1. Home
  2. Discover
  3. Skill learning & Edu
  4. Rich in What Matters
  5. 7 Ways to Make Time to Declutter this Spring

7 Ways to Make Time to Declutter this Spring

 
Block 3rd
 
 
 
Spring arrives with the aura of a fresh start. A time to shed the dormancy of winter and break through to a more meaningful, aligned life. For many of us, this means an environmental refresh—a time to revive our homes.
 
But for this “spring reset” to stay, we need to do more than simply spring cleaning or even spring organizing. While both of those revamping actions are good, the real reset comes from spring decluttering, or more specifically, spring de-owning. Letting go of the excess physical stuff residing in your home is where the real lightening, freeing rejuvenation of the spring season is found.
 
Why?
 
Decluttering and letting go of excess possessions, studies show, reduces the amount of time spent on housework by 40% in the average home.
Let that stat sink in for a minute—that's almost half the amount of housework-dedicated minutes of your life.
 
If you spend 10 hours a week cleaning, organizing, and maintaining things, with less stuff you will spend 6 hours. What would you do with 4 extra hours a week? (An extra 16 hours a month; an extra 208 hours (8.5 days) a year). Anything you've been wanting to do but haven't had the time! Connect with your kids, take up a new hobby, spend more time with friends, read books, exercise, cook—it's all waiting for you once your living environment contains less.
 
In my experience, making time to declutter a home is one of the best time investments you can make. The return on your investment is phenomenal—invest a bit of time up front in decluttering your home and soon you have less stuff-related “to do's,” resulting in much more free time in your daily life.
 
Truth is, making time to declutter in the spring can set you up for a summer of less stress and more focus on the things and people in your life that matter.
 
Here are 7 ways to make time to declutter your home this spring:
 
 
Julia Ubbenga is a freelance journalist whose teachings on minimalism, simplicity, and intentional living have reached thousands of people worldwide through her blog. Julia practices what she preaches in her Kansas City home with her husband, two extremely lively young daughters, two-year-old son, and nine-month-old baby girl. You can also find her on Instagram and now also on Facebook.
 
***
 
Want to get serious about decluttering your life? My brand new courses will show you how to declutter your inner and outer environment for good. Now is the time to choose change. Now is the time to live lighter. Learn more here.
 
 
Block 8th
 
Block 10th
Block 11th
 
Block 13th
  Have a GREAT weekend! With you on this journey,
— Julia
 
Instagram

You can Unsubscribe or Manage Preferences all you want, but you'll always be in our heart.

 

Key phrases

real lightening freeing rejuvenation ninemonthold baby girl brand new courses excess physical stuff meaningful aligned life Kansas City home best time investments

Older messages

Opting Out of a Hyper Culture

Saturday, March 18, 2023

A life filled with less busyness and less excess stuff promises more meaning. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

4 Ways to Simplify Your Wardrobe

Saturday, March 4, 2023

Create a closet that sparks joy and reflects your unique style. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

5 Steps to Revamp Your To-Do List for a More Fulfilling Life

Saturday, February 18, 2023

By balancing tasks we “should” do with activities that bring us joy, we live a richer life ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

3 Tips to Curate a Minimalist Kitchen

Saturday, February 4, 2023

Less stuff in a kitchen enriches the time that is spent there. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

7 Things to Declutter to Live Lighter in 2023

Friday, January 20, 2023

7 Things to Declutter to Live Lighter in 2023 Our oldest daughter turned nine last month. In true minimalist fashion, I gifted her an experience: ice skating. Just she and I, for two whole hours,

Moon Missions

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Letters to your younger self, how Apollo missions improved our tech and how to disagree without being a jerk. View in browser Moon Missions Hi everyone, This week I'm covering advice in a for of a

The marvelous squiggles of Vonnegut.

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Why being good at things isn't always the point in doing them. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

• Book Promos • Monthly Plans • Daily Tweets •

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Choose from 4 levels of Monthly & Annual Social Media Plans ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Enable Images BANNER IMAGE Subscribe to a ContentMo Book Promotion Affordable Monthly

Now I Know: The Soviet Plan to Make Real Ads for Fake Products

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

I get the idea, but tbh the minced chicken looks vile View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Sorry if this one hits your inbox a bit late, I ran into some last-minute issues.

Extract the kernel. @ Irrational Exuberance

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Hi folks, This is the weekly digest for my blog, Irrational Exuberance. Reach out with thoughts on Twitter at @lethain, or reply to this email. Posts from this week: - Extract the kernel. Extract the

CRO Minidegree: An announcement

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Act fast to join our elite squad of marketers ‌ ‌ ‌ CXL's Conversion Optimization Minidegree has been the gold standard qualification for those looking to move up in the competitive but lucrative

Mentorship details inside

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

​ ​ Yesterday, I announced the upcoming SEO Chatter Mentorship program that launches on Monday, June 5, 2023. Today's email gives you more details about this new opportunity. Specifically, why I

Daily Boost: May 31, 2023

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

​ ​ ​ Let's close out the month with some easy wins, shall we? Here are 50+ ways to get free backlinks to help boost your off-site SEO. Your SEO Mentor, Stephen Hockman SEO Chatter Founder and

SEO Outreach: Strategy, Tools, Templates (and more)

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Make your SEO outreach process a success in 6 easy steps, driving new clients and valuable backlink partners your way Hi Reader, Email outreach can become your solid source of new clients and backlink

💰Cashflow Community Newsletter 5/22-5/26

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

​ ​ ​ Hey Cashflow crew! We're excited to host our monthly Cashflow call next week Tuesday, June 6th at 3pm CST! Be sure to RSVP here and add it to your calendar so you don't miss it. By