You’re at home in lockdown. What better time to put some of your time to good use and declutter. Sarah Bowen of spruceup.co.uk has shared her brilliant 4000 word blog with us about how to declutter your home and life and set a ‘30 Day Declutter Challenge’
We are loving this! Feel free to check it out here: https://spruceup.co.uk/decluttering/
But in the meantime, here is the challenge:
It’s not a coincidence that the most successful people around us have goals. As we have looked at over the course of this intensive guide, breaking down huge tasks into smaller, more achievable goals makes sense. We don’t all have the time to drop everything, empty our house completely and sort every item down to its true value. There are kids to feed and dogs to walk! With this in mind, you can make great gains on decluttering your house if you can just do one little thing each day for a month.
- Meditate for 15 minutes. Imagine your life without clutter
- Find a kitchen utensil you have really no use for. Give it away
- Look for something that’s out of date in your kitchen cupboard. Get rid of it
- Sort through that pile of letters and bills in the kitchen. Recycle or shred them
- Pick out a piece of clothing that fits no more. Give it to charity
- Find a piece of jewellery you haven’t worn for a year. Gift it to someone
- Find something, anything, in your house you don’t want. Sell it and count the money
- Pick out a cookbook. Make something from it or give it away to charity
- Clean out the junk from inside your car. Spend any money you find
- Go through your old medicines. Throw away anything out of date
- Find a stack of old magazines. Recycle them or give to an art teacher
- Open the junk drawer. Throw away items until it closes properly
- Go through the kid’s cupboard. Donate clothes they have grown out of
- Pick out all the socks that don’t have pairs. Throw them out
- RELAX! This is your day off. You deserve it
- Clear off the dining room table. Enjoy a proper family meal on it
- Look through your phone. Remove any apps you don’t use
- Buy a functional storage item. Commit to using it
- Find a worn and broken pair of shoes. Throw them away
- Search through your freezer. Use or throw away old food past its date
- Congratulate yourself! Doing something for 21 days creates a new habit
- Go through your emails. Delete as many from your inbox as possible
- Find old and half-burned candles. Melt them down or throw them away
- Start a loose change jar. When it’s full, treat yourself to something special
- Sort through old greeting cards. Unless they make you cry, get rid of them
- Organise your drinks cabinet. Pour away any old alcohol you don’t like
- Download a decluttering app. Make the most of the good advice it gives you
- Pick up five things, and find a place for them. This is where they should stay
- Promise to not buy any clutter for 30 more days. Stick to this plan
- Marvel at your personal transformation. Enjoy your simpler home and life!