2020 is the year to get organized!

It’s the start of the New Year and that means setting goals for the year ahead! Getting organized is at the top of many people’s to-do list for 2020, but finding the motivation to just get started can be difficult. Where does one start? How does one start? There are so many aspects involved with getting organized - from your home to your work to your family, organization affects every part of your life. To help you get started, we’ve outline a few resources you can use to help you get organized:

Peter Walsh’s #31Days2GetOrganized Challenge

It’s not too late to follow along with the famous organizer’s 31-day challenge, which focuses on organizing and decluttering a different space in your life each day during the month of January. This challenge has been going on for a couple of years now, and all of his daily videos can be accessed from his YouTube page here. The simple videos are easy to follow along with and can help you get started by focusing on only one task or one room at a time. This way, organizing doesn’t seem so overwhelming, and you can work on tackling each space throughout the month and beyond.

Organize 365 Podcast

Get helpful organization tips on your way to work, while you’re exercising, or whenever you listen to podcasts. Organize 365 explores new topics weekly - everything from decluttering an office space to organizing your weekends. The podcast is available on most streaming services, and a full up-to-date list on all the episodes can be found online here.

Simplify Magazine

This magazine is published on a quarterly basis and was started by Joshua Becker, the founder of Becoming Minimalist website. In each issue, you can find new tips and resources from organizing experts on how to live a more simple and organized life. The digital magazine can be accessed online here - readers can access the first issue on “Happiness” for free.

Ask the Organizer at Calm Order

Feeling stuck? Have a quick question you need answered? Submit your question to Calm Order’s Ask the Organizer page, where our team will respond to you with some helpful advice so you can continue working on your organization project. You can even visit the page to see solutions for questions that have previously been submitted. If you’re looking for more in-depth advice, you can also check out previous posts on our blog or contact us for a complimentary half-hour discovery meeting to see how we can help you best meet your organizing goals.

Minimalism: Read more about it!

Need some inspiration on changing your mindset? Before you start your next big organizing project, we recommend taking a look at these minimalist bloggers. Browse through their posts to learn more about how you can live a more simple and organized life.  

Change doesn’t happen overnight, but you can start changing the way you live by learning from these minimalists: 

Becoming Minimalist by Joshua Becker 

One of the more famous minimalist bloggers, Joshua Becker's blog offers insights into living with less – from how it can positively impact your life, to how-to guides for decluttering and minimalizing your wardrobe. For those who are new to minimalism, his post on Minimalist Living provides a great break down of what it actually means to live a minimalist lifestyle. 

The Minimalists by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus 

Inspired by their own experience of changing to a minimalist lifestyle, Joshua and Ryan’s blog provides great advice on how you can apply minimalist principles to the different aspects of your life. For people who need some help getting started, or want to encourage friends and family to try, check out the 30-Day Minimalism Game post and see how well you do! 

Be More with Less by Courtney Carver 

Courtney’s lifestyle blog is focused on living with less stuff to make more time and space for the things and people you love. A popular topic on her blog is how to minimalize your wardrobe, especially for people who may have a difficult time parting with their clothing or saying no to another purchase. You can read more about Project 333, her fashion minimalist challenge, here. 

The Tiny Life by Ryan Mitchell 

At the Tiny Life, Ryan talks about more than just living minimally – he also covers topics related to living in tiny homes and homesteading. All of his posts touch on how you can live a simpler lifestyle whether it is through the size of home you live in, the items you buy, and how you consume them. The extensive blog is updated regularly and contains a wealth of knowledge on how you can change your mindset and lifestyle. 

Miss Minimalist by Francine Jay  

Francine’s Miss Minimalist blog covers topics related to living a simple life – everything from your wardrobe, home spaces, office and more. On Monday’s Francine highlights real minimalists in her segment “Real Life Minimalists” where readers can learn about the journey of others who have changed their living habits to live simply.