Simplify your life posts by Rita Wilkins. Rita is a renowned expert in decluttering and minimalism, empowering individuals to simplify their lives through practical tips and resources, while also captivating audiences as a professional speaker and author.

Minimalism and Relationships: How Less Stuff Means More Love

In this blog, I’d like you to consider challenging yourself to declutter your life and discover how having fewer possessions can lead to more love and happiness. When you embrace minimalism, or living with less, it brings more connection and love into our lives. We’re told that success is measured by the number of things [...]

By |2024-07-30T07:13:54+00:00July 30th, 2024|baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, Emotional Clutter, home downsizing in 60s, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering, motivation, redecorating tips, simplify your life|Comments Off on Minimalism and Relationships: How Less Stuff Means More Love
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3 Most Important Things You Can Do to Keep It Simple This Summer (It’s Not Too Late!)

When you were a kid, summertime meant fun and freedom: Freedom from schoolwork and getting up early. Freedom to play outside all day with your friends. Freedom to go to new places and enjoy family vacations. As an adult, are you due for some of the same feelings of freedom this summer? Freedom from too [...]

By |2024-07-16T07:00:16+00:00July 16th, 2024|15-Minute Decluttering, 15-Minute Decluttering burst method, Aging in place, baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, holiday decluttering bundle, Holiday Decorating, Home Decorating, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, how to utilize space in your house, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering, minimalism checklists, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on 3 Most Important Things You Can Do to Keep It Simple This Summer (It’s Not Too Late!)
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5 Minimalist Decluttering Checklists to Help You Finally Find Your Glasses

You won’t believe how these 5 decluttering checklists are revolutionizing the way people are approaching and succeeding at decluttering their homes and simplifying their lives! If you are overwhelmed by clutter and searching for ways to live a simpler life with less stuff and less stress, these 5 decluttering checklists might be the solution you [...]

By |2024-06-11T07:12:05+00:00June 11th, 2024|downsizing after retirement, downsizing checklists, downsizing for baby boomers, Downsizing In Your 60s, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, Emotional Clutter, empty nest, home downsizing in 60s, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, how to downsize, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering, minimalism checklists, Minimalist Decluttering, quick start decluttering, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on 5 Minimalist Decluttering Checklists to Help You Finally Find Your Glasses
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How to Overcome the 3 Toughest Challenges When Decluttering Your Home

If you are just beginning your decluttering journey, or if you are right in the middle of it, you’re likely experiencing a few challenges along the way. And if you’re like most of us, these challenges can either stop you or slow you down, preventing you from making the progress you’d really like to be [...]

By |2024-06-03T10:34:41+00:00June 4th, 2024|15-Minute Decluttering, 15-Minute Decluttering burst method, 8 Decluttering Methods., Aging in place, decluttering tips, Downsizing In Your 60s, downsizing in your 70s, engage in yourlife, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, how to downsize, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering, minimalism checklists, Minimalist Decluttering, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplify your life|Comments Off on How to Overcome the 3 Toughest Challenges When Decluttering Your Home
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How Decluttering in My 60s Changed My Life (And How It Can Change Yours Too!)

The Clutter Mystery Did you know that, according to a University of California study, the average American home has over 300,000 items in it? 300,000 items! No wonder Americans are stressed out by the amount of stuff in their homes. No wonder we are having difficulty concentrating, focusing, and getting things done. No wonder one [...]

By |2024-05-21T13:02:40+00:00May 21st, 2024|8 Decluttering Methods., Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, checklists to downsize, Downsizing In Your 60s, downsizing in your 70s, Emotional Clutter, Home Decorating, home downsizing in 60s, how to declutter, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering, minimalism checklists, simplify your life|Comments Off on How Decluttering in My 60s Changed My Life (And How It Can Change Yours Too!)
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7 Proven Methods to Personalize and Expedite Your Decluttering Journey

You are on the right track! You’ve experienced the benefits of decluttering. You are committed to living a simple life with less, but you’re looking for ways to refine and improve the decluttering process so it’s sustainable. Read this article from Forbes by Joshua Becker: The Top 9 Expert Strategies To Declutter Your Home How [...]

By |2024-04-26T06:12:21+00:00April 23rd, 2024|decluttering tips, Emotional Clutter, home downsizing in 60s, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering, minimalism checklists, Minimalist Essentials, personal growth, simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on 7 Proven Methods to Personalize and Expedite Your Decluttering Journey
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Consumerism vs. Minimalism My Personal Journey to Owning Less

Have you ever wished that your life was not so busy, so stressful, so complicated? That there would be times where you could just sit back, relax, and enjoy a cup of hot tea with your best friend? There was a time in my life that I longed for that, but it seemed like a [...]

By |2024-03-05T08:25:36+00:00March 5th, 2024|8 Decluttering Methods., baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, decluttering tips, Emotional Clutter, engage in yourlife, home downsizing in 60s, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, living in smaller spaces, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplify your life|Comments Off on Consumerism vs. Minimalism My Personal Journey to Owning Less
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5 Ways A Minimalist Lifestyle Will Change You and Your Life Forever

The journey to becoming a minimalist doesn’t happen overnight. It can take years of self-discovery. It’s a journey that requires deep courage and commitment, sometimes painful introspection to confront old beliefs and self-sabotaging habits. The journey will help you discover what matters most to you, so you can weed out anything that doesn’t align with [...]

By |2023-11-14T00:41:23+00:00October 24th, 2023|baby boomer downsizing, challenges of downsizing, checklists to downsize, decluttering tips, how to declutter, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering, minimalism checklists, Minimalist Decluttering, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on 5 Ways A Minimalist Lifestyle Will Change You and Your Life Forever
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The Downsizing Designer’s 10 Favorite Home Organizing Solutions

For the first time, I would like to focus on actual products that I have used myself and strongly recommend. They will help you get organized and stay organized once you’ve decluttered a particular space. If you read my blogs, you know that I don’t normally encourage you to buy more because my primary focus [...]

By |2023-08-08T09:29:02+00:00August 8th, 2023|Baby Boomers, bucket list, challenges of downsizing, decluttering tips, downsizing after retirement, downsizing for baby boomers, freedom, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, lifestyle, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering, Minimalist Decluttering, simplicity, simplify your life|Comments Off on The Downsizing Designer’s 10 Favorite Home Organizing Solutions
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5 Years Later: What I Discovered When I Decluttered and Downsized

By Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer It was a little over 5 years ago when I downsized from my 5000-square-foot home in the country and move to an 867-square-foot condo in Philadelphia. I gave away 95% of my belongings. I can honestly say I have no regrets and I’ve never been happier. In the process, [...]

By |2023-07-17T08:28:45+00:00October 26th, 2022|Aging in place, baby boomer downsizing, Baby Boomers, challenges of downsizing, checklists to downsize, decluttering tips, downsizing, downsizing after retirement, downsizing checklists, downsizing for baby boomers, downsizing in your 70s, downsizing tips, how do i get rid of stuff, how to declutter, how to downsize, minimalism, minimalism and decluttering, minimalism checklists, Rita Wilkins The Downsizing Designer., simplify your life|Comments Off on 5 Years Later: What I Discovered When I Decluttered and Downsized
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