There's no better time than the start of a new year to de-clutter your life, mind, and everything around you. Adopting a minimalist lifestyle can increase happiness and peace of mind and can help relieve you of feeling overwhelmed. So we're sharing a 21-day challenge that will help you live your best (minimalist) life yet.
Day 1: Get rid of 30 unnecessary items around the house
Clothes, shoes, paperwork, expired gift cards, and just about anything that you know you'll never need again, can go.
Day 2: Do a digital self-audit
Locate what you no longer want people to find about you online and delete it. This goes for old embarrassing pictures on Facebook, and Tweets that you'd be ashamed to share today.
Day 3: Turn off notifications for a day
And watch how productive you'll become.
Day 4: Let go of one toxic relationship
It won't happen in a day but make yourself a promise today, that you wont let the toxic person back into your life under any circumstance.
Day 5: Make one payment to start paying off debt
Car loan? Credit card? Whatever! Just a small payment to feel like you've accomplished something.
Day 6: Clean out your inbox
Leave no emails unread. Everything can be answered immediately, scheduled for a later time, or deleted.
Day 7: Unsubscribe from email lists you don't bother reading
You really don't need those daily distractions about clothing on sale
Day 8: Leave, delete, or mute Whatsapp groups that are getting out of control
Because you can do without the daily good morning texts from Grandma, and 9 aunts and uncles
Day 9: Toss out old bills, receipts, or paperwork that have no purpose anymore
*Shreds entire office*
Day 10: Delete old phone numbers
You're probably never going to need the number of your high school chemistry lab partner again
Day 11: Clean your closet
Keep only pieces you can see yourself wearing within the next year
Day 12: Practice completing a single task at a time
Goodbye multitasking and hello penciling in breathing sessions
Day 13: Start a savings account
Start by saving $50 a month, you'll thank us later
Hyperlink to our post 12 Realistic New Year's Resolutions
Day 14: Clean your laptop
Organize and delete photos and music you no longer need
Day 15: Delete unnecessary apps from your mobile
Who still plays Candy Crush anyway?
Day 16: Clean out your car
Recycle the water bottles.
Day 17: Take up journaling
A brain dump can really help you stay focused on the present.
4 Ways To Be More Present in 2019
Day 18: Clean up the kitchen
Toss out everything that is expired, or has a high content of refined sugars, corn syrup, or the like.
Day 19: Add fewer items to your to-do list
And try to tackle them all.
Day 20: Clean your laptop desktop
Organize, organize, organize.
Day 21: Set some goals
Your future self will thank you.
We'd love to hear about your experiences trying out the challenge. Share them in the comments below!
