![]() ![]() We all know Amazon notoriously sends bigger boxes than the size of the item, so use that to your minimalist advantage. Cozy’s Amazon boxes and remove items by filling those boxes. This works especially well if you are the only minimalist living in the home like I am. Instead of doing 1-in-1 out – try my mass in and mass out strategy. The 1-in-1 out rule can feel like a daunting task. You need larger amounts of stuff taken out of your home. But what about those of you that are right at the beginning? This is “ok-ish” advice when you’ve been doing this for a while. This is commonly referred to as the 1-in-1 out rule. When you start thinking of your home as having a maximum space capacity, you will be able to start utilizing your stuff and space in a better way.Ī common suggestion out there is to suggest you get rid of an item for a new item coming in. You might end up getting a new cup that’s larger, but if you don’t give yourself a limit to stop filling it, you will also overfill the new larger cup. A cup has a finite amount of space that it can be filled to.Īnd we can see when things are getting close to overfilling and when they are overflowing. If we start thinking of our homes like a cup that we want to fill with water. ![]() There’s an even greater impact if your home is packed beyond capacity. The amount of stuff in your home has a direct impact on tidiness. This isn’t so much a minimalist tidy habit, but more of a minimalist mindshift, but I thought this was super important to share anyways. The only time you know I’m cooking now is because of the pots on the stovetop. I tidy up the veggies that need to get composted and then quickly wipe the counters. I also try to build meals in as little pots and pans as possible. Now, I take the time while I’m waiting for everything to get up to temp to rinse items that need to go into the dishwasher, or if you don’t have a dishwasher, take this time to quickly wash up those items now. After sitting down for supper, I would be too drained from the day to get back up. Before, I would make a huge mess in the kitchen, use all the bowls and pots and spoons and then lie to myself that I would clean it all up after supper. An example of this that I use in my home is focused around mealtime. Look for moments of downtime when you’re doing something that you could fit a small job into. You won’t have to give up those weekends to try to catch up on your household responsibilities. I teach my clients the 10 Minute Tidy™ and they can easily tidy up their homes in 10 minutes several times a day, rather than spending a whole weekend on housework.īreak down your bigger cleaning into smaller, more regularly done chores. Minimalism isn’t about striving for a perfect home, it’s about striving for connection and meaning through having less excess.įocus less on seeking the perfection of an always clean or tidy home, instead focus on how easy it is to tidy in smaller chunks of time. From some major mindshifts to small daily practices, get ready as I reveal how minimalism can restore order back into your life!Īnother minimalist habit for maintaining a tidy home has to do with your mindset. If you’re looking for ways to simplify your space without getting rid of everything, try implementing these 7 habits into your daily routine. Growing in popularity, minimalism is an approach that enables individuals to strive toward the freedom of owning less and living more. If you’ve always wanted a simpler lifestyle but didn’t know where to start, this blog post will help you with some ideas for small, simple things you can add to your daily life. You really don’t have to continue to feel overwhelmed trying to keep your home clean and organized. I love using habits because I don’t have to think about some of the more mundane things and if I don’t think about them, I find they don’t feel so overwhelming. They can either be good habits that help you out or they can be bad habits that hinder you in some way. Habits are things you do daily, often without thinking. Tiny habits will help move you toward what you really want, much more easily than big sweeping changes. If you are living in the energy of the problem but you want to move into the solution, stick around, I have some tips that will greatly impact your home (and life). Focusing on how stressed you are and how much home or your family is frustrating is not helpful and won’t move you toward the solution. Focusing on what you can change and focus on allows you to live in the energy of the solution. You are either living in the energy of the problem or you are living in the energy of the solution. How you spend your days and hours today will change your tomorrow. ![]()
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