NICOLE RATE

Ever feel like your water bottle collection is multiplying when you’re not looking? Between sports practices, road trips, and everyday life, reusable bottles and tumblers can quickly take over your kitchen cabinets. Learn how to declutter the extras, organize what’s left, and make your kitchen feel a little easier to use this summer.

A lost flip-flop that resurfaced years later taught me an important decluttering lesson: even when the unlikely happens, holding onto clutter “just in case” often isn’t worth the space it takes up in your home.

Books can be surprisingly hard to declutter. If guilt, “someday” thinking, or sentimental attachment is keeping your shelves overcrowded, this simple 5-minute challenge will help you let go of just 5 books, no overwhelm required.

If games, puzzles, and random mystery pieces are quietly taking over your house, this simple 5-a-day decluttering challenge will help you make progress without feeling overwhelmed.

Why do pens somehow multiply in every house? This week’s 5-a-Day Friday challenge is a quick, easy decluttering win that only takes a few minutes.

Feeling overwhelmed by paper piles? Try this easy decluttering challenge to clear mental and physical clutter in just a few minutes.