June Decluttering: A Visible Win for Every Day
Summer is here, and no doubt the motivation for spending hours of your time cleaning, decluttering, and doing housework isn’t that high!
So, make life easier with our June decluttering month. All of the ideas focus on visible wins and simple things you can do that make a big difference.
June Decluttering
Week 1: Low Effort, Big Impact
The Donation Box
Start a donation box or bag to add to throughout the month. Add one item to it today to get it started. Continue adding to it throughout the month as you work through the decluttering tasks. Place it somewhere visible so you’re reminded of it every day. Donate it when full or at the end of the month.
The 15-Minute Challenge
Set a 15-min timer and find items that are out in the open to donate. By focusing on items that are out in the open, you’ll achieve an easy, visible win. Today is not about decluttering the back of the closet or cabinets. Keep it easy today.
The ‘Guests Are Coming Over’ Challenge
Pretend guests are coming over and reset the entryway, putting away what you don’t need. This might involve putting away out-of-season items, donating the pair of shoes that no longer fits, tidying and making room for guests’ shoes and accessories.
The ‘Floor Sweep’
Remove everything from the floors that’s not furniture or meant to be there. Put away toys, gym bag, sports gear, books, boxes, and other things that may have been unintentionally left on the floor.
The ‘Relaxing Area’
Declutter and tidy the living room area where you relax in the evenings, whether that’s your couch and TV area or a reading nook.
The ‘Annoying Area’
Pick the visible area that’s been bothering you the most. Set a 20-min timer, and declutter what you can in that time. Stop when the timer ends.
Get the Week 1 decluttering printable here.
Week 2: Countertops & Surfaces
- Clear the kitchen countertop and only return what you use daily.
- Clear the bathroom countertop and only keep what you absolutely need.
- Remove everything off the fridge door and only return what you want to keep.
- Clear the nightstands, wipe them, and only keep the essentials.
- Remove everything from the top of the dresser and only return 2-3 essential items.
- Set a 20-min timer and clear as many flat surfaces as you can (e.g., coffee table).
- Pick the most cluttered corner of a room and take 15 min to declutter & tidy.
Week 3: Fun Challenges
Pick a color and declutter items in the open in that color.
Pick a number between 1 and 6 and find that many items to donate.
Pick a letter and declutter items in the open that start with that letter.
Pick a room, set a 15-min timer, and declutter only during that time.
At whatever time you declutter, spend that many minutes to declutter (e.g., 5 min at 5 pm).
Find 3 items to toss, 3 items to donate, and 3 items to relocate.
Find a spot that would make for a great before-and-after photo and declutter it.
Week 4: A win for every room
- In the kitchen, clear the window sill and the top of the fridge.
- In the living room, remove excess knick-knacks and throw pillows.
- In the bedroom, make the bed, put away the laundry, and declutter excess decor items.
- In the bathroom, declutter the toiletries, combining duplicates.
- In the entryway, remove everything not in season or not used near-daily.
- In the home office, declutter cables, chargers, and electronics.
- In the dining room, clear the dining table.
June 28-30: Final touches
- Declutter wall shelves for 20 minutes.
- Declutter wall art and decorations for 20 minutes.
- Drop off any donations.
