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Decluttering My Shed the Minimalist Way
Before you read this post, I would like to warn you that although it is about decluttering my shed, it also touches upon the grief of losing a parent (my dad). If you’re okay with that, or would even find some comfort in it, go ahead. Like attics and garages, the shed is often one of the most cluttered, and the most forgotten. Sheds are generally used to store gardening tools and equipment, but over time, these places tend to become a catch-all for things you were too tired to put away, things you weren’t sure about, things you got in a sale, holiday decor, bins and shelves from past…
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The Most Beneficial Declutter of All
Photo by Paul Hanaoka on Unsplash One of the things I’ve decluttered in my life has been the most life-changing so far: my phone. No, I’ve not thrown it in the bin or swapped out for a dumb phone (I did that once in the past) but I have severed the relationship and started over, and the changes to how I feel have made me wish I had done it much sooner. Phones and tablets are everywhere you look. In the street, swathes of people and children are walking around, bumping into me because their heads are in a totally different world. The world of infinite information, constant notifications, must…
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Lighten Your Load, Declutter Your Heart
This is going to be a light-hearted post, and I mean that in a literal sense. What on Earth am I talking about? When you think of decluttering, what’s the first thing you think of? An overstuffed closet? That drawer you dread looking through? The shelf you keep meaning to dust but can’t bring yourself to move all the tchotchkes? Perhaps it’s the toyshop explosion of your kid’s room. What you think of is physical clutter, but what we rarely think about is emotional and mental clutter. Emotional clutter is made up of feelings that no longer serve you and weigh you down on a daily basis. Guilt is common,…