• Do not let clutter have a place to accumulate . Remove any piles of papers or other cluttered areas in your home and replace them with something beautiful so things can ’ t pile up . Find a home for everything , even where you put the mail each day , and make a commitment to clean up those places daily so nothing piles up again .
• Come up with a simple cleaning plan , and then try to remember it as you declutter . Don ’ t let your material possessions control you or your home — take control over them .
Excerpt from Living Slower : Simple Ideas to Eliminate Excess and Make Time for What Matters by Merissa A . Alink . Copyright 2022 . Used by permission of Baker Books , a division of Baker Publishing Group .
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Merissa A . Alink is the blogger behind the popular Little House Living , a website that she started more than a decade ago to teach people how to live a simpler and more frugal lifestyle , including DIY projects , from-scratch recipes , gardening tips , and advice on modern homesteading . She and her husband , David , live in the Black Hills of South Dakota where Merissa homeschools their three children .
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