31 Days to Clutter-free Archives - Overstuffed Life https://www.overstuffedlife.com/category/31-days-to-clutter-free/ purposeful parenting and simplified living Mon, 02 Oct 2023 22:30:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.overstuffedlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/favicon.png 31 Days to Clutter-free Archives - Overstuffed Life https://www.overstuffedlife.com/category/31-days-to-clutter-free/ 32 32 5 Lessons I Learned by Decluttering for a Month https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_31/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_31/#respond Fri, 31 Oct 2014 05:49:00 +0000 That’s all folks. Today is Halloween (want to see our costumes?) and the end of this 31 Day decluttering series, and I am here to give an accounting. Five Lessons Learned from Decluttering My Whole Life 1. Stuff doesn’t bring you happiness. 2. Putting things away immediately saves a lot of work later. 3. Just...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_31/feed/ 0 4 Ways to Stop Bringing in Clutter https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_30/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_30/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2014 04:20:00 +0000 Congratulations! You’ve cleared the clutter and simplified your life—keep your life simple and clutter free by learning how to  stop more clutter from coming in. Today is the penultimate day to this crazy 30 Day decluttering challenge! Wowza! I can’t believe I got through it alive. Now that the clutter is gone (or at least...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_30/feed/ 11 Getting the Clutter Out of the House https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_29/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_29/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:30:00 +0000 Did you just declutter your house and now you need to get rid of the stuff you don’t want? Try these seven ways to find new homes for your clutter. Sometimes the actual getting rid of the clutter is the hardest part of decluttering. Don’t let it sit in a box in your basement forever—get...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_29/feed/ 9 Decluttering the Kitchen Cupboards https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_28/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_28/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:17:00 +0000 Kitchen cupboards can gather a lot of clutter and become disorganized easily. Go through them often to get rid of the clutter and keep them organized. It’s Day 28 of our 30 Day Decluttering Series! We are so close to the end! I hope you have been able to declutter your own problem spots this...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_28/feed/ 0 Six Reasons You Should Declutter Your Life https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_27/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_27/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2014 04:10:00 +0000 The benefits of clearing clutter are too big to ignore! These six reasons will make you want to start decluttering your home immediately. Welcome to day 27 of our 30 Day Decluttering Challenge! I’ve learned a lot in the past 27 days. As we are nearing the end of the challenge, I want to share...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_27/feed/ 0 Decluttering and Organizing Games https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_26/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_26/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2014 05:03:00 +0000 Board games can be a major source of clutter and mess. Here are a few simple ideas to help you decide what to keep and where to store your games. Welcome to Day 26 of our 30 Day Decluttering Challenge! Today we are addressing board games. We enjoy games, but last year I got rid...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_26/feed/ 2 Declutter Your Life in Just 15 Minutes a Day https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_25/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_25/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Getting rid of the clutter seems overwhelming, but just 15 minutes a day devoted to decluttering your home makes a big difference! We’ve made it to Day 25 of the 30 Day Decluttering Challenge. Today, just keep working on the areas in your home that you know you need to declutter. If you’ve made it...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_25/feed/ 2 Rules for Mail: How to Keep it Organized https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_24/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_24/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Dealing with mail every day can quickly become overwhelming and disorganized. Here are a few rules to keep it organized. Today is Day 24 of this crazy decluttering series, and I came very close to just bagging it. I’ve been very sick for the past several weeks, and many of the big decluttering projects that...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_24/feed/ 5 How to Deal with Clutter Hotspots https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_23/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_23/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Clutter hotspots are areas where junk always piles up. Learn how to get rid of them forever in 3 easy steps. It’s Day 23 of our 30 Day Decluttering Series, and it’s time to talk about clutter hotspots. Clutter hotspots are the surfaces in your home that ALWAYS seem to collect a bunch of papers...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_23/feed/ 3 A Bag for Everything https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_22/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_22/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:30:00 +0000 One way to stay more organized is to have designated bags ready to go for every part of your life Today is Day 22 of our 30-day decluttering challenge! Not only are we going to focus on decluttering bags, we are going to focus on how to use the bags we keep around to work...

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