When we first began to declutter our home, we started easy.
The decorations in our living room was one of the first projects. Immediately after removing them, I was surprised at the amount of dust found on the shelves (particularly the top shelves). Clearly, the vast number of knick-knacks on the shelving made the proposition of dusting a daunting task. Additionally, when we finished decluttering our kids’ toy room, we noticed it took much less time to put their toys away in the evening. And when we began decluttering our wardrobe, we found it easier to keep our closets tidy.
This benefit became very clear. The fewer things in our home, the easier it is to clean.
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Definitely easier to clean! It has made pickup a cinch around here–can hardly wait to continue on the minimalist path!
One of my favorite parts of moving toward minimalist- less cleaning. Biggest challenge was heirloom guilt. My mother was quite upset when I gave her back things that were her great grandmothers. She couldn’t understand why I didn’t value them the way she does. I’m not going to do that to my kids.
My wife says it all the time: ‘it’s not the cleaning that takes so much time, it’s the putting things away (a/k/a de-cluttering) that takes so much time (and energy). And creates a ton of stress.
Who needs that? No one.
I have work to do. : – )
I have sucessfully followed the one item on a surface rule for a year now. It really helps!
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