7 DECLUTTERING TIPS FOR 2022 | MINIMALISM

Chad and I took some time over the holiday break to organize, clean, and declutter the CMS HQ. After our recent move, we quickly realized that there were a number of places we could cut the clutter. So, in this video, we look at 7 tips that we used to declutter our home to prepare for a clean and serene 2022.

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[mlisha]

My goal is a no spend year (unless it's budgeted) so i can use up all the things I have and stop buying more, make some solid savings 💪🏻

[Janelegant]

I have lost 60 lbs. since Oct. 2017 so my goal is to continue losing weight. This year, I would like to get below 200 lbs. The last time I remember being under 200 lbs. is 1999. I currently weigh 232 lbs. so my goal is very attainable. :)

[Ane]

Every year it’s the same for me, I just change the dates.... *_My goal for 2019 is to accomplish the goals of 2018. Which I should’ve done in 2017, because I promised them in 2016, and planned them in 2015_* 🤷🏻‍♀️ But, it’s so true. 😂

[mamagoldielocks]

I love your videos! (Especially oils + decluttering). My house is nearly 100 years old and the closets are few and tiny. I spent 30 minutes of new year's day with a hair mask on, cleaning out my medicine cabinets and make up/ beauty products....such a good feeling!

[JohnaMedeiros]

My favorite space to de clutter is the liquor cabinet lol.

[maren]

I started my decluttering journey 2 years ago and I am so happy! I took LOADS of things to the thrift shop. Now I can declutter a small area here or there as needed. Thank you for the reminder to shred old paperwork no longer needed. In the USA we need to hold tax documents for 7 years so now I can get rid of those! Happy decluttering everyone!

[jenihinton]

Our donation box is a solid colored tub under the sofa table by the front door. It’s hidden until it starts to overflow. Then I know it’s time to bag it up (box of trash bags conveniently hidden behind) and drive it to the donation bin! It’s there, day in and out. My 3 older kids use it as well as they have watched me purge over the years.

[cleanmyspace]

Are your ready for a more clutter-free 2019?

[staceyharvey]

Melissa - Congrats on being part of the magazine REAL SIMPLE cleaning article! Love your ideas and am So proud of you!

[monamorgan]

May you and Chad and sweet baby have a great 2019 and be filled with happiness, love and prosperity 🥰

[Sandra_]

Riley is going to be a clean/organized/declutter free princess 👸🏼

[vickyc]

the TACO KIT!!!! it's become like a member of the family... LOL

[ashleypulsifer]

I try to set small, specific goals instead of resolutions! I find it much easier to stick to small, specific goal set for a short amount of time than a vague resolution you set to do for a whole year.
I decluttered in the summer. Every drawer, closet, cupboard, the shed..everything! I came up with so much stuff to be donated or was just garbage that we didn't have a need for. I did the same thing before christmas and donated all the decorations I had no intention of keeping to put out and also went through the closets and storage room again. Another 5 boxes of stuff..just stuff! Needless to say I find it so much easier to stay organized and keep the house clean and tidy because there's less clutter. I love it <3 Love your videos :)

[sandhyabilgi]

I requested my childhood friend to help me declutter my aunt's house, before she moved to a new location. My aunt is 93 years old, living by herself, and had collected lot more stuff and trash, which she couldn't manage alone. So, the three of us together made the move very smooth and my aunt is quite relaxed in her new home.

[leslies]

This comment relates to expired products: when I buy over the counter medications I enter a reminder in my Google calendar on the date the med expires so that I know to replace the expired med. That saves me time since I don't have to periodically go through all my OTC meds repetitively checking all the dates.

[gailwentzky]

This grandmother would love to see that beautiful baby again. I bet she has really grown since we saw her last. Thanks for all your cleaning and organizing tips. Happy New Year.

[christinedigioia]

Melissa, your hair looks so great today!!
Thanks for the declutter tips.

[sentarose]

I said a word and phrase for the year. 2019 is stride. Find my stride so I can flourish. And then I said quarterly goals. so I have goals related to morning and evening routines and routines that I do on a weekly or monthly basis. For me stride is about developing habits that I don't have to really think about I just naturally do. That is something that was really missing in the last few years and I want to really focus on that this year. not all of these goals are but cleaning I also want to have a habit of exercising and meditating and journal writing and working on my novel.

[richardyoo]

My goals for this year is to not care about what others think of me, make more time for myself, and not use my tech stuff too much. I actually bought a 1000 piece puzzle in 2017 December, and now I’m finally doing the puzzle. So every time I finish eating, I go to the puzzle not my phone or laptop👍🏼👍🏼!!

[davidseidel]

We cleaned out our bedroom drawers and closet last week. Seven trash bags later everything is in order and those in need can use our giveaway clothes and shoes. We normally do this every year, but because I have had multiple back surgeries and illnesses we haven’t done this for three or four years! It feels good to have it done.