Decluttering Prompt Cards: Declutter Deck®
Welcome to Declutter Deck®
It’s hard to keep things straight when you have multiple things to do and people who count on you all day. Like kids, who need every bit of your attention. Being a mom of a two-year old is distracting. Toys everywhere. Well contained, of course, since I’m a professional organizer, but still a mess by the end of the day. Between working, running up and down the stairs, answering phone calls, writing a blog, returning emails, doing laundry and cooking dinner, there is little time for anything else.
I’m lucky. I work a schedule that allows me to both work and take care of my family. But life can get away from me. I talk to other new moms, or moms with small children, and they are constantly trying to stay out ahead of the curve, too. For some, it’s virtually impossible. We are all experiencing the same thing: too much to do in too little time. And don’t get me started on self-care. How often do I get to take a shower two days in a row?
That reality is exactly why we created decluttering prompt cards that work in real life, not in theory.
We Are Professional Organizers
Many people don’t have the luxury or time to get themselves organized with the help of an outside consultant. As professionally trained home organizers, we see the amount of clutter people have and the limited amount of time they have to contain it. When little kids are pulling at your leg, undoing your decluttering efforts and you need to get dinner on the table, you just don’t have the time to focus.
We wanted to create decluttering prompt cards that meet people where they are. Something practical. Something realistic. Something that fits into thirty spare minutes before bed.
Why We Developed the Declutter Deck® Decluttering Prompt Cards
Enter Declutter Deck® by The Uncluttered Life, the professional organizing entity behind it. We designed Declutter Deck® as a set of decluttering prompt cards to help you get organized and stay organized when there are literally thirty minutes in your day to pull your house back together, let alone organize.
Declutter Deck® was created to help busy people find a small chunk of time to work through a deck of prompts and finally address home organization. It was designed to make life manageable when tackling an entire house feels impossible. Instead of waiting for a free weekend that never comes, you pull one card and begin.
How the Declutter Deck® Decluttering Prompt Cards Help You Stay Organized
Declutter Deck® is a set of decluttering prompt cards that enable you to get your house in order in short bursts. Pull a card from the deck and perform the task. If you don’t feel like doing that prompt, put it back in the pile for another day. No one cares.
The objective is to organize your home in small, focused increments so that by the end of the 52-card deck, your house is in better shape than when you started. Then you begin again and move from surface clutter to deeper organization. Over time, those short sessions compound.
Examples of prompts in our basic deck include: put away ten things, clean out your junk drawer, put your shoes in order, sort through your coat closet. What this does is two things. One, it gives you a place to start when you feel too overwhelmed to take the first step. Two, it keeps you moving.
Once you work through one card and see how manageable it is, the next card feels easier. Pretty soon, you are able to work through one decluttering prompt card each day. You are maintaining spaces before they spiral out of control. You are building a habit instead of waiting for motivation.
My friend Aubrey is living proof that this works. She works ten hours a day, raises two young children, takes care of a cat and dog, grocery shops, and still finds thirty minutes at night to pull a card from the deck. Her life used to feel chaotic. Now, with Declutter Deck®, she is getting her house in order for the first time in her adult life, especially after having children. She feels more in control and far less overwhelmed than before.
How the Declutter Deck® helps you stay organized.
Declutter Deck® is a set of decluttering prompts that enable you to get your house in order. Pull a card prompt from the deck and perform the task. If you don’t feel like doing that prompt, put it back in the pile for another day. No one cares. The objective is to organize your home in short bursts of time so that by the end of the 52-card deck, your house is in order. Then you start again to move from the surface to deeper decluttering and organizing.
Examples of prompts in our basic deck are: Put away ten things, clean out your junk drawer, put your shoes in order, sort through your coat closet…the list goes on. What this does is two things. One, it gives you a place to start when you feel too overwhelmed to take the first step. And two, it keeps you moving and motivated. Once you work through one card and see how easy it is to take a small bite out of your clutter pile, the next card is that much easier. Pretty soon, you’re able to work through one card prompt every day and keep them going so you don’t need to revisit the same space twice.
My friend, Aubrey, is living proof that you can work ten hours a day, raise two young children, take care of a cat and dog, grocery shop and find thirty minutes a day to pull a card from the deck before going to sleep. Her life used to be utter chaos. Now, with Declutter Deck® she is getting her house in order for the first time in her adult life, especially after having children. She feels more in control, and less overwhelmed and helpless than she has ever felt in her life.
About Life Hack Decks® and Declutter Decks®
Life Hack Decks® are powerful micro-prompt motivational cards to make your life easier while reducing stress in your day. These instructional decks simplify ineffective routines and help you go from stuck and overwhelmed to inspired and empowered. Life Hack Decks® take the stress out of decision-making and motivate you to tackle things you’ve been putting off for years. Our life Hack Decks® of 52 cards allow you to focus on the things that bring you joy, happiness, and connection with others rather than lingering in the mundane, anxiety-producing ruts in which we often find ourselves.
Look for our entire collection of life Hack Decks®
Designed to improve your life through little “life hacks,” the collection of Hack Decks® includes:
Date Deck® to help you and a partner stop doing the “same old thing” and go exploring, learn more about each other and have fun together.
Declutter Deck® organizing prompts to help you get and stay organized at home. By breaking down decluttering into bite-sized pieces, you will eventually declutter and organize your entire home.
Dorm Deck to send along to school with your college student. This deck provides subtle reminders of things that will make their lives that much easier when it’s their first time away from home. Includes reminders to call and text often.
New Mama Deck helps new mothers ease into the transition of parenthood, reduce isolation and manage the stress that comes along with having a newborn.
Random Acts of Kindness Deck to help you discover kind things to do for others who either play a significant part in your life or with whom you’d love a deeper connection.
How Do Life Hack Decks® Work?
Pull a card daily or whenever you need motivation or direction. Pick a card and complete the task. That is it.
Declutter Deck® decluttering prompt cards were created for real homes and real schedules. You do not need an entire weekend. You do not need perfect focus. You need a few minutes and a starting point. One card at a time adds up.