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I am excited to share with you the Organization series where we will dive in and learn tips and tricks on how to organize your home and life to become a minimalist. The next few months I will be working through the Book Minimalista by Shira Gill.
If you want to buy the book to learn more and follow along, here is a link to it on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3ISIrz0
Let’s jump in with what I already have learned from her!
The Minimalist Took Kit
Shira provides a five-step process that you can use in each area of your home that is the foundation for a minimalist, organized home.
Clarify – Where you are and where you want to be.
- Sit down with yourself and ask what you really want your home to be. Envision that home and what it feels like.
- Anticipate any challenges or obstacles that might get in the way.
- Believe that your change can happen and that you can do it
Edit – Subtract the items that don’t serve your vision or goals
- Focus on creating what you want.
- Practice resistance and set limits
- Ask the right questions.
There are two editing styles. You have ‘The Sweep’ and you have the ‘One Category at a Time’.
There isn’t a wrong choice here. It is more of personal preference. Lets talk about it…
The Sweep
To follow the sweep method, you would start in one area of the room and work around until you’ve completed each area. It is great for those that do better at focusing on one area at a time
One Category at a Time
To follow the one category at a time method, you do just what it says. You work in one room and organize by category. For example, you take all your shoes and edit before moving onto the next category.
Organize – Take each space and organize by type and usage
You can truly be organized if you apply these two practices.
- Group together items into categories
- Store each category in a designated space inside your home.
Elevate – Style your space
Now that the hard part is over, its time to elevate your clean, organized space. We will chat about some of the ideas Shira provides as we work through the rooms.
Maintain – Implement simple habit shifts
Maintain is certainly my Achilles heel. I love to clean out and style a space, but when it comes to keeping up with it I seem to fall apart. Here are some great tips from the book
- Put things away immediately
- Unpack from a trip as soon as you get home
- Plan ahead
- Tidy 5 minutes everyday
- Practice the one-in, one-out rule
Room by Room Guide
The tool kit makes it seem simple enough. Typically, I would read this book, get extremely excited and want to do absolutely everything as soon as possible. The result? Burn out.
As a solution, I am going to be completing one section of my house each month. I am hoping this will allow me to really follow the guidance of this book and make lasting changes to the home. The author Shira does a fabulous job taking each part of the tool kit mentioned above and implementing them into organizing each room of the house. In her words, she creates ‘fun, efficient and actionable projects for every room in the home’.
Join the minimalist fun!
As of now, this is how I plan on tackling each section of the house. This month, I am going to focus on our bedroom closet and our garage.
- January – Closet
- February – Kitchen & Pantry
- March – Bathrooms
- April- Bedrooms
- May – Kids Room/Play Room
- June – Entry
- July – Living & Dining Rooms
- August – Home Office
- September – Utility Closet & Laundry Room
Have you ever read this book?
What areas in your life do you want to organize?
