November 21, 2024

7 Ways to Stay Focused as You Work Towards the Goal of Decluttering

Each year, as we enter the new year, many of us begin to set goals or make resolutions. Personally, I don’t make resolutions. I choose a few goals and try to meet those throughout the year. For me, changing the wording helps with that feeling of less-than that often comes when I don’t meet the goal. This way, I still have the rest of the year to succeed!

This month I will be writing a series of posts for At Home w/ GCH that discuss getting our homeschools organized for the new year. With this series, I am hoping to help many of you, as well of myself, as we focus on just one task each week. Feel free to take more than one week to complete each task, though. It will probably take longer than that for me here, since I am also in the midst of homeschooling and working each day, too!

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This week our task is decluttering. I am sorry to say that my home is often cluttered. The job of decluttering seems to be a constant work in progress, and can very easily get me overwhelmed if I don’t focus.

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7 Ways to Stay Focused as You Work Towards the Goal of Decluttering

  1. Set a timer and work for a specific amount of time, then take a break. You will be impressed with how much you actually accomplish in that concentrated amount of time.
  2. Start with one small space. A desk, a drawer, a shelf. Simply beginning is half the battle.
  3. Throw away extraneous papers that are lying around.
  4. File bills, pay stubs, and other important documents.
  5. Purchase plastic or cloth bins to use as storage (found at places like Target, Walmart, or Goodwill and other thrift stores).
  6. Sort toys and books into ‘like’ piles and place them in bins together. This simple step helps so much when it is time for you and your children to clean up!
  7. Label the bins according to the item—blocks, books, Mr. Potato Head, cars, etc.

Do you have tips and tricks for decluttering? Please leave your suggestions in the comments section below! Be sure to check Organizing Your Homeschool for a Brand New Year  for other posts as we move forward with this organizational series throughout the month of January.

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About Wendy Woerner

Wendy Woerner - Blog Contributor - At Home w/ GCH
Wendy Woerner, married to her high school sweetheart for almost 18 years, is beginning her 8th year of homeschooling. You will find her blogging about her life at Following in His Footsteps and writing about feeding her family at Southern Test Kitchen. Wendy is also an allergy-friendly recipes contributor over at Managing Your Blessings, as well as a contributor for Holy Spirit-Led Homeschooling. When not working, Wendy loves spending time with her family, getting creative in the kitchen, reading about all forms of homeschooling, and encouraging other moms that they can be successful with homeschooling, too!
You can follow her personal blog at www.FollowingInHisFootsteps.wordpress.com.

Comments

  1. good points, wendy; thank you! i would think these would translate well to de-cluttering in different facets of our lives, yes? <3

  2. Yes, I think so, Coleen. Thanks!

  3. Very timely post for the new year! My homeschool room is getting a {slow-motion} makeover as I move all things craft related to another room of the house. It’s time to streamline!

  4. Yes! I’ll be following my own advice again as we go through this series.

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