Simplify your Wardrobe

PassionateHommaking.com points out that it’s important to simplify the things you can in order to have more time for important things. The wardrobe is no exception. How much time do you realy have every morning to decide what you’re going to wear that day? Wouldn’t it be easier to have some versatile classics to rely on? That’s the theme behind these tips and tricks.

Select clothing that is versatile
Choos­ing cloth­ing that works for more than one occasion/event is also very help­ful. I like to wear a vari­ety of casual skirts that work well for both around the house, dinner or evening out, and at church. I have one or two fancier dresses for wed­dings and such, but the main col­lec­tion of my wardrobe is appro­pri­ate for both casual and semi-​formal events.

21 Easy Hacks to Simplify Your Life

Zen Habits breaks it down to 21 Hacks to make your life a little easier.  From keeping e-mails to just 5 sentances to limiting your food intake to only 7 items a mom could adopt a few of these to make life just a little bit simpler.

I use these “hacks” myself (in this case, “hacks” refers to workarounds or tricks to reach your goal), and I’ve found them to be effective in many cases. Please note that you might have read some of these once or twice (or thrice) on this blog before, but I thought it would be a useful resource to gather them all into one post.

Also, don’t try to implement all of them — that would be far from simple. Not all of them will apply to your life anyway. Pick one or two and try them out.

Simple tricks to simplify your life:

1. Three-box decluttering. If you’re trying to declutter a room, drawer, shelf, desk … use three boxes to quickly sort everything. Just quickly go through each shelf or drawer or flat surface at once, putting things into three separate boxes: Trash, Donate, Maybe. The first two boxes are obvious … the Maybe box is for stuff you’re not too sure about — you can put this in storage for a few months and decide later. Put everything else — the stuff you love and use — back neatly.
2. Create a no-distractions zone. This is great for when you want to do some focused work — which is just about every day for most of us. Create a zone with no distractions — no phones, no email, no co-workers or kids or spouses, nothing on the walls, no IM or Twitter, no web surfing. Just the tools you need to do your work and nothing else. You could also create a time within your schedule for this distraction-free zone — say 8-10 a.m., for example. No distractions within that block of time. You can do email and phone calls before and after, but not during. I like this hack for when I need to do some writing but have a hard time concentrating.

Create a short-list.

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