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How I did it: I didn't worry about getting rid of one thing a day - some months, in fact, I neglected this goal completely, but then I got caught up in other months.Because I have a toddler daughter who was outgrowing clothes and toys left and right all year, it was fairly easy to find stuff to get rid of without making too much of a dent in my own possessions which desperately need to be purged.  But without this goal, I might have been slow… Read how I did it…

How I did it: Well, I did it mostly through stubborness.  One of the reasons it took me so long was that I tried to build too many habits at once and then during the time I was working on it I had a complicated pregnancy, had a complicated childbirth, and complications after childbirth, and then I was learning to be a mom.  If I had to do it over, I would commit to just 20 or 30 days, then revise the routine according to what was working or n… Read how I did it…

How I did it: 1. I set a concrete, attainable goal - e.g. "I will declutter for 10 hours" rather than "I will get rid of all my clutter."2. I gave myself a deadline.3.  I moved the deadline back when I realized I couldn't make it (2 or 3 times).4.  Every time I decluttered, I set a timer for a certain amount of time - sometimes just 15 minutes, sometimes an hour.  The baby steps eventually added up to 10 hours. 5.  I didn't be… Read how I did it…