Decluttering

Is your space stuffed with stuff? In a clean home, less is so much more, so get decluttering! Learn what to toss now to achieve a totally tidy domain.

Creating Clean My Space videos really makes Chad and I think about everything that we do and everything that we let come into our house. We've been thinking a lot about clutter over the past couple of years, especially because we seem to be getting more and more "stuff" sent...
A few times a year, I'll walk into my bathroom and start to notice things that just don't belong anymore, which leads me to take an inventory of what's actually in my bathroom, and ultimately come up with a list of things I know I can (and should) toss...
Everyone loves saving money. I don't like to generalize, but I've never heard someone say "nah, throw that money down the drain!". Yet, that's exactly what I was doing when I used to use too much product when cleaning, or when I didn't know how to take care of my...
Do you ever walk into your kitchen and just pass by a bunch of things, roll your eyes, and then rifle around and try to find what you really need? If this happens to you, it probably means that there are things in your kitchen that you need to...
Chad and I have really put a focus on decluttering this year at the Clean My Space HQ. We've vowed to consciously reduce the amount of "stuff" we have around the house by being really critical of what bring in to our home. While this is great, we still...
Do you get overwhelmed by the idea of decluttering? Do you find it difficult to purge personal belongings—even when you really want to clean up and organize? That's because, for some people, decluttering is more than just an organizational task—it can become an emotional one. I hear several common excuses for...
Rarely, I'll get inspired to clean out an area in my home that really, truly needs it. My kitchen cupboards were the most recent benefactor of this inspiration; it was time to deal with the scattered spices, expired flour, useless gadgets and old teapots (and um, everything else). I decided...
  Back in the day, I found keeping house to be very overwhelming. Now that I've learned some tips and tricks I find it more manageable (but hardly something I enjoy). No matter how you feel about keeping your house clean, it needs to get done. One of my secrets to keeping...
Is your desk or work space getting out of control? Chad's facing the same challenge - so this week we're going to help clean and organize his desk - Clean With Me style! We are going to clear away the clutter, organize the papers and clean the desk and all...
Decluttering is one of those cleaning tasks that need to be done on a regular basis. If you don’t stay on top of clutter it can quickly grow and overwhelm even the most conscientious of us. One of the challenges with decluttering is that as homeowners we tend to...
A while back, we created an article called 10 Things To Toss Today that was designed to help you get started on what can be a difficult decluttering journey. You guys ate that content up like it was a tasty bag of chips, so we decided to give you...
  Whenever we do a video about decluttering, inevitably the comment section fills up with comments which basically go something like: "Melissa, my place is a mess, I've never decluttered before and I'm freaking out and don't know where to start". It's a reality, decluttering can be stressful—I've been there!...
It's not easy to get me to clean out my closet. Can you blame me? I like my clothes! Who knows, I may even wear that shirt again one day, the occasion may arise when I really, truly, need it. But, even I had to admit, that the time...
Do you change over your closet for the fall/winter and spring/summer seasons? I never used to do this, but I recently started and it’s made a huge difference! I actually just performed this task the other day and thought I would walk through the process so that you can...
We've been talking a lot about decluttering here at Clean My Space and most of our conversations center around decluttering our physical space - and you guys have been rocking that! One area that we haven't really touched on, which we know is a big one, is DIGITAL DECLUTTERING....
We, here at Clean My Space, have made quite a few videos about cleaning your bedroom. But one topic we haven't covered yet is decluttering—which is a very important aspect of making your bedroom the most peaceful and inviting space possible. So this week, we're talking about 5 handy ways you can cut...