3 Simple Habits To Keeping Your Life + Home Clutter-Free
Everyday we’re pulled in a million different directions, as more + more t-h-i-n-g-s make their way into our lives.
Things that fill our homes, that get put on our calendars + weigh on our minds, until eventually, all of this 'stuff' begins to add up. It’s no wonder we feel overwhelmed. Life. Is. Seriously. Non. Stop. #TruthBomb: this is just about everyday for me.
Somewhere along the way, our priorities get derailed. It becomes hard to see the forest through the trees. The life we envision… of coming home at the end of a long + exhausting day to a beautifully organized place gets lost in translation.
Raise your hand if you’re feeling me girl?
Keeping our thoughts, let alone our home clutter in order, feels like an endless uphill battle.
Then out of nowhere, guilt rears its head because while it seems that everyone has their -ish together...as your eyes pan across your home, it looks like a 3-year olds playroom.
Lucky you...
With a bit of self-reflection, I’ve uncovered 3 simple habits to keeping your life + home clutter-free.
Simplicity Is Paramount
Don’t try to tackle everything all at once.
When we do this — when we attempt to bite off more than we can chew — we enter a crazy cycle.
With diluted focus we get overwhelmed.
Work a little bit on one area until we lose steam or get distracted because the mess is too much.
Been there. Done that.
With everything jumbled together, our mind bouncing from one chaotic mess to another. We struggle to find direction.
Instead, keeping it simple + not trying to tackle everything at once is the secret sauce to making sense of it all.
Start in one room (or maybe even one specific area of a particular room) + remove anything that doesn’t belong. At first it’ll feel like you’re just moving the clutter from one area to another but keep in mind that we’ll get to it later.
Right now we’re only tackling one room.
Create Simple Systems
If you stick around these parts long enough you’re going to hear me say that, “everything successful in life is systematized.” I can’t begin to tell you how impactful this mindset can be in removing stress that comes along with the process of getting organized.
What you need in order to be successful at removing clutter in your home - is a plan.
And if you’re like most people struggling to get organized. Who need help prioritizing tasks + figuring out where to dig in first, we’ve got you covered
(psst… we know a few pretty *awesome organizers* who can make your crazy dreams a reality).
In order to develop a rock-solid game-plan, one that works for the way you + your family live)
Start By Evaluating Your Routines
How do you use different areas of your home?
Do you fold clothes in the living room?
Are you dropping the stack of mail on the kitchen counter?
Does the bag of recyclables get stranded by the back door instead of making its way out to the recycling bin that is located in the far corner of your garage?
Hmmm...
We create systems that keep our homes + our lives clutter free, when we better understand our daily habits.
Knowing how you want to live within the walls of your home is key. Developing systems, maximizing space that conform to you + the way you live is what creating a home is all about.
With an understanding of the way you’re currently doing things + then focusing on what you need, we’re able to bridge the gap between your biggest most dreamy desire for a clutter free home + your habits. #BoomGirl
Discipline Is Inherent To Maintaining Systems
The third habit to keeping your life clutter free + getting your home organized is discipline. Huh? Really?
What we teach our clients during our 1-on-1 organizing sessions is that no matter how simple we make a system....Systems won’t maintain themselves!
No matter what, even if it’s been built 100% around you + caters entirely to your daily flow.
There’s a little muscle inside of you babe (don’t worry, not the long + lean kind) that we’ve got to train.
The good news is, this is a judgment free zone so grab a spoon + devour a bowl of ice cream while you do it.
“Discipline is an act that maintains a desire for what you want — which is an organized home + a clutter free life.”
So the moral of the story here is that in order to have your cake + eat all day everyday, developing a routine that is easy to maintain is inherent to systems working overtime.
Well, the secrets are out! What do you think? Let me know if you try out any of these ideas. Hands down, these 3 simple habits to keeping your life + home clutter free will feel a bit more magical.
And don’t forget, if you’re in the preliminary planning stages of your next project, let’s chat.
P.S. If you loved this article, then you’re going to really enjoy the4 Days To A More Beautiful + Functional Home.