By Martha Tobin
While December probably had you physically worn out with the shopping, the wrapping, the cooking and the decorating, January is often mentally and emotionally depleting with new year’s resolutions and expectations for the ‘new you’ you want to be in this new year.
One way to combat this is to start with small decluttering projects so that you can see your progress. These little ‘decluttering wins’ will keep you motivated for the bigger areas.
Here are 10 categories of little areas you can declutter:
–Wrapping paper scraps, crumpled bows and bags, torn tissue paper
–Paper warranties
–Take out menus
–Free samples you’ll never use (hotel toiletries, swag, make up)
–Broken or unused holiday decor (lights, ornaments, tired garland)
–Worn out/discoloured tea towels and kitchen cloths
–Random paper piles (i.e. holiday flyers, expired coupons, old lists)
–Broken or tarnished costume jewelry
–Old candles, mismatched candlesticks, badly scented candles
–Unused or old hobby supplies
Decluttering tasks don’t have to be monumental. They can be small areas you tackle for 30 minutes.
The end result is that you’ll have these spaces that spark joy instead of judgement – and that’s a great way to kick off the new year!
“The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of all the things you don’t.” (Joshua Becker)
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