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DECLUTTER CHALLENGELisa Latte Books

HAVE LESS | DO MORE | BE MORE

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Welcome to your NEW Clutter-FREE 2020

There is nothing more life changing than the transformation that happens when you become a minimalist. And YES, I promise - your word count will go up after.

• You’re happier• You sleep better• You’re more productive than you could ever have imagined• You love your home + can’t wait to spend time in it• You clean less and have more time to do the things that really matter• You have more space to think and breathing room to dream

Are you ready? Let’s get going!

Lisa LattePlanner Boss & Mystery Author


the first step

in crafting the life you want

is to get rid of everything

you don’t

- joshua becker, minimalist


follow this simple 5-step planStep 1 | Take Before/After pictures to stay motivated - share them on IG with the hashtag #2020declutterStep 2 | Find a rockstar Spotify playlistStep 3 | Create 3 different piles:

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Step 4 | Dump everything into one huge pile in the middle of the room - leave NOTHING behindStep 5 | Decide between toss, recycle/donate/sell and keep


cluttersteals joy


clutter steals....1 your time | you need to work to earn the money to buy it, then shop for it, pick it up, organize it, put it away, repair it, maintain it, look for it, etc

2 your space | things you don’t use or love simply fill your space + make your home feel crowded, cluttered and overwhelming + even make you feel like you need a bigger home or more space

3 your money $$ | all the stuff you own used to be money you had + can eventually lead to debt

4 your self-esteem | studies have found people strongly identify with their home + a cluttered home not only impacts your feelings of contentment with your home but can also even negatively affect your feelings about yourself.

5 your productivity | clutter can visually overstimulate you + make it hard to focus

6 your physical health | studies found that living in a cluttered home causes you to make less healthy food choices because the clutter contributes to stress and overwhelm


you are not what you own storing all those books

doesn’t make you any smarter it just makes your life more cluttered

- francine jay, minimalist


one week challengeStep 1 | You can go in any orderStep 2 | Assign one room per dayStep 3 | Allocate at least 1 - 2 hours/day for decluttering

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owning lessis way better thanorganizing more


Be honest - you have a 1+ junk drawers hiding in here. Declare

once and for all that your new junk drawer is called the Trash Bin or

the Recycle Bin but not something you hold onto and add to until you

move

day 1

kitchenwe only wear 20% of the clothes we own, 80% of the time. if you’re

waiting for something to come back in style, you’ve definitely been holding onto it for too long. scuffed or broken shoes should always get

tossed. purge accessories, too

day 2

clothesdid you know that clutter is closerly linked to insomnia + hoarding. Fold

that pile of clothes immediately when you remove them from the dryer + stop using your bed as

an office + dining room- keep it a peaceful + calm sleeping sanctuary

day 3

bedroomthis room sometimes becomes the place that decor comes to

die - requiring endless amounts of dusting, polishing and cleaning.

why not ditch the decorations and give yourself + your family space to

enjoy each other’s company

day 4

living room


how many bottles of shampoo and conditioner are cluttering up

your shower alone? How many eye shadow palettes do you really

need to get ready? Go with the best + throw out the rest.

day 5

bathroomthis is the place where you print everything you can already read on your screen, just in case you want to mark it up, right? Assign an actual project to each piece

of paper or simply toss it because you don’t need it

day 6

officehow many things have you

thrown out here becuase you simply couldn’t bear to have them

cluttering up your inside home? toss them instead. Aside from

seasonal items, only keep those things you truly need every month

day7

garagegive yourself grace + be excited

that you’re on the right path towards clutterless freedom -

assign extra days for decluttering. studies show purging stuff provides an immense amount of happiness +

satisfaction

day 8

catch up


action stepsStep 1 | Go through the list for each roomStep 2 | Check off each item as you complete itStep 3 | Google other ways to declutter that roomDA

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action itemsIf you’re feeling overwhelmed....

sometimes it helps to have a handy dandy list of easy-to-follow steps to go through.

so here’s my go to steps for each room

on the list


dump your entire junk drawer into the garbage

Day 1 | Kitchen

keep only 2 pieces of anything/person in the house i.e. I’m single so I have 2 forks, 2 spoons, 2 knives, 2 bowls, 2 plates, 2 glasses...toss any appliance you haven’t touched in the last yeartoss all expired food, spices and condiments

toss all tupperware, unless you use it on a weekly basis


empty out all of your drawers into a big pile in the middle of the room

Day 3 | Bedroom

toss anything that needs to be dusted

toss any piece of jewelry you haven’t worn in the last year

toss any storage bins hiding under your bed

toss extra bedding for guests - how much stuff are you keeping for people who only visit once every couple yearstoss knick knacks that you spend ore time cleaning than enjoying

toss anything that doesn’t fit or is missing its sig-nificant other - hello mismatched socks

Day 2 | Clothes

toss anything you haven’t worn in a year

toss your wedding dress - someone else could benefit from it and trust me, your daughter will have zero desire to wear it 25 or 35 years from now

keep only 1 color or style of every shoe

Check out myownDeClutter IRL

BTS Vlog of my

DeClutter ChallengeVideo


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choose 1 haircare brand and toss all the restDay 4 | Bathroom

designate a supply area for extras

toss any piece of jewelry you haven’t worn in the last year

keep only 2 towels per person

toss out old makeup + cleaning products

clear all tabletops - unless Better Homes + Gar-dens is coming for a photoshoot, you don’t need Look Books to impress people

Day 5 | Living Room

toss the entire bookshelf - go digital. You’ll thank yourself when during your next move

you know you’re already on IG and FB so toss the frames and photosunless it’s an original Monet or Picasso, toss it

keep only 2 throw pillows + 1 blanket per couch

toss out expired medicine - it’s UNSAFE


group tools + supplies together into binsDay 6 | Garage

assume every piece of paper is unnecessary

Day 7 | Office

keep only originals like your passport

limit yourself to 7 pens, 5 notebooks, 2 pencils and 1 stack of post-itsadd extras to a supply closet


why we have stuffStep 1 | Go through the emotions listStep 2 | Ask yourself if you’re experiencing any of these feelings that are causing you to resist throwing items awayStep 3 | Ask yourself if you’re hurting your future self by holding onto memories of your past self + not allowing yourself to grow or move onto the next adventure in your life

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feeling guilty because you spent so much of your hard-earned money on that item you never use and probably if you’re being honest,

didn’t really need? Forgive yourself, make a vow to be smarter with

your $ going forward and let it go

wasted

moneywhat will you do with all this new

found empty space? go onto houzz for some interior decorating

inspiration.... DON’T DO IT - instead revel in the white space

that is now yours

houzz

decorare you dying to tell a story

behind every item you see in your home? That’s great and that’s

what memoirs + babysitting your grandchildren are for. you don’t

need the physical item to keep the memory alive

keepsakes

memoriessend them to scanmyphotos.com or buy a scanner + DIY but don’t allow old photobooks to take up

space that could be better utilized for anything. Or simply left unused. it’s also okay to toss old photos. do

you want to buried w/them?

photos

pre-cellphones


the heart of hospitality is

when people leave your home

they should feel better about themselves

not better about you


it is perfectly okay to toss anything that has been gifted to you that

you will not use, don’t need or don’t want. you’re not a bad person. for

future holidays + birthdays, you can let family + friends know that you

do NOT want any gifts

unwanted

giftsyou can scan in all of tax-related

receipts the second you get them + store them digitally. going 100% digital does take a while to get used to but the benefits are immesureable. Adopt the GO

PAPERLESS mentality

paperseverywheredon’t try to become an expert

organizer. just because your extra stuff is properly labeled + stored

doesn’t help you to declutter. putting things into bins gives you a false sense of accomplishment -

resist the urge + purge instead

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binstossing your old size 0 or XXS clothes

doesn’t mean you’ll never fit into that size

again. you’re not admitting defeat + you’re

not giving up on your goals. but keeping

items like this from the past are sometimes

a form of punishment or torture - release it

+ free yourself to be who you are now

skinny

clothes


Thank You for joining me on this DeClutter Challenge

I hope you found this useful + can’t wait to see all of the new and exciting things that can now come into your life with the new space you’ve created

While my #1 goal for 2020 is to help you to WRITE EVERYDAY, I truly believe that having less stuff will directly impact your ability to do so.

Clutter takes up brainspace, energy, time and money that could be better spent working on your future novel.

Remember to tag me @lisalattebooks on Instagram and/or hashtag #declutter2020 with your before/after pics - I can’t wait to see them!

Lisa LattePlanner Boss & Mystery Author


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