Decluttering

Use It or Lose It: The Case for Giving, Donating or Selling Instead of Storing

by Rachel on April 30, 2013

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom:

Use It or Lose It: The Case for Giving, Donating or Selling Instead of Storing at lifeyourway.net

source: Rachel Jonat

The phrase “Use It Or Lose It” came to mind recently as I organized our cloth diapering supplies.

They had been boxed up for close to two years and after one wash the elastics in the legs and back fell apart.

Admittedly, I was surprised.

I had naively thought that those sweet pocket diapers were eagerly waiting for our second child as much as I was and would be in as good a condition as when I packed them away.

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Three Steps to Wanting Less

by Rachel on April 4, 2013

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom:

source: Wonderlane

I grew up wanting a lot more than I had.

Six kids + one parent = a lot of hand-me-downs.

I thought my life would be so much better if I just had the right clothing, jeans with a Guess triangle symbol on the back pocket and things, a Sony Discman.

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De-clutter Before You Spring Clean

March 12, 2013

The following post is from Becky of Clean Mama: Ready to start spring cleaning? Did you de-clutter first? If you want your spring cleaning to be effective and worth the time and effort, put in a little time before you start the cleaning process to de-clutter. Why? It’s like prepping for a painting project. You have [...]

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The Simplest Gift

March 6, 2013

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” ~Virginia Woolf We’ve received some lovely little clothes for our second son since he arrived. Lovely notes in the mail and hugs and texts and emails of congratulations. Along with the [...]

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How I Remember to Return

February 18, 2013

The following post is from Andrea of AndreaDekker.com: I’m always an advocate for borrowing something versus buying something whenever possible. Not only do we save money by borrowing, we also save so much space in our home by not storing things we don’t need on a regular basis. Plus, I personally feel like borrowing (and [...]

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10 Questions to Help You Declutter

February 14, 2013

One aspect of having a simple home is to keep it free from clutter. While there are varying degrees of this and not everyone chooses to live a minimalist lifestyle, there’s no way to get around the need to declutter regularly as part of your simplifying goal.

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3 Things You Can Skip Buying for a New Baby

February 4, 2013

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: Our second child arrived in January. We are in the throes of soft newborn snuggles and middle of the night feedings. It is a wonderful time, and I’m relishing these early days. The dark circles under my eyes will fade, but these first weeks and [...]

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Why I Gave Up Organizing…and You Should Too

February 4, 2013

The following guest post is from Dana White of A Slob Comes Clean: I always assumed that once I grew up, I’d be organized. In high school (as I used my full body weight to shove my locker closed), in college (as I searched through a sea of paper on my dorm-room desk), and in [...]

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