Author: Bella Organizing

Isabella Guajardo -also known as Girl With A Truck™- has been creatively organizing homes since 2007. Today, her home organizing company Bella Organizing in collaboration with Girl With A Truck™ residential move management company is the San Francisco Bay Area's favorite "get it done" duo. Isabella and her team enjoys working directly with clients to make their space comfortable, functional, and stylish.

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Week 44 | Linens | 52 Weeks To Downsize & Minimalize

Linens

I can’t even begin to tell you the amount of linens I see when going into homes to organize them. But how many are actually used on a regular basis?

Minimize the Amount of Linens In Your Home

Whether they are old, stained or torn, there are plenty that we tend to hold on to for much longer than their useful life. Or, maybe they are so old that the original color is barely recognizable. Does this sound like you?

Stop justifying the amount of linens that you are clinging to in your home. Start downsizing this week by getting rid of the ones that are absolutely horrendous or in such bad shape you’d never want to use them yourself, much less keep them for guests.

Idea: Donate towels to your local animal shelter and other linens to Goodwill or Salvation army; organizations that have larger connections to reuse programs that make things such as insultation from these items.

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Week 43 | Coupons | 52 Weeks To Downsize & Minimalize

Coupons

In today’s world there are coupons for just about everything. For those of you who use them grocery shopping, congrats! But are all even still relevant, or are half of them expired?

What To Do With Your Coupons

Now is the time to go through and pitch the ones that aren’t going to get you very far. Waiting to use that online one for something that you’ve told yourself you’re going to buy, but you know you never will? Delete the email.

Clipping coupons for stores you generally don’t frequent and haven’t found a reason to stop at yet? Recycle them.

Don’t make finding the special ones that are worthy and relevant for you and your family harder to find. Get rid of all of the extra clutter that is in the way.

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Week 42 | Glassware | 52 Weeks To Downsize & Minimalize

Glassware

What type of glassware around your home can you downsize and minimize this week? You’ll be stunned by how much is around your home that no longer fits the mold for your lifestyle.

Glassware to consider Downsizing:

  • The one remaining glass from a set long-broken
  • A souvenir beer mug from the county fair
  • The margarita glasses you bought for the theme party 15 years ago
  • Consecutive years of glasses from food & wine festivals
  • Shot glasses from the airport souvenir shop
  • Glass the kids won in the dime toss at the school fair

Just by going through these few bullet points, you’re going to lighten the load in your kitchen cabinets!

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Week 41 | Quantity | 52 Weeks To Downsize & Minimalize

Quantity

This week, cut the quantity of anything you know you’ve been excessive about in ways that don’t benefit you, others, or the planet.

Quantity Downsizing to Relieve The Stress

It can be a person, place, thing, perspective, a feeling or emotion, for example. What can you do without or can do with less of this week?

By taking things out of your life that are overwhelming you, you’re going to find yourself with less stress. You may not even realize how much things are stressing you out until you cut things out of your weeks. This is one that will benefit you long-term, beyond the home!

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Week 40 | Receipts | 52 Weeks To Downsize & Minimalize

Receipts

Are old receipts scattered all over the desk, dresser, or table top? Let them go!

How to Clean Out Old Receipts

This week, focus on recycling receipts that are past the return expiration date. Things for general household goods (food, toiletries, personal products) should be considered old and OK to throw away.

Clear out other things that are not required as business or tax documents, as well. Are they helpful for insurance or other claim purposes? Before you know it, you are going to be able to clear up the paper clutter, which will make room for you to breathe.

It can be overwhelming to be buried in paper in your home. One great way to downsize and mimimalize things around you is to throw away that paper that you feel buried in!