This is a list of how you can de-clutter your life. I am not saying that you should do all of them. I certainly did not choose to do all of these from the list. Some people will not feel comfortable doing some of these such as point 19 ~ When buying a new shirt, donate one or two from your closet. This list is just a guide, an idea, to inspire people other ways to de-clutter their life.
- When buying electronics download the manual and store it in icloud.
- Enlist the rule of five every time you clean. Whenever you are cleaning a room, get rid of at least five items, whether it's a piece of trash, old magazine or just something you haven't used for ages.
- Hang your bags with shower curtain hooks
- Utilise your under desk space
- Make the kids a stuffed animal pen with bungee cords
- When cleaning the bedroom always make the bed first
- Clean out your fridge and freezer once in a while
- Limit your closet to 40 hangers
- Cut down your closet by asking yourself "If I were shopping right this second, would I buy this?" If the answer is no, out it goes
- Corral cords with a sock
- Use compartmentalised boxes for small things you need to keep organised, like batteries
- De-clutter your Facebook feed
- Fold your bed sheets up and stuff them in a matching pillowcase
- Hang your mail holder on the side of a table or kitchen counter
- Always open your mail next to the recycling bin so you can immediately purge junk mail
- Hang your lesser used cords on command hooks on the inside of your cupboard
- For the garage or backyard, hang a basket so you can wrap the hose around it and keep the sprinkler inside the bucket.
- Run a power strip through the back of a nightstand so you can charge your gadgets out of sight
- When you buy a new shirt, donate one or two from your closet
- Put your cosmetics into palettes
- Use a pegboard or zip ties underneath your desk to keep your wires neat
- Keep your discount cards virtually on your phone with the Key Ring app
- Find ways to get rid of old books. ~ (1) Donate any children's books that the kids have outgrown to a local library. (2) Give nooks away to family and friends you believe would enjoy them. (3) Sell your old textbooks for a little extra cash. (4) For cookbooks, only keep the ones with a large number of recipes you plan on making. If there's only a couple useable recipes, photocopy them and keep them in a binder and give the cookbook away.
- Keep your cleaning supplies in a mobile bucket caddy
- Use hooks not towel bars
- Wrap the cords around your unused appliances and secure with velcro
- Get rid of your board games and puzzle boxes and keep them in bins instead
- Use your iPhone or iPad as a pocket scanner with Genius Scan
- Limit your dish sets to two or three more than the required place setting
- Spread your minimalist lifestyle by only giving gifts that people can use.
