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Keep one of each essential item, then put the rest away (but don’t throw it in your junk drawer, natch). Do you really need more than one pen, or more than one pair of sunglasses? Likely not.

Get rid of all garbage-wrappers, lists, receipts you don’t need, pens that don’t work, dried-up lip balm, a broken and non-repairable bracelet, old kids’ items, etc.

Make sure to check every single compartment and pocket, inside and outside-even ones you rarely use.

Take out everything and lay the items out on a table.

Here is our guide to cleaning out your purse-and then keeping it organized. Then when it comes time to find your keys, a pen, or “that coupon I’m going to use one of these days,” it’s like digging elbow-deep into a mystery grab bag. The problem is it’s too easy to forget all the items we’ve been putting in there.

Whether your purse of choice is a cool designer number or a small canvas tote, we all tend to use it as a place to stash everything we “need” on the go.

Husband, taking it: “Whoa! What’s in here, bricks?!” Me, handing my purse to my husband: “Honey, could you hold my purse for a sec?” Lighten Your Load by Cleaning Out Your Purse Or use it to Marie’s top tips as a bit of a checklist. You can use the infographic as a starting point to help get you inspired for a big clear-out. Designed to help motivate you and your tidying, the infographic shares Marie Kondo’s most iconic quotes from her Magic of Tidying Up book. To help get you started on your decluttering journey, check out this infographic by JD Williams.

Decluttering and minimalism series#

Sounds too good to be true, right? If her bestselling book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up or her popular series on Netflix is anything to go by, she certainly practices what she preaches and has shown that her methods really do work. You haven’t heard of Marie Kondo and her KonMari method before? Well, she’s pretty much the queen of organizing and she’s changing people’s lives through the magic of tidying up. Bravo for taking the first step! Whether you’ve realized that you have an issue with clutter in your garage, your kitchen drawer, your entire house-or you’re looking for a digital declutter-look no further than Marie Kondo and her iconic organizing and tidying techniques. As you are reading this we’re assuming you are ready to take on the challenge. The first and most important step is actually just realizing that you have a clutter issue and are willing to change it.

It really doesn’t matter what clutter you have and the scale of that clutter-as long as you understand what clutter means to you and how you want to go about getting it sorted once and for all. One person’s cluttered bedroom might mean someone else’s dream situation. 50 of Marie Kondo’s Most Inspiring Quotes for DeclutteringĬlutter comes in many different shapes and forms and is a very personal assessment.