Decluttering Tips: Bedroom

Like most people, I tend to start each new year with goals and things I want to achieve in the next 12 months.

My main goal for 2020 was to overhaul my life and begin a more minimalist journey. Now I'm not talking about wearing all white and having nothing in my home, but more of a Minimalism of the Mind kind of deal.

After having a rough couple of years I decided I wanted to basically declutter my whole life, possessions, attitude and everything else.

So I started my journey in the bedroom, because for me, it's the place that houses most of my stuff and therefore most of my stress.

Here are my tips on how to start decluttering your bedroom.

1. Do not try to do everything in a day.
2. Create small sections to work through. (Pants. socks, papers, cables etc)
3. Take regular breaks.
4. It's not a competition. (You don't need to throw things away because other people say so)
5. Listen to music or something that will keep your energy up and keep you motivated.
6. Don't make piles, if it's to donate or sell bag it up, if it's to keep sort through it right away. (This is the quickest way to get overwhelmed!)
7. Do it by YOURSELF. (having people help will just cause a distraction)
8. Don't linger on things for too long, if you're hesitating on an item, throw it out.
9. Have patience. (Rome wasn't built in a day)
10. Create a check list so you can see your progress. (It's super rewarding too!)

For me, the closet is always the easiest place to start. I think people think they have to sort all their clothes at once, when the reality is you're going to be much more successful if you break it into catergories; socks, underwear, shorts etc.

Do you have any decluttering tips?

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Hello, 2020!

Well we've finally arrived here...

A brand new decade!

I'm not going to lie, when I started thinking of 2020 last year I got really, really anxious.

It's the last year of my 20's and I just had this unsettling feeling that I wasn't as accomplished as I should be. (Sad, right!?)

I decided it would do me no good to worry about something I clearly couldn't change, so, instead I decided to set some intentions and goals for myself and try to look forward to a fresh start!

My goals are as follows:

•Start a blog/online brand

This is something I've been considering for a while now. I used to have a blog and a YouTube channel around 10 years ago and I really enjoyed it. I thought it was about time I made the effort to get back into it.

•Build a morning/night time routine

This is a pretty basic goal in the grand scheme of things, but I wanted to improve all aspects of my life and what better way to start than improving the whole routine I currently have.(Which is non existent btw!)

•Take better care of my health

Pretty obvious one here, my intention with this is a little more than just eat well and exercise though, I needed a more specific plan to actually stick too so my plan is to take up yoga, cycle everywhere, and start meal planning/ making better choices.

•Travel

My final goal is somewhat vague. I've always been big into travelling and experiencing new places. I haven't been able to travel much in the last 2 years, which is something I'm super keen to change! 

I tried to keep it pretty simple this year, because I figured it'll be easier to accomplish than having a million goals!

What intentions/ goals have you set for 2020?