#decluttering home

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10 Creative Ways to Declutter Your Home

Whether it’s a yearly spring clean or a more frequent clear-out, decluttering your home helps freshen up your space and can relieve any stress that has been building up within you over the increasingly cluttered rooms of your home. Decluttering your home is no small feat, but by picking a few creative methods that work for you, you can conquer the mess building up around you. Removing items from…

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If you're looking to do some organizing, but with a touch or a lot of style, check these out. All of these are free patterns and tutorials, and great for storing things while keeping your space looking stylish.

[thedungeonbat]

back from the dead🌨️

Merry Christmas :)!🎄

Drove around aimlessly on the night of the 23rd and somehow ended up in a small snow storm, I guess that’s what happens if you drive up a hill🏔️But I got down safely despite the road being icy and having very little gas left in my car. The adventure was worth it though, I had a lovely time singing and driving (and facing my fear of driving at night lol)

Today I finally decluttered my phone and iPad (new wallpaper, deleted stuff etc.), it brought me long sought peace. Felt like something was missing before that…Now onto watching Home Alone 2📼 and then continuing my book. I got 5 new ones for Christmas and even though I do not have enough space to store them I am more than happy about my gifts :D!

I hope the holidays treat you well!

If you need someone to talk to, feel free- I’m always happy to chat or answer asks :)

[everydayautism]

Clothing Sorting Guide (how to clean/purge your closet)

subtitle: as a person with autism, ADHD, or similar executive function struggles.

For my first guide, in the spirit of spring cleaning, I’d like to offer a streamlined way to sort clothes into 2 piles for purging: keep it or toss it. 

I have struggled with knowing which clothes I want and which I want to get rid of. This leads to a big pileup of clothes that I don’t want or need anymore, but I have trouble parsing which ones are keepable and which aren’t if I don’t have a clear thinking process in it. These questions help me get my head in the game. 

If you're in a similar predicament with a closet overflowing w/ clothes that you don't actually wear, give this a try, and let me know if it helped you.

Here’s how it works: 

Make sure you dedicate enough time to this exercise, because it might be hard to start again once you take a break.

There will be 2 piles of clothes. One will be keep, and one toss. (You can also just leave your ‘keep’ clothes hanging up, if you want to. Will probably save a lot of mess, but won’t be so visually clear/divisive). 

Based on the prompts below, you’ll sort the clothes into the 2 piles. Of course, it’s always ok to re-sort clothes or realize ‘you know what, maybe I do want to keep this’ regardless of the guide. This is just a simple “get you started” type of deal.

And when you're done, consider donating your clothes to your local Goodwill or homeless shelter. You can de-clutter and make a good change in the world simultaneously.

Here we go!

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Have you worn it in the last year? > If no, TOSS IT.

Do you feel ugly in this article of clothing? > If yes, TOSS IT. 

Do you feel uncomfortable in this article of clothing due to sensory reasons? > If yes, TOSS IT.

Did you buy this, but never wear it? Does it still have the tag on it? > If yes, TOSS IT.

Do you associate this piece of clothing will bad memories, and thus aren't getting any use out of it? > If yes, TOSS IT.

Do you only still own this because it's associated with good memories, but you don't wear it/like it? > If yes, TOSS IT.

Does this item fit you? > If no, TOSS IT.

Does it have large stains, visible holes, or other damage? > If yes, TOSS IT.

Has your personal style changed? If it has, does this item still fit into your style? > If no, TOSS IT.

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Those are our tosses; how do we know if we really want to keep it?

Once you've ran through these options in your mind, consider those pieces who have not yet met the 'toss it' criteria. These may be definitive items that you're set on keeping, or they may be a gray area, where you're not sure if you want them gone or not.

Tips for determining if you really want to keep them, or are just delaying the inevitable:

1. try them on. Are you comfortable? Do you feel confident wearing this? Does it fit you properly, with no excessive cutting or squeezing? Do you feel the need to suck your stomach in while wearing this?

2. look back on times you wore this item. What did you pair it with? Were you confident wearing this, or did you feel insecure for one reason or another? How did you feel wearing this?

3. ignore the sunken cost fallacy. If this an expensive item, don't consider its monetary value in the elimination process--if you haven't worn it, chances are you won't again. Resell it, if you want to earn some money back from an expensive purchase. Otherwise, donate it.

4. consider the opportunities you will have to wear this item. Is it a daring shirt perfect for a party? Is it formalwear? If you can think of times it would be appropriate to wear, perfect. If you can't, reevaluate keeping it. (for example, if you previously worked as a clown but don't anymore, don't keep your clown suit for shits and giggles).

I hope this helps, and feel free to submit asks or comments to this blog for other autism accommodation tips that anyone can make happen in their daily life.

[petula-xx]

My recent house decluttering and resource re-evaluation has also included the pantry. Today I found a useful purpose for some remnant, small quantity ingredients.

A cup each of oats and soft, brown sugar went into biscuits.

A cup of 00 pasta flour finally got turned into some pasta.

Dinners, snacks, zero food waste, zero $ waste and a tidier pantry. Winner!

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Book 5 of 2025

Summary:

So you want to keep your kitchen counter clean but you aren't ready to toss the toaster? You want to be able to find your kids' socks but aren't looking to spend your 401(k) on clear bins? You long for a little more peace but minimalism isn't sparking joy? Discover 100 practical, do-able tips to organize, declutter and manage your home. Traditional organizing advice never worked for decluttering expert and self-proclaimed recovering slob Dana K. White. Is it possible, she wondered, to get organized without color coding my sock drawer? As Dana let go of the need for perfection, she discovered the joy of having an organized house in the midst of everyday life. You can too! In Organizing for the Rest of Us , Dana teaches you how to make great strides without losing your mind in organizing every room of your home. 

I really like Dana K's books! I read the previous two last year and this one is a nice compilation of her tips, just more bullet point style.

Her advice of 'just do the dishes' is simple but very effective and when I do her 4 daily tasks my flat does look more in order and clean. (When I don't do them it gets out of control again fast and I'm reminded that her advice is solid. 😂)

The one thing I don't agree with is Strategy 97; you don't need two or more laundry pods for your laundry, even if it's a lot of clothes, even if it's very dirty. Every article I read from a washing machine maker/repairer says the same thing. We use way too much detergent.

But other then that, I really enjoyed this book.

(Yes, I did finish this book and the book before that on the same day.)

5 stars.

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i wanna do like… a fan merch garage sale. smh

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hey there ~ just dropped the ultimate home management notion template with planners for cleaning, meals, pets & plant care <3

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I was anti minimalism until I had the need to start regularly bleach sanitizing my house

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9/15/24

I hate that I am wasting fall hiking time being sick and feeling like shit. I had a rough night and a very long slow get going this morning. So long and slow that I don't know that I am going yet.

I had a rough night, despite cold meds and sleep aids. And a lidocaine patch and CBD muscle rub put on my hurting spots.

I tossed and turned and coughed and sweated so much I had to change my nightshirt. Despite getting up many times thru the night to change my gear and go to the bathroom, I bled all over my sheets.

I am awake now, barely. Finished a Monster, did a nebulizer, got cold meds in me, plus my normal supplements, made some tea, my bedsheets are in the wash, & I started puttering around my office.

Every time I buy something, my office has to somehow absorb it. All my books, teas, coffee, sports supplements, any kind of vitamin thing. It all has to go somewhere. So I am working on that. I want it to be functional and less cluttering. Everything needs a home. This is a very maximalist room, bookshelves on 2 whole sides of the room. My desk, the extra desk, and a dresser that serves as my coffee bar. Literally every space is covered with stuff.

I am focusing on making sure the stuff I need to use and find is reachable. I need to be able to grab a coffee/tea or some vitamins/supplements, very quickly.

My weak points are doom piles everywhere. Mail. Piles and piles and piles. Things I meant to deal with probably 6 months ago. Or 5 years ago.

Send all the positive vibes please as I try to focus on bringing some peace back to this space.

I realized I was making the same mistake I made yesterday by not wearing shoes. So, I am going to fix that first. Coffee, tea. Maybe watch an office decluttering video.

Everything hurts and I just uggghhhh.

But if Schmidty can lose weight and keep ot off, so can I.

Maybe I should also grab a shower, that might feel real nice.

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[dreamypeachybabe]

my boyfriend and I will be moving out of our apartment in about a year. since I know that we both struggle feeling time I've started going through everything and trying to declutter.

so far I have decluttered our living room and bathroom and all of my clothes. (my winter ones i wasn't as strict with since it's summer where I am and I don't know yet what I do and don't wear fully)

[tidymalism]

Wrangling a collection of Kinder egg toys? Paper clips seem to be multiplying overnight? Barrettes out of control in the bathroom? There are loads of ways to rein in all the little stuff that tends to quickly turn into clutter.

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