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Living with less, is more

By Danielle Dimond
Living a simplified life with less clutter and complication is simple and freeing! However, if you've been living with clutter and chaos it might be a little tricky and overwhelming when you think about simplifying. Let me help you through this with as little pain as possible and a whole lot of gain.

First, start slow with little to no commitment right away. Pick a spot to simplify in your home, office or car. Pick out the items you really don't think you need and place them in a box and set that box aside and out of sight. In about a month, revisit this box and if you haven't used or missed anything in it, don't think, just throw it out. Then repeat the process in a new spot, (or the same spot but being more bold this time).

Second, only keep things around you that really bring you joy to look at or use, or that really help you and have a quality use in your day. If the thing doesn't fall into either category, it is taking up too much space and energy in your surroundings and will weigh you down. So toss it!

Third, unless you have a hobby-like collection of some kind that brings you joy, you shouldn't have duplicates of anything. Pick out the one thing amongst duplicates that is the best quality and throw the others out. You should go by the timely advice of quality over quantity, there's a reason it's an age-old recommendation after all.

Repeat these steps as often as you like and enjoy the freeing feeling of a life more simplified!
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