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Decluttering, Intentional Living, Minimalism

How to Make Decluttering Easier with One Simple Question

January 13, 2019 No Comments

Today I’m sharing one simple idea/question to make decluttering easier and simplify the whole process of creating a clutter-free home! Decluttering your home can be a lot of work. When you’re facing years worth of clutter, sometimes it can even feel overwhelming. Or maybe you’re making good progress decluttering, but are finding it difficult to decide what to keep and what to get rid of. Or maybe you are ready to go deeper and declutter more than just the obvious, easy stuff, but the harder stuff too. What takes up your space, takes up your time The idea that can […]

Decluttering, Simple Living

How to Find the Motivation to Declutter your Home

January 6, 2019 2 Comments

The start of the new year is a time when many of us get the urge to purge. We’re ready for a fresh start, a clean slate and a clutter-free home. But the trouble is, sometimes it can be difficult to find the motivation to declutter, even when you really want to! Maybe the thought of decluttering leaves you feeling completely overwhelmed. Or maybe you don’t even know where to start! Simple ways to find your motivation to declutter! There’s no doubt that clearing the clutter from your home can be a big project. But if you are struggling to […]

Intentional Living, Minimalism

Tiny Living: What It Is and Why People Love It

November 11, 2018 6 Comments

Tiny living is a concept that’s been gaining popularity in the last few years. I find it fascinating to see how people are able to create big lives in small spaces. Choosing to live in a tiny home means living a minimalist life becomes a necessity. Because space and storage space are at a premium, everything you choose to keep must work hard for you to earn its place in your home. Bigger homes can sometimes be a hindrance to our decluttering and simplifying efforts. When you have space to keep things, it can be easy to hold on to […]

Home Tour, Minimalism, Simple Living

Minimalist Kitchen Tour: Keeping it Simple in the Kitchen

October 21, 2018 8 Comments

Today I’m sharing a tour of a hard-working, well-used space in our home – the kitchen! In this tour of our minimalist kitchen, I’ll share what simplifying, decluttering and minimalism looks like in real life for our family. I always love getting a peek into other people’s homes. And I especially love getting to see what minimalism and simplifying looks like in real life for other people. Not only do I get to snoop ? but I also find it so encouraging, interesting and inspiring to see how other people simplify and embrace minimalism. I’ve linked to some specific products […]

Minimalism, Simple Living

13 Habits to Keep your Kitchen Organized and Clutter-free

October 14, 2018 8 Comments

Decluttering is an important part of simplifying your kitchen, your home and your life. If you have too much stuff, it’s impossible to keep your home or your kitchen organized and clutter-free. But decluttering isn’t the end. Once you’ve gotten rid of the clutter, you also need habits, systems and routines to maintain your clutter-free space. Today I’m sharing 13 simple habits to keep your kitchen organized and clutter-free now and in the future. Simplify your kitchen blog series! Be sure to check out the previous posts in my kitchen decluttering series linked below. Find great info to help you […]

Decluttering, Minimalism, Simple Living

How to Declutter your Kitchen + 20 Things to Declutter Right Now!

October 7, 2018 12 Comments

Last week I shared a post with 6 high-impact ways to begin simplifying your kitchen. Today, I’m sharing a practical guide all about how to declutter your kitchen as a whole. There’s even a list of 20 things to declutter right now to kickstart your decluttering progress! Kitchens are great places to declutter and simplify. Not only will a clutter-free, simplified kitchen save you considerable amounts of time, energy and stress. But it’s often easier to make more practical (and less emotional) decluttering decisions in the kitchen. Although we do have some sentimental or expensive items in our kitchens that […]

Decluttering, Minimalism, Simple Living

6 High-Impact Ways to Start Simplifying your Kitchen

September 30, 2018 10 Comments

Simplifying your kitchen can have a very positive impact on your home and your life. Not only is the kitchen a well-used, hard-working space, but the kitchen is usually the heart of the home. It’s where we eat, cook, hang out and often gather with friends and family. Our kitchens work hard for us and most of us use the kitchen many times a day. Simplifying your kitchen can help make cooking, cleaning, eating, connecting and life in general easier! I’m sharing 6 high-impact ways you can simplify your kitchen to start experiencing the positive benefits today! Simplifying your kitchen […]

Intentional Living, Minimalism, Simple Living

Minimalism and Hygge: How to Get Cozy Without the Clutter

September 16, 2018 16 Comments

Minimalism and Hygge are two concepts you’ve probably heard a lot about in the past few years. But when I first heard of the Danish concept of Hygge, I thought it didn’t fit with what I was trying to achieve by simplifying and decluttering my home. All I knew of Hygge was it was about creating cozy spaces filled with lots of candles, blankets, pillows and books. While creating coziness is certainly one aspect of Hygge, it’s not everything. I have learned minimalism and Hygge are not mutually exclusive in the least. In fact, they both promote many of the […]

Home Tour, Intentional Living, Minimalism, Simple Living

Minimalist House Tour: Simple and Functional Command Center

September 9, 2018 6 Comments

Minimalist House Tour - simple & functional command center

Last week I shared how to create a simple, centralized command center to help tackle paper clutter and simplify your life. Today I thought it would be fun to give you a detailed tour of my own simplified command center. And show you exactly how I put the steps I suggested to create your own simple command center into practice in our home. I often find it helpful to see real-life examples of organizational systems in people’s homes. Not only does it give me ideas and inspiration, but it’s also just fun to get a peek inside other people’s homes! Be […]

Intentional Living, Minimalism

15 Clutter-Free Ways to Treat Yourself When You Feel Like Shopping

August 19, 2018 14 Comments

Today let’s talk about how we can still treat ourselves when we feel like shopping, without adding clutter to our homes. And I’ve even included 15 easy clutter-free ways to treat yourself instead! When you’re working to declutter and simplify your life, clearing the clutter is an important part. But an equally important part is significantly slowing down the inflow of new stuff coming into your home. No matter how much you declutter, if you don’t stop adding more to your home, you’ll never get to experience the full benefits of simplifying and minimalism. But the struggle for a lot […]

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