In my adult life, I’ve lived in six different homes. None of them were perfect. Not one was my ‘dream home’ and yet I figured out there are ways to love your home even when it’s not your dream. “Home is the nicest word there is.” -Laura Ingalls Wilder How to Love Your Home If…
Inside: Do you ever wonder what all the fuss is about with decluttering? And why on earth some people choose minimalism? While I’m not a minimalist, I have found that there are amazing benefits of decluttering your home. When I first started reading about decluttering, I wasn’t totally sold. Could taking some stuff out of…
Inside: Learn tips on how to get unstuck in your life so that you can move forward. Have you ever felt like you were stuck in life? Maybe your circumstances seemed like they wouldn’t change or you struggled to find the motivation to create change. Regardless of how you go there, here are 12 ways…
Did you know that American drivers spent an average of over 17,600 minutes driving each year? (source) I spend about 50 minutes in my car per day and came to realize that the state of my car matters. This is why you need to clean and organize your car. Why Clean and Organize Your Car…
Inside: Want to know how to make your home feel less cluttered? Take your cluttered home from distracting to peaceful by evaluating whether or not these 25 things are contributing to that “cluttered home” feel. We get used to things looking the way they do in our homes and sometimes it’s hard to see the…
As I was researching for a previous post on statistics on clutter, I became increasingly aware of how we live in a throw-away culture. It got me to thinking about when you should make do instead of buy new. When You Should Make Do Instead of Buy New: In a world where it is so…
Have you started setting goals for the year? Let’s look at how to set goals in the new year so whether you’ve started or not you can find some additional help and direction. I’ve heard quite a few people talk about how they will not be setting goals for this year. For some, it is…
In 2019 I wrote about 100 blog posts. Most were hosted on my site, but 17 were guest posts published on other blogs. It’s been interesting looking over which posts were read most. So without further adieu, these are the most popular decluttering and simplifying posts of the year for The Simplicity Habit. The most…
Are you struggling to complete the decluttering process? Have you gotten started with decluttering only to find yourself stuck? Perhaps the initial excitement wore off. Or maybe you lost focus. Here are some common reasons why you are struggling to complete the decluttering process. Why You Are Struggling to Complete the Decluttering Process 1. No…
Do you ever find yourself going from one thing to the next without slowing down or bothering to notice the progress you’re making? I have a tendency to do that which is why I started creating a ‘good things’ list at the end of the year. What’s a ‘good things’ list? A good things list…
