quickly I let things slide a bit with the busyness of life with two children under 5. Now that I have Josh at school all week and Zoe at preschool for two days, I've found that even though Ben is now here, I have a lot more time to start getting organised at home. So far I have cleared most of the main spaces in the kitchen - bench and pantry. Clearing out the pantry was so cleansing. The way we eat has even changed in the last year or two, and there is a lot less pantry type food now than what we've been used to in the past. I now have more room in there to store other things which has allowed me to clear most of the bench space in the kitchen.
I've also tackled most of the lounge room, and most of the bedrooms. Above are some pics of my bedroom after I'd done some spring cleaning in there. It feels so relaxing, peaceful and calm in there now, which is exactly what I wanted out of a bedroom, especially with having the baby rooming in with us at the moment.
I'm feeling more on top of things at home now and less bogged down in mess and clutter, which has been great for my mood and is making it an easier space to use and live in. I still have a growing list of things I want to achieve, but I have all year to slowly plough my way through. Next on the list is wardrobes. I'll be culling clothes from our wardrobe as well as Josh's. I did Zoe's wardrobe a few weeks ago, and I feel like I know what is in there now! Clothes don't get hidden and I can see everything that she has available to wear, and I know it all fits too! Can't wait to do that for my room.
How often do you declutter? Do you have a plan for how you do it? Any tips? Or are you a bit of a hoarder perhaps?
I do a massive declutter once a year (generally before Winter, can't wait for Spring!) Lately it's been less frantic as my motto for the past couple of years has been 'don't buy clutter in the first place'. That works a treat. Now, if I could just somehow control the Mount Everest that is the kids' artwork, I will be a happy woman! Good luck on your quest for clear horizontal surfaces. x
ReplyDeleteLove the 'don't buy clutter' mantra! It's one I'm following now. Kids artwork, yes. I keep some of the 'best' ones in a Fiona Kate art folder and the rest are recycled when kids not watching! Am thinking of having a scrap book for each child each to paste in the good ones and collect each year too.
DeleteDe-cluttering is so therapeutic isn't it?! I too have started trying to sort through things and get rid of what isn't needed. First stop were Grace's toy boxes. Happy tidying!
ReplyDeleteI love a good clean out.
ReplyDeleteA ruthless, no holds barred de-junking.
Enjoy!
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I love decluttering and do it often. I still can't figure out how it all gets in my house in the first place because I'm sure I don't buy much. A lot of it is presents I keep for a while and then send on to good homes at the op-shop.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to find a new opshop though as I'm sure my boys just got a present from my MIL for Christmas that I gave to an opshop at the end of last year!!! (I don't have a problem with presents form opshops but it was kind of amusing!).