A Journey To Peace In Our Homes - 40 Days of Decluttering

Welcome! You are cordially invited to a 40 day journey of finding peace in your home. A journey of releasing the excess, the no longer used or loved items filling your drawers, cupboards, closets and surfaces. 

The goal is simply to find one item to donate or trash. If you are motivated, or need to declutter more, many have used 40 decluttering challenges to find a bag of items each day! You are welcome to make this journey work for you! 

Personally, I am on a mission to touch everything in our home at least once this year to determine if it stays or goes. I started strong in January, but I want to maintain my motivation! Hosting this journey will keep me accountable. 

Action is what gets our homes to a better state. If you know you have a little time (fewer than five minutes a day), you can complete this journey. Effort every day is what builds habits and over time builds progress. If you choose to look for one item each day, you might focus on just one or two rooms in your home. This is where you will see progress after removing 40 items (or more) at the end of this little quest for peace. 

There's a burden our minds hold when we live in spaces that are filled. Studies have documented that external clutter leads to internal stress. Physically this results in higher cortisol levels. Did you know high cortisol can actually be a reason we cannot lose weight? Stress is a factor in many, many illness and can keep us from healing. 

There's a reason most of us feel really good after a decluttering session or even after dropping our items to a friend in need or a charity. We are literally lowering our stress levels! Our bodies and minds are taking a big sigh of relief! This journey is a step to peace in your home as well as your physical being. 

I will provide you a daily space on the Organized Friends Facebook Group to post your questions and report what you decluttered that day (pictures optional). I will find us inspiring quotes and tips to keep us motivated during our 40 day journey. My wish is that our community can be encouraging to each other along the way as well. 

This journey starts THIS Wednesday, February 22 and will go through Sunday, April 2, 2023. I'd love for you to participate. Join the Organized Friends Facebook Group here.  

P.S. The first step is to find a donatable box, bin, or bag where you will put your donations for the next 40 days!