Decluttering

7 Ways to Stay Organized All Year Long

January 31, 2013

The following post is from Becky of Organizing Made Fun: Most of us make goals or resolutions at some point in our lives, whether or not it’s at the beginning of the new year doesn’t really matter. But, many of us seem to do it at the start of the new year. If you are like [...]

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Forget Resolutions: Make a Habit to Simplify in 2013

January 9, 2013

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: In my late teens and 20s I was an athlete. I worked out a lot. Eighteen workouts a week for 48-50 weeks of the year. Most of the workouts were out on a lake rowing in a long skinny boat, but in the afternoons I [...]

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90 Clutter-Free Gift Ideas

December 11, 2012

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: Are you getting complaints that you’re impossible to buy for since you de-clutterred your home and possessions? Or do you have a simple living enthusiast in your life that you’re struggling to find a gift for? Here is a list of 90 clutter-free gifts to [...]

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5 Quick & Simple Tips for a Clutter-Free Home

October 22, 2012

The following post is from Becky of Organizing Made Fun: Clutter is a seven letter word in our home. It’s one of the things I work hard to eliminate. Here are a few things that I’ve done to help keep my clutter from taking over. 1. I have a strict “one in one out” rule. [...]

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In Defense of a Small Home Library

October 5, 2012

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: The most contentious area to simplify or minimize in a home? Books. Nothing has raised hackles or eyebrows more than our decision to reduce our home library from a few hundred titles to a few dozen. While radically de-cluttering our home I boxed up most [...]

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Why Simple Is So Much Work

September 5, 2012

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: Mandi set a blistering pace with her Simplifying for Fall Challenge in August. I followed along, even got a head start the week before, and it still took me two weeks to simplify a half dozen areas of our home. Simplifying my home, schedule and [...]

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Giving Up Juice Simplified Our Life

August 15, 2012

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: It seems like such a small thing and such an innocuous item to have in your pantry, refrigerator or freezer. Juice. I grew up with juice. I drank orange juice and lemonade. My mother bought the frozen concentrate cans and mixed it up in pitchers. [...]

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What’s the One Thing Every Home Needs? White Space

August 13, 2012

The following guest post is from Brooke of Slow Your Home: As far as minimalism goes, I would consider myself on the fringes. One who, like Joshua Becker, embraces the idea of rational minimalism.One who loves the simplicity of living in an uncluttered home and the peace that brings. At the same time I want [...]

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