If a full emptying and cleaning of your fridge feels like too big of a job to take on at once, once a month do a quick clean. 

Go through your fridge and toss any leftovers, expired items, or food that’s gone bad. 

Give it a quick wipe. 

Move on with your day.

There is nothing like a little plant life to add that something to a room to pull it together.

Regardless of what zone you live in, spring time is the best time to be repotting indoor plants, or starting to propagate (make new plants out of cuttings).

And, if you have a black thumb, or travel so much plants can’t survive in your home, silk plants work beautifully, too!

I talk to people all the time who say they would love to change up their homes, but they don’t know what looks good, or how to put color and décor together.

This (and recipes) is what Pinterest excels in! 

Stop thinking you have to come up with your own original plan. Search your project, and see what other people have already tried. Put your favorite bits together, and voila! You’ve given your home a make-over.

Our pantries can get out of control with out of date, stale, and unwanted items. At least twice a year take these steps to stay on top of it: 

- Pull out any spices, cans, and baking supplies that have expired. 

- Take out any items that haven’t been used or you don’t want. 

- Consider donating them to a local food pantry. 

Are your plastic containers out of control? I can relate. I used to get hit in the head with plastic containers and lids every time I opened my cupboards before I decluttered and reorganized. 

Take 10 minutes and toss any containers without lids and lids without a container. 

Use a plate or pan lid organizer to hold the lids to your containers. 

While you’re in there you might as well do a quick declutter of any chipped plates or glasses.

The beginning of a new year is a great time to tackle clutter from previous years. A great place to start might be that pesky junk drawer!

1. Pull everything out and put it on your counter placing like items together. 

2. Wipe out the drawer and then go through your pens, highlighters, and markers to make sure they are still working. Toss anything that isn’t. 

3. Sharpen pencils and toss any garbage that has found its way into the drawer. 

4. Replace all items that belong and take care of those that don’t. 

5. You can use small organizing baskets from the dollar store to keep like items together.

Once Christmas is over and you’re taking down the decorations, it’s a great time to do some general decluttering while you’re up and moving.

Christmas and holiday décor
Simplify the kitchen
Declutter the toys
Declutter gift wrapping supplies
Simplify, declutter and prepare guest linens
Declutter clothing
Simplify your makeup collection
Declutter seasonal gear
Do a whole house decluttering sweep

When decluttering you’ll come upon items you aren’t sure about. Keep these questions nearby so you can use them whenever needed.

Do I love it?
Do I use it regularly?
Have I used it in the last year?
When was the last time I used it?
Can somebody else use it?
Can I borrow it from somebody else?
Can I use something else?
Do I have more than one?
Do I really need it?
Could I buy it today?