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As moms a lot of our every day life mistakenly becomes labeled as clutter, and it's not really.

Toys -

Clothes -

Dishes -

Papers/school and art work

It becomes clutter when...

It doesn't fit in to the space you have, or is beyond your clutter threshold.

What is generational clutter and how can you stop it?

Clutter and stuff that was passed down to you -and not just physical stuff.

Yes, sometimes it is stuff - childhood stuff, heirlooms... "heirlooms".

But it's also inherited beliefs, habits and tendencies.

The remedy?

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This episode is all about how I do clothes for my kids - and the people I am 100% responsible for clothing.

I have mastered clothes decluttering. Partly out of necessity, but in hindsight it's because once my subconscious experienced such a different way of existing that supported the life I wanted MOST, it became second nature. I wanted a simple, easy, fun, life. And never ending laundry made that harder.

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How to start & finish decluttering your home as a mom

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Here are a few things I do to help my kids declutter, specifically my one kid who holds on to everything. Most recently the flowers we got for our home that were dying.. that are now being hung to dry.

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How to make your home your home peaceful, creative and easy to clean up

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1. I tell them openly about why I am getting rid of my own things. Today I got rid of some things and told her it was because I didn't have time to use it any more, and someone else would love to use it.

2. I talk about why sometimes we have to get rid of their things - like they're too small, they're worn out.

3. I talk about all the things we have and love and why we have them, how we use them and how much we appreciate them. My idea behind this is that it’s normal to talk about what we keep, why we keep it and have contrast for things we don’t and why we don’t keep it.

She still struggles to let things go, but today when I told her I was getting something that the entire family really thought was pretty cool, it ultimately is something I was keeping for the ideal version of myself I want to be but just am not right now.

I know I couldn't tell her that much detail so I just kept it at "we don't have time to use it and someone else will really love to use it!" and she was satisfied. It also helped me let it go too.

When we decluttered down to one suitcase each, here are some things you need to know about that.

Episode links:

How to make your home your home peaceful, creative and easy to clean up

For show notes and resources mentioned in today's episode, head to https://motherhoodsimplified.com/why-i-decluttered-everything

1. We did it because it was the best option for us at the time. Logistically it made the most sense.

1. It was really hard. I had no concept about how much we had, or how much fit into a suitcase.

2. No one wanted my stuff. Straight up, no one wanted it, needed it or would take it.

3. Would I do it again? Under those circumstances, absolutely. Just because? Probably not.

4. Do I think others should do it? Maybe. What I think people should really take away from it are these two things: 1. you're going to have to trash things. 2. You're going to get familiar with what and how much you really have. And it will surprise you.