You can easily alter this idea depending on what season you're in as a family. It easily fits with the ebb and flow of family life seasons. I have a full life already, and I easily bite off more than I can chew and feel overwhelmed.īut an entire month feels like plenty of time, even when not working each day, to tackle the important parts of just one room.Ģ. ![]() Trying to clean out a whole room in a weekend, for example, has never worked out around these parts. I started one room per month decluttering nine months ago, making it the longest, most successful organizational system in our home. I may devote 15 minutes a day to the designated area, or I may wait and spend a full hour on the weekend when I have more time. In a room with more objects, I may just pick four hotspots (one each week) to work on. In a small room, this may mean that I'm able to get through each item contained there in a month. The goal of once a month decluttering isn't perfection the goal is progress. They are: living room, sunroom, dining room, kitchen, upstairs bathroom/linen closet, my bedroom, office, attic, Trishna's room, the boys' room, basement, and the garage/van. In my case, that means 12 areas total, perfect for one year. The solution for me is tackling one room a month. I'm a work-at-home, homeschooling mama of three! But I wanted a system that would give me natural accountability and allow me to make consistent progress. There's no way I can declutter my whole home in a few days, or even a few weeks, as is often suggested. I find, however, that the organizational advice in many books doesn't fit my situation. Outer order definitely contributes to inner calm, which I especially need to tackle the daily challenges of raising three little people. ![]() The secret to any success I've had in this area comes from stumbling across an organizational system that has worked well for me-once a month decluttering. No, I don't wash my dishes once a month (ew!) or sweep after meals once a month-putting things away is part of family life, doesn't take a ton of energy or time once you get started, and allows monthly deep cleaning to proceed with ease. In a way, that's true-I don't consider tidying cleaning. Others mentioned feeling discouraged by my photos (the complete opposite of my intention, by the way)-feeling like they had so far to go or that I secretly clean without calling it cleaning. " Will you do a post on HOW your house looks so good in the before pictures? Decluttering? Organization? Simplifying? Daily pick ups? Where is all your STUFF? I love it!" In a followup post, I actually shared before and after photos of my cleaning days. I mentioned that "it’s amazing how a tidy, uncluttered house can fool people into thinking it’s clean." ![]() Back in April I wrote a post about how I deep clean my house once a month.
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