21 things to let go in 2021

Happy New Year! This is the time of year when we see an avalanche of magazine articles and social media posts offering organizing advice to make this year “your most organized year ever!” I love motivation in any form but have a tiny to mid-size pet peeve when the advice given is more about purchasing organizing products than offering real organizing solutions.

All too often, we are made to feel that the best place to start an organizing project is by buying organizing solutions. Yet, a little subtraction makes any organizing problem easier to solve. Buying stuff when we have too much stuff is only going to add to the feeling our space is over-stuffed. My advice to get started - by eliminating the easiest stuff first. In business, this is called going for the low-hanging fruit - taking care of the the easiest stuff first helps us build the momentum needed to tackle the bigger tasks down the road.

To make the easy decisions even easier, I’ve given you a head start with my ‘21 Things to Let Go in 2021’ downloadable. Click on the image below to get a printable version. Why not have a little fun and think of this as a subtraction scavenger hunt? Take on an item a day and you’ll have this list checked off and clutter gone by the end of the month. That clarity you gain from having less will make “your most organized year ever” a whole lot easier!

Click on this image for a printable .pdf.