March Decluttering & Organizing
A new season gives you a great opportunity to declutter, reset, and organize your home. Our March decluttering calendar focuses on daily tasks and simple small wins that, in time, will make a big difference.
We’ve themed each week, so that you can put particular focus on different rooms and areas of your house, rather than jumping between different rooms.
You can get both the monthly and weekly decluttering calendars as printables. Good luck with your March and spring decluttering! If some days you only do 5-10 minutes, it’s still progress and it all adds up.
Decluttering & Organizing
You’ll find the March decluttering month printable at the bottom of the article.
Week 1 (Visible Wins)
Set a 30-min timer and clear as many flat surfaces as you can.
Focus on big wins (e.g., kitchen counters, dining table, entryway table, nightstands, bathroom counters). Sort the items into: keep/donate/toss/relocate. Wipe the surfaces before returning the items.
Reset the entryway, keeping only the items you’ll need this spring.
Remove any winter items you’ll no longer need (e.g., winter hats, bulky coats, boots, gloves). Try to keep only items you’ll use frequently (e.g., everyday shoes, umbrella, one jacket). Add a small tray or create a spot for small items like keys and sunglasses.
Clear & organize the coffee table and entertainment center in the living room.
Clear everything and sort the items into: keep/donate/toss/relocate. Wipe the surfaces before returning the items you want to keep. For the entertainment center, use some cable organizers.
Walk through the house and pick 3 items to donate (or 3 to toss if broken).
Set a 15-min timer and think of easy wins like clothes you don’t wear, decor you don’t love, extra mugs, or broken items.
Walk through the house and pick 3 items that are out of place to return them where they belong.
You can either focus on just finding 3 items that are out of place, or you could set a timer for 15-20 min and find as many as you can. Focus on the simple wins (e.g., mugs, clothes, mail, charging cables, bags, blankets, accessories).
Set a 20-min timer and organize the bedroom.
Focus on visible wins like making the bed, clearing the nightstands, and putting away clothes. Think about whether there’s any decor you don’t like anymore or any items you want to donate or toss.
Replace winter decor with spring decor.
Store away heavy blankets and replace them with lighter ones. Look at the wall decor and consider whether to change any of it. Replace winter-scented candles with spring-scented ones (e.g., citrus, floral).
Get the Week 1 decluttering printable here.
Week 2 (Closet)
Store away out-of-season items.
If the weather allows, move things you’ll no longer need (e.g., heavy coats, snow boots, thermal layers). You can use clear storage containers and label each one. If you keep everything in the same closet, you could simply move the out-of-season items to the back of the closet in the harder-to-reach areas.
Get your spring clothes out of storage / to the front of the closet.
Pick clothes you’ll wear often this season and move them to the front of the closet or to the closet areas that are easiest to access. You could arrange them by category (e.g., work, casual, special occasions), by color, or by type.
Remove clothes that are worn-out or don’t fit, and pick what to donate or toss.
You could set a timer to help you make some quick decisions. Start with clothes you haven’t worn in 12 months, clothes that are uncomfortable, and clothes that are worn-out/damaged. Create 3 piles: donate, toss, repair.
Toss broken hangers and ideally, change to all of the same hangers.
If you have the same hangers throughout the closet, it will look a lot more organized. Consider slim velvet hangers or wooden hangers. Toss any broken hangers and donate mismatched ones if upgrading your hangers.
Organize your accessories for the season.
Put away any out-of-season accessories (e.g., winter hats, gloves) and arrange your seasonal ones. Sort through one category at a time (e.g., bags, hats, scarves, belts). Consider some closet organization items such as drawer dividers, accessory trays, and scarf hangers.
Organize the shoes and toss broken ones.
Take a quick inventory of the shoes you have. See if any of them need to be repaired, and toss any that are damaged and can’t be repaired. You can arrange the shoes by category (e.g., everyday, work, special occasion, athletic/gym). Store away any out-of-season shoes (e.g., snow boots) if you no longer need them in the near future.
Set a 30-min timer and tidy any remaining items in the closet.
If you keep any other items in your closet that need to be organized, today’s the day. Or, if you need to catch up on the to-do’s from the previous days, try to do so today.
Get the Week 2 March Decluttering printable here.
Week 3 (Bathroom)
- Toss any expired skincare, makeup, and other products.
- Consolidate duplicates in the bathroom.
- Organize the bathroom storage area.
- Tidy the shower products area (e.g., basket, caddy, shelf).
- Organize towels and replace old ones.
- Organize the bathroom cleaning products.
- Clear the counters and return only items you use daily.
Week 4 (Kitchen)
- Toss any expired pantry items.
- Set a 20-min timer and organize the pantry as best as you can.
- Tidy and organize the fridge, tossing expired items.
- Sort through your spice containers and toss any stale ones.
- Organize your food containers (toss/recycle stained containers or ones with missing lids).
- Organize your utensils (recycle/donate ones you don’t use).
- Clear the kitchen counters and return only items you use daily/very frequently.
Week 5 (Final Touches)
- Catch up on any previous tasks.
- Set a 30-min timer, and focus on any remaining areas of concern.
- Drop off any donations.
