Finding Happiness with Less

This month, I finally started tackling the clutter in my home. Now that I’m nearly 8 months postpartum, I felt ready to take on a big one—my clothes.

Let me paint the picture: my wardrobe was packed to the brim. Same for my dresser. Oh—and the spare bedroom wardrobe, plus its dresser. I even had a bookshelf in my room filled with clothing. Meanwhile, my partner had only half the wardrobe and half of the dresser in our bedroom. Yeah… a major declutter was overdue.

I started by going through every single item of clothing. My goal was simple: if it doesn’t fit or I don’t love it, it goes. I did keep a few favorites—about 10 sentimental or “maybe later” pieces—which are now tucked away in a drawer in the spare bedroom.

The rest? Most of it was donated. Anything too worn out was responsibly tossed.

I followed the container concept by Dana K. White, which made the whole process feel manageable. For example, in my main wardrobe, I only kept as many clothes as I had hangers for. Once the hangers were full, I had to start making some decisions. It helped so much with setting limits.

In total, I decluttered over 359 items in June! Not just clothes—there were a few random knick-knacks in the mix too. But wow, it feels so good to have breathing room again.

I’m honestly loving how everything looks now. My closet isn’t just cleaner—it’s more functional. I’ll be writing a detailed post soon to share how I organized everything, especially for anyone going through a similar postpartum transition.

If you’ve been thinking about decluttering but don’t know where to start, I highly recommend beginning with your wardrobe. It’s one of the most satisfying places to make space.