Mindset Shifts.
➜ DECLUTTERING IS A LIFESTYLE. We are now going to train ourselves to see items that need to be decluttered anytime, any day, at any moment + take action + have a plan. The out grown coat, shoes that don’t fit, broken junk toys from a kids party. As soon as you know it needs to be removed from the home, do it. Have a simple spot for items suitable for donations + drop them off ASAP or schedule a pick up.
➜ YOU DON’T NEED A TON OF TIME. Long gone are the days of thinking that decluttering in your home makes you have to clear your schedule + spend tons of time to do it. Nope! Here we declutter in small bursts with a specific focus that makes a huge impact in a short amount of time. Clutter is a cycle + is ongoing, for ALL of us! Especially when kids are in tow, all our things need to be checked in on here + there to keep things running smoothly.
➜ HAVE A LOOSE PLAN. A plan wires your brain to take action on your goal. Ex. We’re going to declutter books + shoes for 15 minutes Thursday afternoon before dinner. If your kids are of age to get involved in the process with you (older than 2 years old), let them know the plan to look forward to. Get it on the calendar or write down a few decluttering goals for the week. Have you heard the saying "write it down, make it happen?” It’s true! Try it! But without even a loose plan, it will be hard to get started. So just start, even with the smallest of categories! You can’t mess up, promise!
