{"id":2655,"date":"2023-04-04T18:46:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T00:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/?p=2655"},"modified":"2023-04-12T14:41:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T20:41:22","slug":"a-season-of-stuff-7-ways-to-prevent-holiday-clutter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/a-season-of-stuff-7-ways-to-prevent-holiday-clutter\/","title":{"rendered":"A Season of Stuff &#8211; 7 Ways to Prevent Christmas Clutter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The holiday season is a time for celebration, joy, and spending quality time with the ones we love. At our house, it&rsquo;s also a time when our main living areas can quickly become cluttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stuff seems to creep in gradually, until one day we open a closet and realize we can&rsquo;t squeeze in <em>another single item<\/em>. How does this happen? Maybe the elves are involved somehow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-pin-nopin=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/christmas-clutter-2.jpg\" alt=\"A basset hound near a Christmas tree and holiday decorations.\" class=\"wp-image-6437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/christmas-clutter-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/christmas-clutter-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/christmas-clutter-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/christmas-clutter-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/christmas-clutter-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/christmas-clutter-2-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/christmas-clutter-2-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/christmas-clutter-2.jpg\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&rsquo;re about to enter a season filled with new things arriving on a regular basis&ndash;presents, Christmas cards, holiday goodies, calendars, and much more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what if, at the end of this holiday season, our drawers and closets were actually a little cleaner, neater and less jammed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With some thoughtful planning, mindful gift-giving, and effective organization, you can prevent holiday clutter and maintain a clean and organized home throughout the festivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are 7 areas I try to give special attention to during the season, to keep &ldquo;clutter creep&rdquo; to a minimum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Winter coats, hats, gloves and boots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now&rsquo;s a great time to go through cold-weather clothes and accessories, and give away what we don&rsquo;t wear. Shelters everywhere can use warm clothes when the temperatures are chilly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe we can clear space in our closets and help those less fortunate at the beginning of the winter season, when our unused gear will do the most good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Christmas decorations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each season, I try to give away the ornaments and decorations we no longer need. As new items come in, I vow to send an equal or greater number of items out the door and not let this collection grow unchecked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&rsquo;ve also ended my holiday tradition of buying a new piece for our nativity scene every year, after we had to arrange the family of ducks under the elephants (were these common Bethlehem animals?) to save space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Food<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our family&rsquo;s pantry can get really cluttered if I&rsquo;m not careful. During this season of gifted baking mixes and gourmet food items, it&rsquo;s a great time to use up what we already have and keep our cupboards neat and tidy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holiday food drives are the perfect place to give away those edible items we&rsquo;ll never use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Holiday clothes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An ugly Christmas sweater here, a glittery scarf there, and pretty soon I can no longer move the hangers in my closet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I now have a rule that if I buy or receive something new, I have to retire one or two items before the new item earns a place in my closet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Candles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I love receiving candles, but then for some reason I like to stash them in the cupboard and hoard them. I blame this on my shared DNA with my cavewomen ancestors who saved <em>their<\/em> Smoky Amber Mammoth-Musk candles for a rainy day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&rsquo;s my promise:&nbsp; I&rsquo;m going to burn more candles this season and enjoy the magical flickering candlelight. I&rsquo;m also going to give away some of my vast candle collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Kids&rsquo; toys and clothes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When your children are growing like bamboo plants, accumulating toys at a breakneck pace, and not particularly inclined to part with their precious things, your home can soon become a sprawling convergence of Halo 4 action figures populated with a couple of humans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only recourse I know is to judiciously and regularly give away things that aren&rsquo;t being used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Confession:<\/em> In our household, some of this casting off may happen when said children are at school. Please don&rsquo;t tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Paper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>December is the hap-happiest season of holiday mail. Catalogs, holiday sales flyers, coupons, Christmas cards and calendars will be flowing into our homes with more force than the blizzard of 1982. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It takes daily diligence and a conveniently-located recycling bin to keep those papers from stacking up. If you&rsquo;d like stop receiving certain catalogs, you can input your preferences at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalogchoice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catalog Choice<\/a> &mdash; a free service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/13-ways-to-reuse-christmas-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">13 things you can do with Christmas cards<\/a>. You can also send holiday cards to <a href=\"https:\/\/stjudesranch.org\/recycled-card-program\/\">St. Jude&rsquo;s Card Recycling<\/a>, 100 St. Jude Street, P.O. Box 60100, Boulder City, NV 89006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of paper, check out our eco-friendly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/6-tips-recycle-christmas-wrapping\/\">tips for unwrapping gifts<\/a> so you&rsquo;re not buried in Christmas gift wrap! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How about you? Have you discovered any ways to keep Christmas from becoming the Season of Stuff? I <em>always<\/em> love to hear your ideas and comments, so drop a comment below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Save for Later<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Holiday-Clutter-Pin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" data-pin-description=\"Enjoy a cleaner, more organized house this Christmas with these tips for stopping clutter in its tracks. 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