{"id":119188,"date":"2020-03-25T11:23:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/?p=119188"},"modified":"2021-02-23T09:59:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T16:59:35","slug":"make-decluttering-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/make-decluttering-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Decluttering Easier + 5 Decluttering Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Take a break from the news and anything else that is stressing you out in this moment for this simple decluttering article. You&#8217;ll learn how to make decluttering easier and can choose from five decluttering challenges.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s never a bad time to get rid of stress and believe or not, clutter can be stressful. If you want less to manage, less to clean and less to worry about, consider less clutter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-119191\" src=\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-decluttering-easier-512x1024.jpg\" alt=\"make decluttering easier\" width=\"512\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-decluttering-easier-512x1024.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-decluttering-easier-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-decluttering-easier.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most of us are spending more time in our homes than ever before so you may start to notice what you own and what owns you. When you look around at your stuff, what&#8217;s serving you, what&#8217;s unnecessary, what weighs you down?<\/p>\n<h2>Here are five decluttering challenges to consider:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/decluttering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">21-Day Decluttering Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/anti-procrastinate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anti-procrastination Decluttering Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/decluttering-burst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Decluttering Burst<\/a>\u00a0(let go of 100 items in less than an hour)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theminimalists.com\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The 30-day Minimalism Game<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/project-333-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minimalist fashion challenge Project 333<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;d rather take things day by day instead of jumping into a challenge, think about these three things to make decluttering easier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Why is more important than how.<\/strong><br \/>\nWe all know how to declutter (and if you aren\u2019t sure,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/declutter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u2019s a list of articles to help<\/a>), but knowing why will make it stick.\u00a0<em>Why<\/em>\u00a0do you want to live with less?\u00a0<em>Why<\/em>\u00a0are you making space \u2014 what\u00a0are you making room for in your life?<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. One thing at a time.<\/strong><br \/>\nYou didn\u2019t clutter up your home overnight and you aren\u2019t going to become clutter free overnight. This is a step by step, inch by inch, scarf by book by measuring cup process. If you place 5 things, one thing at a time in a box each day to donate, by the end of a month you\u2019ll be 150 items lighter and by the end of a year, 1825 things lighter. Your one thing at a time efforts will make a difference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. This is not a race.<\/strong><br \/>\nSlow and steady change will be more sustainable than the fast and furious version you\u2019ve attempted before. (<a href=\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/steady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here are 10 slow and steady strategies<\/a>.) There\u2019s no benefit in comparing either. Just because you read about someone who decluttered their life over night doesn\u2019t mean that pace is right for you. You have to consider your home, your family, and your heart. Drop the competing and comparing and make this an adventure, not a race. Curiosity and consistency will serve you better than stress and speed.<\/p>\n<p>If it doesn&#8217;t feel like the right time to let go, and sell stuff or make donations, simply begin to separate the stuff that owns you from the stuff you own. Try to get it temporarily out of sight at the very least and when it&#8217;s time to let the clutter go, not seeing it for a while will make it much easier.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a break from the news and anything else that is stressing you out in this moment for this simple decluttering article. You&#8217;ll learn how to make decluttering easier and can choose from five decluttering challenges. 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