Downsizing, it's the new fad, and I WHOLEHEARTEDLY understand why. Now there are people who commit much more then me by seriously downsizing, but currently I'm decluttering to live a simpler life.
A few months ago I was checking the Target shelves to find The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up on sale for $6. I had heard a million people talk about this book and decided to give it a shot for that price. I was immediately hooked.
Pictured above I've brought my planner into the mix for this process. I've now completed all of the above categories successfully! The basics of this book...
1. Take Everything Out of the Space: Does it bring you joy?
When we're decluttering or downsizing a lot of times we just look into the area and see what we think we can part with. The Konmari Method is very adamant about the above step, take everything out of the space (closet, drawer, bookshelf) and hold each item in your hands before deciding to keep or discard the item. For every item, ask yourself, "Does this bring me joy?" Do you enjoy the item? Does the shirt make you feel confident about yourself? Are you keeping it because you feel obligated? Think about it!
2. Stay on Focus, finish decluttering before you return items.
As shown in the picture above, the process is handled in categories. Stick to your current category, don't work ahead. Also, don't think about putting the items back in their place until you have finished going through the items. Neat does not equal decluttered.
3. Tidy in the right order.
Clothes, Books, Papers, Miscellaneous
This process really helped me open my mind to the idea of downsizing. Clearly, we still have our home, but we aren't overwhelmed or surrounded by unnecessary items we weren't enjoying or utilizing. Now the hardest part is to stay clean and tidy, can I do it?
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