Join My Simple Home Decluttering + Organizing Challenge

The older I get the more I realize that if I have someone cheering me on I’m way more likely to finish whatever project I’m working on (aka bake the cookies, get on the exercise bike or clean out my closet). Just a little support in the form of a text message or call where I can share my to-do list or goals are enough to motivate me to finish what I started.

This method of getting things accomplished also applies to the projects in our homes. Yes, even the decluttering and organizing ones! I organize homes for a living and I still love sending those before-and-afters to my sister because there is just something about good ‘ole fashioned support from someone who knows you well.

So, while I don’t know all of you, I do want to help support you in your decluttering journey! A journey that I hope you find fulfilling and enjoyable.

Today starts the January Simple Home Challenge and all month long, I’ll be sharing tips to help you simplify and organize various areas in your home. You can join the challenge on Instagram by following me here.

Share your wins, ask questions and get your organizing BFF to join with you!

3 Questions to Help You Create an Intentional Home in the New Year

When I help clients create intentional, organized homes I like to ask a few questions. Those questions serve as a simple guide to help them more objectively look at what their current home is really like and show them where they can make improvements.

In this blog post I’d like to help you get more intentional about your own home right now.

Just imagine me meeting with you 1:1, trying to get the scoop on how you really feel about the state of your home as it is right now.

The Questions

1. What is your experience like when you walk through your front door? Or your garage door? Wherever you enter really. Does it feel calm and inviting or is it like you’ve entered a war zone filled with flying toys and stuff in all the places. Now think about what that experience is like for visitors. Imagine what the sights and smells are like. Does your home feel like it has organization and order? Maybe a little organization in a few places but not throughout?

2. Can you edit down the amount of things in your home? Start small first with one space. Try tackling one closet, one room, a pantry, etc. As you declutter, you will be motivated to do so much more!

3. What can you do to get your home to where you want it to be from a design/decor perspective? If it’s already there, what else can you do to alter the mood and overall feeling that you have when you’re in your home and when others are in it?

It could be that you need to focus on just decluttering (aka ridding your house of too much stuff or items that you don’t need or love).

It could also be that you don’t have too much stuff you just lack an organized system.

Remember that an intentional home is thought through, not cluttered and always purposeful. You just have to find out what that means for you because every home is different.

Good luck editing this year! Let me know what you find most satisfying to purge in the comments.

Are you looking for a little (or a lot) of help with your own home organization? Click here and schedule a complimentary 15-minute consult and chat with Britnee about your home organization goals.