Take a Decluttering Challenge
It’s time to take your spring cleaning up a level with a decluttering challenge!
By decluttering your space, you can:
Have a more peaceful space. Having fewer things makes it easier to organize and enjoy what you do have—and you don’t have to expend the mental energy it takes to deal with the chaos of clutter.
Reduce decision fatigue. We talked about decision fatigue when it comes to automating your personal finances, but the concept applies here too. If you’re choosing between two things, be they cleaning supplies or clothes or games, rather than thirty, you’ll have that energy to put elsewhere.
Save money. If you have fewer things and better organization, you won’t run the risk of buying another of something you can’t find.
Waste less. Things you don’t need but have are not being used to their fullest potential. Send them on their way.
Save time. You won’t need to spend as much time cleaning, and you won’t need to spend as much time looking for things or making decisions about what of your stuff to use if you have less stuff.
Live lighter. It’s easier to have spontaneous guests, try something new in your space, convert a room to another purpose, and even pack up and move if you have less stuff to worry about corralling.
It all starts with this 30-day declutter challenge printable.
Decluttering Challenge Time
Here’s how to take the decluttering challenge! First, before you begin, make a declutter plan. Figure out what you’ll be doing with your decluttered items, get your mindset in the right place, and figure out how you’ll work this into your schedule.
Next, download this 30-day declutter challenge PDF. Post it somewhere you’ll be able to see it every day, or put it in your planner or somewhere else accessible.
Decide what your daily declutter challenge is. If it’s three items a day, you’ll declutter 90 items by the end of the 30 days. If it’s ten items a day, you’ll declutter 300. You get it.
The tracker has 30 sections—one for each day—and each is divided into three subsections. So if you’re decluttering three objects a day, you can color one subsection for each object. If you want to do more, just treat each section as a day and color the percentage through it you are as needed.
Recruit your friends! Misery loves compa—no, wait. This is one of the more fun things to update your friends with. Even if they’re not doing the challenge themselves, they will be happy to cheer you on. Plus, accountability works. Take advantage of it!
2. The tracker has 30 sections—one for each day—and each is divided into three subsections. So if you’re decluttering three objects a day, you can color one subsection for each object. If you want to do more, just treat each section as a day and color the percentage through it you are as needed.
3. Recruit your friends! Misery loves compa—no, wait. This is one of the more fun things to update your friends with. Even if they’re not doing the challenge themselves, they will be happy to cheer you on. Plus, accountability works. Take advantage of it!
4. Decide what day you are going to start, what counts as an item (is a pair of shoes one item or two?), and what your backup plan is if you get sick for a day.
And then begin! Good luck on your decluttering challenge!
