Top tips on DE cluttering in 2019

Top tips on DE cluttering

The whole idea of living clutter-free life is very inviting in itself. It’s always advantageous to have less physical items around you, end result less time you invest in cleaning them; less time used for organization, as a result, you are relieved of some physical and mental Stress. An open space in your home is very calming, soothing and inviting. You don’t need to take loans for these entities if you start practicing Minimalism.

Where to start de cluttering?

Maybe you have given minimalism and decluttering a thought but the question where to start might have pushed you back. You don’t need to be anxious about it just start from one corner, the one cupboard, kitchen closet or maybe your medicine cabinet. The start of minimalism or decluttering either of this should not be a painful or stressful start. Start simple things will never be as complex as you thought. In my opinion, you should give a chance to yourself once again and start fresh and simple.

Make your life clutter-free

How to start decluttering?

My suggestion would be don’t schedule it to a  particular weekend just get started today maybe you will think I have not planned yet still get going and just make one drawer from your dresser/closet clutter-free. You will feel happy about it. You will get that needed motivation. Clutter around you is as irritating as the sound in the clip so get over it.

·       Do one at a time one item/ or one area depending on how much time you want to reward to decluttering process on a given day.

·       Make a list of drawers/closet/room garden or any other area that you want to make clutter-free. This will help in taking up the task one at a time depending on how much time you have on that day.

·       Keep separate bags/ piles for donation, giveaway selling in the thrift stores and not to forget recycling and trash.

·       First, fill out the trash bag when you start the process say your bathroom closet.

·       Challenge yourself from your closet find 10 pieces to donate, 10 pieces to recycle and 10 pieces to sell for some penny. You are sorted on 30 items from your closet. Encourage your family to take the same challenge maybe your better half will not reciprocate saying you have all the mess in there because you have more stuff. In that situation, you can convince him to take the challenge for 5 pieces only.

·       Appreciate yourself give yourself a gift when a few tasks are done and here I suggest the gift shouldn’t be preferably and item reward yourself with a movie night.

·       Take pictures of before and after that will keep you motivated to the other areas. Maybe if you are comfortable and have no issues with sharing your personal space on social media you can share to get some more appreciation from friends and family.

A minimalist life starts with removing clutter, living in a clutter-free area. So decluttering is your first move to minimalism. But you shouldn’t be worried here your minimalism and your idea of clutter-free the home may be different from your neighbor or your boss or your mum. “Minimalism is a process for yourself by yourself” so you are free to have your own way of de-cluttering. What I am sharing in this post is just a pattern or way of doing it you can put in your own flavors to it.