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September 1, 2017 · 8 Comments

How to Declutter in 30 Days (AKA: Konmari Method Round 2)

Organization & Cleaning

Do you want to learn how to declutter your entire home in just 30 days? Use this Konmari Method challenge to get your entire home organized and decluttered in just one month! (This post contains affiliate links)

You may remember that last year around this time, I went through the KonMari method of organizing from The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, blogged the whole thing, and we all ended up with cleaner, more organized houses as a result.

It’s been a little over a year since we first KonMari-ed our homes, and I have to say we really have kept up with it pretty well. I don’t really feel like clutter is taking over our lives anymore and we really did change a lot of our habits after going through that process.

However, when we did our one-year check-in for the method, I mentioned that we were at a point where we felt like we needed to do another mini-purge.

And then we decided to move. To a smaller house.

We obviously don’t know how large our new house will be yet, but we do know that we’re looking at probably losing about 500 square feet – plus we are losing our workshop space. So, um, we have a lot of stuff to get rid of.

I’m really hoping we’ll be able to get our house listed sometime next month (keep all of your fingers and toes crossed for us!) so that means it’s crunch time. I’m determined to get rid of as much clutter as we possibly can before it’s time to move, and this month is when that’s gotta happen.

Oh, and in the month of September, we’ve also got a family day trip planned, both mine and Corey’s birthdays, Jackson is starting preschool, and I’m doing another big challenge that I’ll be chatting about next week.

So, you know. No big deal. We won’t be busy at all.

It’ll be fine. I’ll be fine. (Right?)

How to declutter

How to Declutter: The Konmari Method Challenge

Tips for organizing and decluttering your entire home in just a month. Join this email challenge to go through the KonMari method quickly and efficiently!

Anyways, the point is we have a lot of decluttering to do. There’s no way we’ll be able to fit everything in our current home into the new house when we move, and I don’t want to bring any more than absolutely necessary. Who wants to move a whole bunch of stuff only to realize that it won’t fit?!

So, since I have a ton of decluttering to do (and not a lot of time to do it), I thought it might be fun to set it up as a Konmari method challenge. I’m highly motivated by deadlines and if I call something a “challenge” I will get it done. Plus, I figure if I force beg a bunch of you to do it with me, I’ll have some accountability and it’ll be a little more fun. Because cleaning is always more fun when you’re doing it with friends, right?!

NOTE: The challenge is over – sorry! BUT, If you’re decluttering your home and need some help, check out my workshop 30 Days to a Tidy{er} Home. It has daily challenges to help you stay motivated, detailed checklists so you don’t miss a thing, and includes access to a private Instagram page so you can follow along with me as I go through the process! This is a game-changer if you struggle to get your home organized. Click here to learn more – and if you’re interested in a quick sample, CLICK HERE to get it!

Need to know more before you decide? Here’s the plan:

The KonMari Method Challenge

The KonMari method challenge will take place via email – which means that starting the Tuesday after you sign up, I’ll be sending out a weekly email to everyone participating with a quick overview of what we’ll be tackling that week (along with a review of how things are going in my house). I’m hoping it can be a fun, interactive experience where you guys can write back to me and tell me how you’re doing too. It always helps to have people to encourage you when you’re working on a big project like this, and I’m so excited to get to go through this with y’all!

The idea is that we’ll go through all of the different steps in Marie Kondo’s book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, and by the end of the month we’ll all have perfectly clean and organized houses, our hair will suddenly be perfect, and our kids will never misbehave again.

What? A girl can dream.

If you sign up for the challenge, you’ll also get signed up for my weekly newsletter and you’ll get my free eBook which walks you step-by-step through the KonMari method. It’s the perfect companion to this challenge because my emails will give you a general plan for the week, but if you’re feeling lost the book can guide you through exactly what you should try to tackle each day. My book spreads the method out over 30 days and we’re actually working with just under that at 4 weeks, so you may have to combine a couple of days if you’re following along, but it should be pretty simple.

Here’s an overview of what the Konmari method challenge will look like:

  • Week One: Clothes + Accessories
  • Week Two: Books, Papers, & Bathrooms
  • Week Three: Kitchen, Living Spaces, Decor
  • Week Four: Garage/Tools, Sentimental Items, Miscellaneous

I’m so excited to dive in and get this done – I’m hoping that by the end of the month we’ll be a lot closer to being ready to list our house. If nothing else, we’ll have less to pack when the time comes!

Oh, and just to give you a little incentive (or, I don’t know, to make you realize I actually am a complete and utter mess) let me show you a couple of the spaces I’ll be organizing this month.

How to declutter your house using the Konmari method

Yeah, I’ve got my work cut out for me. So, if you’re looking around your house and feeling like you can’t join in because you have too much to do, never fear – you are not alone. I’m a pretty organized person but I have a couple of shameful spaces that need a lot of work.

I mean, I’m pretty sure that extra bedroom isn’t going to inspire anyone to want to buy our house.

For those of you who have it all together and don’t need to join in with us (teach me your ways!), I promise I’ll do an update once the challenge is over with the progress we make.

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  1. Linda says

    April 1, 2019 at 1:24 pm

    HI, I have read “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” and received your e-book as well. I have a question regarding the Clothing aspect. What if I have a blouse or pair of pants that I enjoy but the size is no longer correct (too large or small). Do I keep the item and have it tailored or toss?

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    • Amanda says

      April 1, 2019 at 2:35 pm

      Hi, Linda! It’s a totally personal preference. If you love it enough to go through the hassle of tailoring it, then absolutely do so! The only caveat I have is that I wouldn’t ever recommend keeping something that you DON’T intend to tailor. As long as you have it altered so that it still fits and you still feel great in it, I say you should keep it!

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      • Linda says

        April 8, 2019 at 9:03 pm

        Thank you Amanda, This gives makes me feel better about some of never worn clothes that I like but that are not fitting so well.

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        • Amanda says

          April 15, 2019 at 10:24 am

          You got this! 🙂

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  2. Emily says

    February 28, 2019 at 10:53 am

    Is it too late to join the challenge? I have had 7 months of decluttering and minimising my life but see it as a continuous journey rather than a destination. Feeling inspired!

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    • Amanda says

      February 28, 2019 at 11:09 am

      It’s never too late! The emails run all the time, so you can sign up anytime and get them as if it’s happening live. I’m also currently re-doing the challenge in my second home, and you can follow along with those posts as well (see the latest one right here, which includes links to all of the others).

      Reply
  3. Lucy Silva says

    January 8, 2019 at 4:12 am

    Hi bIvcame across your blog and enjoyed it. This is the first time I sign up for anything like this. So, what happened to your papers a year later? Lucy

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    • Amanda says

      January 9, 2019 at 1:34 pm

      Hi Lucy! As long as I’m good at keeping up with the habit of going through it regularly, the papers stay totally organized! I’m actually getting ready to do a bit of an update on the process in my home, so I’ll be revisiting the topic very soon.

      Reply

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