Category Simplify

Clothes on a rack

Woman Who Cleaned Out Her…

Oct 22, 20264 min read

Her decluttering rule fits in a single sentence. @sarah.jacobsonnn says that if…

Open cardboard boxes

She Decluttered Her Parents’ House…

Oct 22, 20264 min read

Can you really declutter your life by asking one simple question? @danalitzel…

Mugs on a rack

Woman Is Getting Rid Of…

Oct 22, 20264 min read

Ten things a day does not sound like much, and that is…

Donation items

Decluttering Creator Says A Mustard…

Oct 22, 20262 min read

Sometimes a very short message says a lot. In a clip of…

Kitchen drawer with utensils

Mom Fell Five Days Behind…

Oct 22, 20264 min read

One mom decided to stop waiting for the perfect time to tackle…

Books on a wooden shelf

Mom Who Set Out To…

Oct 22, 20265 min read

Getting rid of 500 things in a single month sounds like a…

Cover of @christine_bonarrigo's TikTok video beside an Unsplash photo by Greg Rosenke of a colorful rainbow of t-shirts on a clothing rack.

She Moved To Boston, Ran…

Oct 21, 20265 min read

Selling clothes one piece at a time is slow, and plenty of…

Cover of @RoutinelyRachael-s9v's YouTube video thumbnail beside an Unsplash photo by Cabri Caldwell of folded clothing stacked on a closet shelf with clear plastic dividers

She Finally Tackled The Closet…

Oct 21, 20265 min read

Almost every home has one room where the leftovers end up. For…

Cover of @TheMinimalMom's YouTube video thumbnail beside an Unsplash photo by Alex Tyson of a long narrow storage room lined with shelves of boxes and belongings

Consuming Too Much Decluttering Advice…

Oct 21, 20265 min read

It sounds backwards, but it may be true: the more decluttering advice…

Cover of @visitourgarden's YouTube video thumbnail beside an Unsplash photo by Peter Herrmann of a dusty attic room filled with leaning framed artwork

She Cleared Her 112 Year…

Oct 21, 20266 min read

Old attics have a reputation for hiding treasure, but they are just…

About Me
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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

Gallery

A cozy living room with a sectional sofa, coffee table and rug.
A living room with a clear floor, a wooden table, a couch and a bookshelf.
A group of refillable cleaning product bottles lined up together.
Gold and silver trophies on a wooden shelf, like sports memorabilia.
Amber and clear drinking glasses drying on a rack.
A brown cardboard box on a table, like one packed with off season clothes.
A tall pile of white ceramic dinner plates.
A stack of assorted bar soaps ready to sell.
A woman on a reel cover beside a stock photo of a dining table with chairs, for the story of boomers handing down wealth that their kids do not want, like dining sets, china and art