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Decluttering for moms who don't want to be a full blown minimalist!

31/05/2024

I shared this years ago thinking everyone would be like yay, what a great tip 😂

And most people were like what NO this won’t be simpler. Then some tried it and were like OMG it’s a game changer.

It works because (and if you’re chronically behind on laundry)…

1. It gets you into the habit of finishing a task (something lots of moms struggle with because hello… interruptions).

2. It prevents you from getting backed up with multiple baskets of clean clothes (that won’t stay that way if you don’t put them away).

3. It helps gauge what clothes, and how many outfits, your family actually wears and needs. Then you can declutter the rest.

Comment LAUNDRY if you want to give my laundry and clothes decluttering method a try. It’s a full step by step system to declutter clothes, build workable wardrobes using your current clothes stash, and managing it all moving forward.

I haven’t been behind on laundry in a decade and we have 5 kids and have lived in all climates (I’m talking Alaska to Florida and many places in between).

Don’t forget… Comment LAUNDRY and I’ll send it to you 😊

03/12/2023

It’s official December which means for most of us, lots of toys. Here’s some pretty awesome things moms have said about the toy course and some awesome before and afters!

Comment for the link to join!

14/09/2023

There seems to be two ways moms attempt to cope with motherhood.

Both have some value, but both are also taken too far and when used alone only make the hard parts of motherhood feel worse.

I have done both of these for sure, and if you have too don't worry about it. Of course you have, you're human.

Here's the first way we cope as moms:

1. Connect with other moms over our struggles. This is important so we know we aren't alone or crazy. But when it's the only thing we connect over, it becomes destructive for us, our family and the people who we have connected with.

2. We end up wallowing. It's a way to self soothe. We get overwhelmed, feel alone and then feel even worse because no one is coming in to comfort us. We get stuck in this loop of thinking about all the things that are hard, and not working for us with the goal of finding someone to make us feel better, but it never happens because we're stuck in the loop.

3. Use sarcasm to cope. All jokes have a sliver of truth in them. That's why everyone loves comedians who make jokes about the most taboo subjects. It's cathartic and can be healing, unless you're not getting to the root of your pain.

Any of those sound familiar? Likewise.

Now here's the other side of how we cope as moms.

1. “Make the most of it, they’re only little once”. This leads to us feeling guilty for all the moments we don't enjoy - and to be honest, just never will be enjoyable. So many parts of mothering are mundane, exhausting and just frustrating.

2. Trying harder. Here's the message: Can't get ahead in a society designed to keep you stuck and isolated? Too bad, try harder. By the looks of social media, you're the only one who can't seem to figure it out. You don't need to try harder, you need to break free from the system.

3. Putting your life & needs on hold until they’re grown. Yes, absolutely life with kids changes everything for you. But you can still find ways to feel deeply fulfilled as a whole human outside of motherhood, and still keep motherhood sacred to you.

Now, there is a 3rd and better way. And all it is, is a healthy balance of both of these.

If you only focus on the negatives, you'll deeply struggle.

If you pretend like everything is always fine you'll poison yourself with resentment and burn yourself out.

You do need both, and it's all skills you can learn.

And it's exactly what I teach inside of the Motherhood Simplified course (below).

I think that our power comes when we realize we can acknowledge that motherhood is:

-hard

-sometimes unfair

-exhausting

-demanding

-overstimulating

-confusing

AND when we acknowledge that motherhood is also:

-a gift

-an honor

-a deeply transformative opportunity for you as a person

-something we chose to accept as part of our lives

-a responsibility to our children and future generations

When you bring those two together what you're left with is a feeling of gratitude and appreciation for the fact that your life is overflowing with love, chaos, jokes, challenges and something every single day to keep you grounded and growing.

The gratitude is the joy and pleasure you find in everything you have now in your motherhood.

Appreciation is the excitement in having more of it, and experiencing new aspects of motherhood.

You ready to join me in my most special courses of all to learn how to create this for yourself and your family?

Perfect!

Motherhood Simplified is still available for only $99 for one more day only. It is linked below!

After that it will only be available during enrollment periods I offer and for a higher price.

See you inside!

Krista

01/08/2023

I haven’t talked about my routines since about.. late 2020 because I had 2 under 2, and when I’m IN something I won’t share about it until I’m through it and can actually offer value to you from a place of not just wisdom but also empathy and softness for YOUR struggle, without needing to hold myself through it too.

So, coming up on the podcast is a whole lot of routine, rhythm and creating structure, expectations and delegation in your home.

It will be how I’m doing it with my kids who are all older than 3 years old now, AND how I recently did it with my second dose of having multiples kids under 3.

I really think life gets a whole lot easier once they’re 3 😂 at least in regards to day to day flows.

Let me know.. how old are your kids and what kinds of routines are you trying to implement right now? If any!

20/07/2023

I have to tell you this 🤫

17/07/2023

The environment is THIS impactful, for kids and adults. That’s why when things are going wrong I always recommend changing your environment first.

16/07/2023

Which sounds best to you?

11/07/2023

Organizing your clutter is a huge waste of your time!

Yes, organization has a purpose but if you have too much stuff to manage it will only ever lead to you wasting your days away sorting, labeling, stacking and trying to manage the stuff in your home instead of living your life.

Decluttering is reducing the overall amount of things you have to organize in the first place. When you do that organization actually becomes VERY easy to do AND maintain.

Want to hear more about how decluttering is actually step one of organization and THE most important thing you can do if you want to be the kind of mom who “has it all together?”…

Comment PEACEFUL and I will send over my free video training showing you how to have a peaceful, creative AND easy to clean up home.

05/07/2023

A rant on organization 🤪

I am actually good it organization BUT I gatekeep that support because most people seeking organization actually need to declutter. And any organizational support I can offer depends on being *mostly* clutter free first, so sharing it out to the wide world just doesn’t align with what I know to be most helpful or efficient for you.

Because… organization is only possible if you’ve decluttered and have a manageable amount and while I tend to not believe in absolutes, I do know this is true.

The cute bins, craft holders, shelving and even label makers are just putting chocolate on kale. The kids (and you) were excited for chocolate and got a major disappointment that ends with it in the trash (more waste).

It’s how organizing clutter works too. You try the Pinterest hacks and systems and then are disappointed, with a pile of more stuff that doesn’t work for you. Pause for the irony of *organizational clutter in the form of bins, boxes and shelves you don’t need*

I care about your time and energy way too much to share organizational solutions that probably won’t work for too long term.

What I care about is helping you clear out everything in you way that is making organization hard because what I see time and time again is moms declutter and then find that organization is a natural byproduct.

My house isn’t easy to live in and easy to clean up because I have a lot or organization systems.

I just have enough to keep things running smoothly for us and I’m within my clutter threshold.

The secret to organization is to declutter - and I go into way more depth in this in my workshop How To Have a Home That Is Peaceful, Creative And Easy To Clean Up.

Comment peaceful if you’d like the link to watch that free video training and get the accompanying checklist.

02/07/2023

When kids have less, keeping things in order happens (more) naturally for them.

The way clutter overwhelms you, and you don’t know where things go or how to keep it organized, happens for your kids as well.

And when it’s not cluttered - meaning within the means of your clutter threshold of what you can manage - it’s easy for all of you to keep things orderly, and even fun to play around with how you organize it. Without it becoming a rigid and restrictive practice.

Check out the motherhood simplified podcast to learn more about finding your own and your family’s clutter threshold!

Comment the episode you’ll listen to today in the comments and I’ll pick a random winner to receive a free decluttering challenge from me tomorrow!

22/06/2023

I know people say it as a joke when I ask “what’s something you can declutter that would make your home easier to clean up”… and they say “my kids”.

But it hurts to hear every time.

And the answer that isn’t accidentally damaging, and actually offers a solution is to just get rid of some stuff.

Declutter the things that are just things in your home so you can enjoy the people in it. That’s so much more loving and actually solves the problem of a home with too much to manage.

Let me know what you think about this 👇🏼

20/03/2023

I spent a month straight decluttering my home and it’s been almost a decade of me reaping the benefits of that month.

During that month though I made a lot of sacrifices. I wasn’t taking my kids to the park, being crafty, or to be honest very present at all with them. But it was worth it.

Now, on the other side of those short term sacrifices (that also included lots of Netflix, iPad and ordering pizza or takeout for dinner) has been SO much time, energy and freedom. So yes. You’re going to need to make some short term sacrifices and trade offs.

But they’re worth it because decluttering is the only thing you can do that reduces your overall workload for good.

In Decluttering Simplified I teach you how to make the time for decluttering - comment below if you’d like me to send you the link to get access to this program.

08/03/2023

The more complex something is, the more likely it is to dysfunction.

What that means for moms in their homes is the more stuff you have, the more complex your systems need to be in order to sustain it..

And therefore the likelihood of it not working increases.

Here’s a specific example so we can just get literal instead of talking in metaphors (or whatever)😂

The more toys you have, the more shelves, bins and storage you need to hold it all and stack it so it fits and stays organized.

This naturally leaves a lot more room for “dysfunction”… aka putting things in the wrong spot, purchasing duplicates and spending more time managing the toys than playing with them.

It also requires more steps for your kids to simply play and then clean up.

Instead of just putting all the dolls and accessories into one bin, they have to put Barbie’s in one bin, dolls in another and then of course every other category of toy requires the same from your kids and very quickly you’re experiencing dysfunction in the form of refusing to clean up, whining, overstimulation and overwhelm for your kids (and you).

Or, a worse kind of dysfunction where you wonder what’s wrong with you and why you seem the be the only one who can’t figure out how to keep up on things.

Decluttering allows for more simplicity, and more simplicity leaves less room for error (ask any old school mechanic how much easier simple cars were to repair compared to computer chip cars these days and how much more can potentially go wrong and you’ll understand this concept even further).

Mom life is complicated. Kids are complicated. We can’t change that, but we can change our environments.

Hopefully this made sense, it’s been on my mind for a long time but you know.. mom life is complicated and I haven’t had much time to make this post 😂 pic of why

28/02/2023

Let me tell you about the worst day I had when I decluttered our home in 2013 down to what fit into our suitcases.

The general circumstances are this:
I had 3 kids, 7, 4 & 2 years old.

I owned a small preschool where I cared for children for 5 families during the hours of 7am-5pm. Which meant for 10 hours a day I was on site 30 minutes from home.

My husband was living 4,500 miles away in our new home state of Florida (I was in Alaska).

We had one month to have everything we own fit into a suitcase, and with such short notice I had very little help available for childcare or decluttering (a big physical task).

No available help from family or friends aside from one weekend when my in laws took the kids for a few hours (and I did NOTHING involving decluttering, cleaning or packing because I was so exhausted)

So, those circumstances alone are like WTF impossible, right?

I got it done, so definitely possible, but totally bananas.

One night after I put the kids to bed I was supposed to be sorting through piles (again) to coordinate selling, and pack away for either donation or the dump.

I had started my period, that day every single kid at the school (and my own) must have been taken over by some full moon or something, I don't know and I just could. not. move.

Literally laid in the middle of my floor and just stared at all the work I had to do and got not a single thing done that night.

Not only did I get nothing done, but I cried.

For so many reasons I cried. Fear of letting all of our stuff was the biggest reason. I thought I was making an irresponsible and terrible mistake (it wasn't).

As well as a whole lot of other emotions like resentment, grief over leaving the only place I had ever called home, and worry about the impact it would have on my kids.

The good news is that I was able to do it. And I came out ahead - so far ahead that almost a decade later I am STILL reaping the benefits of that experience.

A big part of you is probably wondering if you can declutter your home and finally be able to walk into it without seeing all the unfinished work you have to do.
And my answer is, YES, you can.

You absolutely can.

Even if you have kids at home, work a lot, don't have a supportive day to day partner, worry about not having enough or whatever it might be for you.
I have been able to simplify my decluttering process into one that works for moms no matter their circumstances.

I did it under super extreme conditions and while yours might be different, they're still workable IF you have the right system and plan in place.

And IF you are willing to take that first step. I have a free video and checklist to help you take those first small steps. Let me know below if you’d like it!

Pic is in our first clutter free house where I was able to let me kids’ lives and personalities really come through in a way that didn’t feel like more work or mess for me. It came through in ways like this but also through their play.

24/02/2023

If you want your home to be easy to clean up (not always clean) because right now, it's way too hard.. chances are you need to declutter.
And what that really means is you need less stuff to manage.
As a mom you're managing a lot every single day, mostly other people.
So all those piles of stuff that you accumulated over time, that had a purpose (maybe) at some point, but now are just in the way need to go!
The weekend is the perfect time to get this free video workshop I created for you.
Plus a checklist to get you started that you can do this weekend!

comment below and I’ll send you the link!

22/02/2023

You gotta clear out the junk to make room for the things you want to thrive 🌱

Things worth making room to thrive:
You
Your kids
Your relationships
Your finances
Your creativity
Your happiness… what are you going to make room for?

07/02/2023

I joke about toys that I just don't have space for in my life right now and NOT getting them... but the truth is I never actually believe I (or anyone else) can tell you what toys are or are not good for your family.

It depends on so much like...

• The size of your home

• How many kids you have (the more kids I have, the less toys we can manage in our home by the way, seems weird but it's how we roll)

• Your kids preferences and abilities

• Your personal clutter threshold

• Your lifestyle (homeschooling, working from home, etc)

I have often been asked to make a recommended toy list and in the 4 years of doing this, I have never made one.

What I have made is better, it's teaching you how to figure out your family's needs, wants, preferences and threshold.

I talk about it on the podcast this week (let me know if you want the link!) and there is a special offer for listeners only to get more toy support.

What's a weird thing your kids play with that would totally be on a recommended "toys that aren't actually toys" list. For my kids... a collapsible vegetable steamer that is a pet crab.

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All moms have the same kind of clutter ✅Laundry & wardrobes for you & your kids✅Dishes & kitchen✅Bathrooms✅Toys✅Surfaces &✅Your CarWhich is why I created step by step decluttering checklists and guides for ALL of those. Comment SEVEN to get them - it’s only $17 for the full program and will reduce the amount of clutter and work in your home very quickly!

The most effective way to get more time as a mom? Declutter. Cleaning and organizing will always come undone. But when you have less to clean and organize you can do it faster and it lasts longer. Your day to day workload drastically reduces, it’s easier to find things and easier to get help from your family. So many wins for you just by decluttering! But it’s hard when your day to day work consumes the majority of your time. So how do you do it?Break your decluttering projects down into bite size pieces and set a flexible deadline to keep you on track. I’ll show you exactly what this looks like in my free training - comment DIY and I’ll send it over!

Do you agree this is a problem with some free decluttering trainings out there? Want a totally different kind that will teach you the actual way to structure your decluttering as a mom? Comment DIY Also…How cute is my passenger? Do not comment on her seatbelt 😂 you know why. And if you don’t know why…. it’s because we’re parked in the library parking lot, okay?

Most moms think they’ll always be stuck in the never ending cycle of cleaning up after everyone, but that doesn’t have to be true for you. Declutter so you have less to clean and can easily delegate to your family. Comment DIY and I’ll give you the exact steps to doing this as a mom!

Come declutter mom style with me - include your kids, become the gatekeeper of your home and finally have a home that’s easy to be in - even when life is hard. Comment DIY and I’ll show you exactly how to declutter your entire home, even if your kids are always around, in my free training How To Create Your Mom Proof Decluttering Plan!

Moms don’t declutter so they can have a magazine cover home. They declutter so they can stop taking the frustration and stress out on the people, over pointless piles of stuff and clutter. If you’re not sure where to start, or you’ve tried before without success, there’s a reason why. And the good news for you is that I’ve spent years figuring out exactly what holds moms back, and what’s needed to get through. No generic 5 steps to decluttering or declutter your whole house in 2 weeks… it’s real, tangible strategy and support. Yes. You have challenges when it comes to decluttering as a mom, but they’re universal challenges for all moms and you can figure it out. Let me show you how - just comment DIY and I’ll get you taken care of by sending you the free training right now. We’ll build your decluttering plan together 😊

It’s no wonder so many families struggle to keep the toys organized, played with or even fitting into the home.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ If you also struggle with the never-ending “toynadoes” in your home... I hope that helps you realize that YOU are not the problem, and neither are your kids.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ They aren’t lazy, complacent, or ungrateful. And you aren’t unorganized, or incompetent... You all just have way too much stuff to adequately manage.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ So, all you have to do is reduce the amount of toys you have in your home.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ It really is that simple, although the actual decluttering might feel complex, event hard. Especially when you’re decluttering the things that are for your kids enjoyment.⁣ ⁣ That’s exactly why I created this mini toy decluttering course. I am Montessori trained and walk you through exactly how to make decisions on what to keep for your family and needs.⁣ ⁣ It’s about making the toys in your home work for your family, meet your needs AND be easy to manage every single day so that your home is fun, creative AND easy to clean up when it’s time.⁣ ⁣ Yay! I’m ready to show you how... comment PLAY and I’ll send it right over :)

You need all 9! 1. Bite sized decluttering projects for every room and category of your home⁣ ⁣ 2. Put those projects in order and in a format you can check off and refer back to when life happens and you get derailed ⁣ ⁣ 3. A flexible deadline to keep you on track⁣ ⁣ 4. Take personal responsibility for your decluttering success, which means not letting your life and kids become your excuses… make them your reason ⁣ ⁣ 5. Follow through support - ways to hold yourself accountable to your plan and timeline⁣ ⁣ 6. Check in system support systems - people who will help you along the way ⁣ ⁣ 7. Keeping the process as simple as possible, doing what’s reasonable for your season of life and current access to places like donation centers or not⁣ ⁣ 8. Including your family (yes, this is a must and yes, it’s possible) ⁣ ⁣ 9. As much as possible, enjoying the process and the positive work you’re doing in your home for yourself and your family ⁣ ⁣ I show you exactly how to get all of these for yourself in my free training How To Creat Your Mom Proof Decluttering Plan - comment DIY and build your custom decluttering plan with me today!

Moms need structure because otherwise every other demand will take over and leave no time for what you need to get done. When it comes to decluttering you need this included in your plan…⁣ ⁣ 1. Break your rooms and categories into bite-sized projects. Declutter the kitchen is actually about 10 tiny projects - cups, pots/pans, utensils, coming utensils, towels, cleaning supplies, pantry, fridge, etc. ⁣ ⁣ You need bite-sized projects you can do in the cracks of your day and you need your plan to be this granular. ⁣ ⁣ 2. You need to put your projects in order. Otherwise you’ll do the give a mouse a cookie decluttering where you start in the kitchen, take a grand adventure and end up playing dress up with your memory box clothes from highschool. And never actually make progress. ⁣ ⁣ 3. You need a flexible timeline to keep you on task. Nobody likes this, but everyone needs this. ⁣ ⁣ You also need a few more things to help hold you accountable and accommodate for all the things that will come up for you like kids getting sick, school and sports schedules, k⁣ Family members who don’t want to get rid of anything, fear of not having enough and more…⁣ ⁣ If you’re like omg Krista, yes, this is me do yourself a favor and get the free training I made for you walking you through all the things you need to successfully declutter as a mom. Comment DIY and I’ll send it right now so you can start today!

Should you have a toy rotation? Comment ROTATE and I’ll send over the podcast episode to help you decide!

7 Days To An Uncluttered Home is the perfect choice for pre-holiday decluttering! Laundry because everyone’s wearing clothes everyday, how dare they 😂 Dishes/kitchen because everyone’s gotta eat Toys… nuff said Bathrooms because kids be making big messes while getting clean #ironic Surfaces, they just seem to collect everything!! And your car because omg we have to drive everyone everywhere and it’s basically a second home. Only $17 - go snag it and start today! Comment SEVEN and I’ll get you taken care of so you can start today!

Want a pretty clean home, most days? Or at least one that is easy to clean up at the end of the day? Comment below and I’ll send you my free video training and checklist to get started today!

Want to declutter your home by the time the holidays hit AND still have fun with all the holidays festivities and gifts and fun?! Then join the series of workshops I’m hosting: how to start and finish decluttering your home as a mom! They’re free and you will learn: ✅ The 3 essential components of your decluttering plan once you know these you will understand why clutter has been a struggle in your home and exactly how to get rid of it once and for all.✅ Why you haven’t been able to start, or finish decluttering. And what you need to change in order to declutter, finally.✅ The decluttering life cycle guide so you can declutter consistently, and thoroughly then organize it all - even if you have kids. A printable checklist to declutter simple, and impactful spaces of your home. All in 15 minutes or less. Link is right here to join! https://motherhoodsimplified.com/how-to-start-and-finish-decluttering

You in for a simplified motherhood experience? Good!!Follow to learn how, and head to my site to find all the resources you need to get started https://MotherhoodSimplified.com

Clutter overwhelms, overworks, and overstimulates us. It’s a constant visual reminder of the never ending to do list. It gets in the way and demands our attention when all we want to do is recover, reconnect and re-energize. And all of that 👆🏼 makes it incredibly difficult to give your best time, energy and effort into the people inside your home. Something has to give, and it can’t be your kids or family. Take the frustration out on the pointless piles of stuff in your home, not the people.Decluttering Simplified, or the clear your clutter toolkit in my bio are the perfect support for a mom like you. Go check them out! #motherhoodsimplified #clutter #minimalism #simplify #declutter #declutteryourlife #declutteryourhome #momlife

Just a little reminder for you this weekend 💫 Your house isn’t meant to be picture perfect 24/7, and if there are messes it means people are living their lives there. That’s a good thing don’t you think?The key is to make it easy for you and the fam to clean them up, without it being overwhelming for you all.

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