Bloganuary 16 – Where can you reduce clutter in your life?

I can reduce clutter in my home by ejecting my husband, youngest son, and dog! A drastic solution, but they all bring clutter into the house in one form or another. Of course, I’m not suggesting I would carry out this action, tempting as it may be.

The image at the top of this post resembles our garage, otherwise known as my husband’s workshop. Just the thought of entering this man cave brings me out in hives. There are so many items that ‘may come in useful’: pieces of wood, coils of rope and suchlike. It irks me to say that this has been the case, occasionally, and I have had to eat my words!

My youngest son returned from uni during Covid and has taken up residence in his former bedroom. His motorbike lives in the garage, but at least he isn’t riding it! He is currently decluttering his wardrobe, but this is taking forever!

It is surprising how much ‘stuff’ is needed by a dog: crate, bed, lead, harness, drying coat, towels, not to mention toys. Does dog hair count as clutter?

I have always been – annoyingly, probably – tidy! My mum said she never had to tell me to tidy my bedroom as it was already tidy. I don’t know where this trait originated. Having a family and pets, encouraged me to be more forgiving about clutter. After all, aren’t there more important things to worry about?!