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 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!

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Week 39 | Email Lists | 52 Weeks To Downsize & Minimalize

Email Lists

Are marketing emails and newsletters tormenting your inbox? Deleting them is only a temporary solution until the next one arrives, so it’s time to get removed from these email lists for good.

How to Downsize the Email Lists You’re On

Go to your inbox right now. Find email you no longer want to receive, then scroll to the bottom of the email. Click the “unsubscribe” link and follow any necessary steps to be removed. Emails should stop immediately from the source that they came from.

By law, companies must include an unsubscribe link at the bottom of marketing email. If they do not, go to the company’s website and follow procedures to unsubscribe. Also, you could contact the customer service department by phone if an easy way to unsubscribe through the website is not available, or report them as spam.