2024 will be the year of...

...destashing!

Every year I try to have a general goal for my crafty adventures. And in 2024 I have decided to try (emphasis on "try") to reduce my fabric, yarn and general craft supplies stash. 

Back when my Etsy shop sold physical items, I bought a lot of fabric, zippers, buttons, etc. In the meantime, I also inherited a lot of those things - plus yarn - from my mother. 

And...yes, I do love to buy craft supplies. 

Which makes for a closet (in our guest room) piled high with stuff that needs to be used one way or another. 

So this new year I want all most of my craft projects to include items that I already have at home, contributing to reduce the mess in our guest room - and being budget friendly too!

How about you? What are your goals for 2024? 

Thank you for stopping by, and here's to a 2024 full of wonderful projects!

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Weekly Planner - free printable

Hello, and welcome! I actually created this weekly planner a while ago, printed a set of pages and have them on my desk at home...but then never shared here.

 

3 strategies to help you declutter successfully

When a new year comes around, it seems that everyone is rushing to declutter their homes. Which is just fine, we all need those moments of action - I can totally relate because I've been doing a lot of decluttering myself.

 

But in order to be successful you need to turn decluttering into more than a spur of the moment inspiration – or something you’re doing just because everyone else is.

30-days easy declutter challenge - with free printable progress chart

Recently I have shared several decluttering related posts (you can read about 6 easy places to start decluttering and about not taking home what you don't need, in order to cut back on clutter).  This is because I have been on a serious mission to reduce clutter at our home. Our apartment isn't exactly small (by apartment standards) but we do need to learn to live with only what we absolutely need. 

So I have created my own 30-days declutter challenge - an easy challenge that takes where you want to go in small steps, but that at the same time encourages you to be consistent.

I have followed this challenge during the month of June and I'm already seeing improvements - one of them being the fact that after almost a month it has become much easier to get rid of stuff than it was when I started. 

Scroll down for details.

5 very cool DIY desk organisers

Lately I've been trying to organise and declutter my house and one of the critical areas is my home office. I work from home a couple of days a week and I'm finding it difficult to keep the desk and drawers organised. 

As I've been browsing through a lot of ideas lately, I decided to share here a few of my favorite desk organisers you can easily make yourself.

Check them out below:

Decluttering 101: 6 easy places to start decluttering

I recently shared some tips to avoid bringing home more clutter than you already have - you can read the post here. 

But what about the clutter you already have at home?

Below you will find a suggestion of six easy and quick decluttering projects that will help you get started!

Decluttering 101: Don't Take Home what you Don't Need - with printable infographic

Decluttering isn't easy. Trust me when I say it, because it's a daily struggle at our house. We've been living here for many years, we have a lot of memories from when our kids were babies, we took on a lot of things that came from my mother's and my grandparents' homes, and although we do have a large apartment, it always feels way to crowded. 

For years I have been trying to let go of stuff - and I'm doing a lot better. But I have found that one of the best things to do is just to avoid bringing more clutter home. And so I have laid down a few rules that if even if may not help reducing clutter all by themselves, they at least keep us from getting even more clutter than what we already own. 

 

Read more about them below - or just download the infographic for a quick overview.

Decluttering /organising motivational quote {with free printable}

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm starting the week sharing a printable with a motivational quote for all of us who struggle with decluttering and organising our homes!