I help overwhelmed moms declutter their homes, heads, and hearts. Decluttering coach and the host of top 1% globally ranked podcast Moms Overcoming Overwhelm.
The One Thing I Regret Decluttering 🙈
Decluttering Tips and Support Weekly Newsletter Vol. 6Dear Reader, When I started my minimalist journey in December 2014, I never imagined that I'd be podcasting, coaching, and helping moms overcome overwhelm by decluttering their homes, heads, and hearts. I just knew I wanted to be a mom, and the promise of minimalism gave me hope that simplicity could be part of my journey. You would think that after almost a decade of decluttering, I would have a lot of decluttering regrets. Most of us hold onto stuff we don't need because of fears around decluttering regret, including: "I paid so much for this! The tags are still on it." "I need to keep it just in case." "My kids might want this someday." But even though my family jokes that if it's not bolted down, I might declutter it.... I have very few decluttering regrets. The one thing? My youngest son's clothing. It seems that in Virginia, March comes in like a lion, but not always out like a lamb. So I have learned that holding onto his cold weather clothing for a few months longer is a good idea instead of decluttering them at the first sign of spring. Still, I was able to use the Minimalists' 20/20 rule and learned my lesson for the next time so I can make more intentional decisions about purchasing - and decluttering! Do you have any decluttering regrets? Hit reply and let me know! Before You Go...If you are a homeschooling mom (or know one) you don't want to miss the Happily Homeschooling Littles Summit which is going on now until March 4. Discover strategies that will help you simplify homeschooling, unlock meaningful teaching experiences, and keep your sanity in the process. If you're a parent of a teen, the Love to Learn 3 summit is February 26 - March 10 and if you sign up using my unique link, I'll give you a free 30-minute decluttering coaching session. Free coaching? Yes, please!! Just forward your confirmation e-mail along to me and we will get you scheduled! On this journey with you, Emily P.S. Scrolled to the end? No problem. This week on the podcast I spoke about how to avoid decluttering regrets and interviewed Certified Life + Conscious Parenting Coach Mikki Gardner about the 3 steps to declutter people-pleasing from your life. |
Decluttering Tips and Support for Overwhelmed Moms Weekly Newsletter
I help overwhelmed moms declutter their homes, heads, and hearts. Decluttering coach and the host of top 1% globally ranked podcast Moms Overcoming Overwhelm.
Decluttering Tips and Support Dear Reader, Have you ever heard of the Great Stuff Transfer? It's when Boomer parents try to give their stuff (mostly furniture, housewares, heirlooms, etc.) to their children who either don't have the room for the items or don't want them. Perhaps you've experienced a variation of this, where you're given boxes of items from your childhood that your parents were holding onto for years. I was given all my report cards since kindergarten. :) It seems that while...
Decluttering Tips and Support Dear Reader, You can't take it anymore. The stuff is driving you CRAZY. You grab a trash bag and start rage decluttering. Nothing is safe. It HAS TO GO. That's what I call a clean sweep! 20 minutes in, and you finally feel like you're getting into a groove. Today you WILL take back your home!And then...."MOM! I need you!" Or the dog needs to go out. Or your phone starts pinging with a text message from work and you get distracted.And by the time you get back to...
Decluttering Tips and Support Dear Reader, My kids are incredibly lucky to have people in their lives who want to show their love through gift-giving. But figuring out where to put all the gifts causes a lot of stress - and can lead to clutter. How do we navigate conversations with well-meaning relatives about gifts when we're trying to declutter our homes? This week's guest, Khrystyne Jaspers, is an expert on the subject - she lives with her husband and two kids (ages 4 and 7) in a one...