on the Decluttering Challenge



I did this last year and we've all been reaping the benefits in our little home. It's taken a good while, but it's finally started catching on with our kiddos. Having a 1400 sq ft cape cod home with minimal storage and a growing family household of 5 (soon to be 6), has taught us a thing or two about the value of square footage and what makes for prime real estate in a home. Breathing room is finally starting to take shape.


We still have a ways to go to get where we'd or maybe rather where I'd like us to be. But we'll get there bit by bit, one bite at a time, as some would say. I haven't always been good about sharing my decluttering process or noting all the things we've purged from our home. But I'm reissuing the challenge to myself and adding it to my family this year.  


With the addition of another little one, we have even more urgent reasons to free up some much needed space. Babies seem to always inherit so much stuff! Even when their parents have whittled down the list to the must-haves and really loved items only. What will help this time around, is we know this one is our last. So we won't be holding onto things after they've proven to have outlived their usefulness to our little one. 


First step: Decluttering