sometimes figuring out what we want starts with eliminating what we don't want
this is exactly how i see decluttering it's not just an act of minimizing but it's a way to
carefully edit our lives it starts with removing the unnecessary clutter in our homes but i think
it's just as important to declutter our digital lives and our mental space as well today i
wanted to share with you my simple decluttering routine for all the different areas of my life
first starting with the physical clutter around the house
it can be very overwhelming to declutter everything in one go
especially if you're doing this for the first time so i think it's important to go at your own pace
and declutter routinely to maintain a clutter-free home if you need some inspiration here are 10
things i recently got rid of some extra parts that i haven't touched in months
items i couldn't return because they passed the return time limit
pretty containers i kept just in case but i didn't have anything to put in empty toiletries
beauty products or samples that i didn't really like and will not use again old running shoes
because i already bought new ones expired food spices or condiments for obvious reasons arts
and crafts that are not sentimental to me used up candles and self-care products i got for christmas
my laptop bag that was useful when i used to work in an office but haven't touched in months
ask yourself when was the last time you used it would you look for it if you got rid of
it could you replace it easily why are you holding on to it the process of elimination
can be empowering by default each item that you choose to keep becomes that much more intentional
and those are the things that actually belong in your home and in your life
one trick that really helped me to declutter my closet was to think of a typical day in my life
what are my five go-to outfits for that specific activity or event
this really helped me to curate my closet and only keep the clothes that suit me and my lifestyle
so i encourage you to coordinate a handful of outfits that you love and always reach
for and turn the hangers backwards for the items that you're not really sure of
in about six months revisit those items to see if you have worn any of them
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i learned that paper clutter is inevitable but it helps to have a specific system in place to
routinely manage it for my photos i decided not to digitize all of them
because i enjoy looking through these albums but still i need to go through them once in
a while with a fine-tooth comb and get rid of any blurry photos ones with bad lighting
or any duplicates for the important documents that i need to keep the physical copy of
like my birth certificate marriage certificate i just have one accordion file folder usually
i'll scan it into my hard drive using the adobe scan app to keep a digital copy of it as well
but honestly the best way to manage paper clutter is to keep it from coming in the
house in the first place switching everything to paperless getting less mail from marketers
i also signed up to opt out from credit card and insurance offers i noticed that a lot of
my paper clutter is really meaningless just takes up room and i never look at it again
so instead of filing it away and organizing it try to get rid of most of it right away
technology is meant to help us be more organized and productive
but i can work against this if our digital world is a mess
so let's start with the phone since it's a tool that most of us use on a daily basis
and most likely to be cluttered look through your apps and delete any that you haven't opened in the
last six months look through your gallery and ask yourself does this photo bring up a happy memory
again i back up the photos i love into my hard drive so that i can go back and access them at
any time for social media and emails it helps me a lot to address my settings to turn off any
alerts unfollow any accounts and unsubscribe from brands that no longer serve my interest
to me this is my way of setting boundaries and it plays a huge role in protecting my peace of mind
where is your mental clutter coming from are you holding on to the past
worrying too much about the future always keeping some kind of a mental to-do list
for me i needed to sort through some trauma i've experienced in the past a big reason why
i signed up for therapy this hindered everything i did in my day today but at one point i realized
that i used it as an excuse that i was making myself the victim through my own narrative
during my last session i realized that i've come so far from my actual problems in the past
and i decided i no longer wanted to come between me and my life that's happening right now it
took me so long to realize that it's okay to love the person that you were and still grow
to let go of the part of you that no longer belongs in your story
to not know exactly who you've become but be sure of who you aren't anymore this has been
my mental decluttering journey it took a lot of conversations writing in my journal watching and
reading books about this topic and one of the best ways has been through music walking every
day just my thoughts intertwined with whatever i'm listening to it's been truly healing
i'm always happy to realize that i can find so much hope beauty and wisdom all at once in the
simplest gestures so wherever your mental clutter is coming from i hope that you will try to find a
way to get to the root of it and allow yourself to create the space for you i made a simple
decluttering worksheet for you on my website i'll leave the link in the description box below again
if you are in the us canada australia or india you can download the poshmark app and shop my closet
or from your favorite brands the link will be in the description box below
thank you guys again so much for watching and i'll talk to you really soon take care bye