The Decluttering Method That Will Change Your Life

by Carrie MakingLemonade

Have you heard of the book The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up? It's the decluttering and organizing craze sweeping the world right now. It's a drastic philosophy for sure, but it WORKS! We're going to be working through the steps category by category on the blog this month, I hope you'll join us!

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It's important to read the book, but if you don't have a copy yet it's okay. I'm sharing all the steps with you to get you started!

7 must-read tips before starting: Tip tidy by category and NOT by room. Tip it's important to tidy in the right order: easy stuff to harder stuff. Start with clothing, then books, then papers, then misc., then mementos. By the time you get to the sentimental items you'll be a pro at discarding! (a printable checklist will be on my blog this week)

Tip Tidy all at once, intensely and completely. Make this a ONE TIME event. Then you won't have to ever do it again!

Tip Put everything in a pile on the floor (be sure to check out befores and afters on the blog all month long). Tip Hold each item and ask yourself, does this item spark joy?

If it does spark joy or is something you absolutely NEED, you may keep it. If not, discard.

DO NOT put things away until you've finished each category. Once the category has been completely sorted, then you may store things. Check out the clever solutions for organizing your now tidy space on the blog all month long, including the KonMari way to fold clothes. Having a fresh space free of clutter is, indeed, life-changing!