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DECLUTTER CHALLENGELisa Latte Books
HAVE LESS | DO MORE | BE MORE
declutter challengedon’t love what can’t love you back
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Welcome to your NEW Clutter-FREE 2020
There is nothing more life changing than the transformation that happens when you become a minimalist. And YES, I promise - your word count will go up after.
• You’re happier• You sleep better• You’re more productive than you could ever have imagined• You love your home + can’t wait to spend time in it• You clean less and have more time to do the things that really matter• You have more space to think and breathing room to dream
Are you ready? Let’s get going!
Lisa LattePlanner Boss & Mystery Author
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the first step
in crafting the life you want
is to get rid of everything
you don’t
- joshua becker, minimalist
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follow this simple 5-step planStep 1 | Take Before/After pictures to stay motivated - share them on IG with the hashtag #2020declutterStep 2 | Find a rockstar Spotify playlistStep 3 | Create 3 different piles:
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Step 4 | Dump everything into one huge pile in the middle of the room - leave NOTHING behindStep 5 | Decide between toss, recycle/donate/sell and keep
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cluttersteals joy
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clutter steals....1 your time | you need to work to earn the money to buy it, then shop for it, pick it up, organize it, put it away, repair it, maintain it, look for it, etc
2 your space | things you don’t use or love simply fill your space + make your home feel crowded, cluttered and overwhelming + even make you feel like you need a bigger home or more space
3 your money $$ | all the stuff you own used to be money you had + can eventually lead to debt
4 your self-esteem | studies have found people strongly identify with their home + a cluttered home not only impacts your feelings of contentment with your home but can also even negatively affect your feelings about yourself.
5 your productivity | clutter can visually overstimulate you + make it hard to focus
6 your physical health | studies found that living in a cluttered home causes you to make less healthy food choices because the clutter contributes to stress and overwhelm
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you are not what you own storing all those books
doesn’t make you any smarter it just makes your life more cluttered
- francine jay, minimalist
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one week challengeStep 1 | You can go in any orderStep 2 | Assign one room per dayStep 3 | Allocate at least 1 - 2 hours/day for decluttering
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owning lessis way better thanorganizing more
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Be honest - you have a 1+ junk drawers hiding in here. Declare
once and for all that your new junk drawer is called the Trash Bin or
the Recycle Bin but not something you hold onto and add to until you
move
day 1
kitchenwe only wear 20% of the clothes we own, 80% of the time. if you’re
waiting for something to come back in style, you’ve definitely been holding onto it for too long. scuffed or broken shoes should always get
tossed. purge accessories, too
day 2
clothesdid you know that clutter is closerly linked to insomnia + hoarding. Fold
that pile of clothes immediately when you remove them from the dryer + stop using your bed as
an office + dining room- keep it a peaceful + calm sleeping sanctuary
day 3
bedroomthis room sometimes becomes the place that decor comes to
die - requiring endless amounts of dusting, polishing and cleaning.
why not ditch the decorations and give yourself + your family space to
enjoy each other’s company
day 4
living room
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how many bottles of shampoo and conditioner are cluttering up
your shower alone? How many eye shadow palettes do you really
need to get ready? Go with the best + throw out the rest.
day 5
bathroomthis is the place where you print everything you can already read on your screen, just in case you want to mark it up, right? Assign an actual project to each piece
of paper or simply toss it because you don’t need it
day 6
officehow many things have you
thrown out here becuase you simply couldn’t bear to have them
cluttering up your inside home? toss them instead. Aside from
seasonal items, only keep those things you truly need every month
day7
garagegive yourself grace + be excited
that you’re on the right path towards clutterless freedom -
assign extra days for decluttering. studies show purging stuff provides an immense amount of happiness +
satisfaction
day 8
catch up
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action stepsStep 1 | Go through the list for each roomStep 2 | Check off each item as you complete itStep 3 | Google other ways to declutter that roomDA
ILY |
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action itemsIf you’re feeling overwhelmed....
sometimes it helps to have a handy dandy list of easy-to-follow steps to go through.
so here’s my go to steps for each room
on the list
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dump your entire junk drawer into the garbage
Day 1 | Kitchen
keep only 2 pieces of anything/person in the house i.e. I’m single so I have 2 forks, 2 spoons, 2 knives, 2 bowls, 2 plates, 2 glasses...toss any appliance you haven’t touched in the last yeartoss all expired food, spices and condiments
toss all tupperware, unless you use it on a weekly basis
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empty out all of your drawers into a big pile in the middle of the room
Day 3 | Bedroom
toss anything that needs to be dusted
toss any piece of jewelry you haven’t worn in the last year
toss any storage bins hiding under your bed
toss extra bedding for guests - how much stuff are you keeping for people who only visit once every couple yearstoss knick knacks that you spend ore time cleaning than enjoying
toss anything that doesn’t fit or is missing its sig-nificant other - hello mismatched socks
Day 2 | Clothes
toss anything you haven’t worn in a year
toss your wedding dress - someone else could benefit from it and trust me, your daughter will have zero desire to wear it 25 or 35 years from now
keep only 1 color or style of every shoe
Check out myownDeClutter IRL
BTS Vlog of my
DeClutter ChallengeVideo
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Check out myownDeClutter IRL
BTS Vlog of my
DeClutter ChallengeVideo
https://youtu.be/sI0Boc5lKx8
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choose 1 haircare brand and toss all the restDay 4 | Bathroom
designate a supply area for extras
toss any piece of jewelry you haven’t worn in the last year
keep only 2 towels per person
toss out old makeup + cleaning products
clear all tabletops - unless Better Homes + Gar-dens is coming for a photoshoot, you don’t need Look Books to impress people
Day 5 | Living Room
toss the entire bookshelf - go digital. You’ll thank yourself when during your next move
you know you’re already on IG and FB so toss the frames and photosunless it’s an original Monet or Picasso, toss it
keep only 2 throw pillows + 1 blanket per couch
toss out expired medicine - it’s UNSAFE
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group tools + supplies together into binsDay 6 | Garage
assume every piece of paper is unnecessary
Day 7 | Office
keep only originals like your passport
limit yourself to 7 pens, 5 notebooks, 2 pencils and 1 stack of post-itsadd extras to a supply closet
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why we have stuffStep 1 | Go through the emotions listStep 2 | Ask yourself if you’re experiencing any of these feelings that are causing you to resist throwing items awayStep 3 | Ask yourself if you’re hurting your future self by holding onto memories of your past self + not allowing yourself to grow or move onto the next adventure in your life
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| Ad
vice
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feeling guilty because you spent so much of your hard-earned money on that item you never use and probably if you’re being honest,
didn’t really need? Forgive yourself, make a vow to be smarter with
your $ going forward and let it go
wasted
moneywhat will you do with all this new
found empty space? go onto houzz for some interior decorating
inspiration.... DON’T DO IT - instead revel in the white space
that is now yours
houzz
decorare you dying to tell a story
behind every item you see in your home? That’s great and that’s
what memoirs + babysitting your grandchildren are for. you don’t
need the physical item to keep the memory alive
keepsakes
memoriessend them to scanmyphotos.com or buy a scanner + DIY but don’t allow old photobooks to take up
space that could be better utilized for anything. Or simply left unused. it’s also okay to toss old photos. do
you want to buried w/them?
photos
pre-cellphones
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the heart of hospitality is
when people leave your home
they should feel better about themselves
not better about you
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it is perfectly okay to toss anything that has been gifted to you that
you will not use, don’t need or don’t want. you’re not a bad person. for
future holidays + birthdays, you can let family + friends know that you
do NOT want any gifts
unwanted
giftsyou can scan in all of tax-related
receipts the second you get them + store them digitally. going 100% digital does take a while to get used to but the benefits are immesureable. Adopt the GO
PAPERLESS mentality
paperseverywheredon’t try to become an expert
organizer. just because your extra stuff is properly labeled + stored
doesn’t help you to declutter. putting things into bins gives you a false sense of accomplishment -
resist the urge + purge instead
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binstossing your old size 0 or XXS clothes
doesn’t mean you’ll never fit into that size
again. you’re not admitting defeat + you’re
not giving up on your goals. but keeping
items like this from the past are sometimes
a form of punishment or torture - release it
+ free yourself to be who you are now
skinny
clothes
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Thank You for joining me on this DeClutter Challenge
I hope you found this useful + can’t wait to see all of the new and exciting things that can now come into your life with the new space you’ve created
While my #1 goal for 2020 is to help you to WRITE EVERYDAY, I truly believe that having less stuff will directly impact your ability to do so.
Clutter takes up brainspace, energy, time and money that could be better spent working on your future novel.
Remember to tag me @lisalattebooks on Instagram and/or hashtag #declutter2020 with your before/after pics - I can’t wait to see them!
Lisa LattePlanner Boss & Mystery Author
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