The 20 Day Declutter Plan I Never Wanted to Make (Ep 322)

The 20 Day Declutter Plan I Never Wanted to Make (Ep 322)

August 12, 2026 · 27 min · Episode 322

About this episode

Deanna Yates shares her personal journey of decluttering her home amidst life changes and challenges.

I host a decluttering podcast, and my house is full. Not messy. Full. And I know exactly how it happened, because I have done it before. Our landlord is selling our house. My husband is in surgery the day this episode goes live. My mom is in another round of chemo. My daughter just went back to school and does not know about the move yet. I did not choose any of this. So I am choosing the one thing I still control. For the next 20 days, I am radically simplifying every single thing I own. Not my husband's. Not my daughter's. Mine. This is not the plan I wanted to make. It is the one I have. And I would love for you to make it with me. In this episode I share: Why my home quietly filled back up after I sold 85 to 90 percent of what we owned The reason I am not touching anyone else's belongings, and why going first works better than asking My five rules for the 20 days, including why the maybe box has to go The four phase plan: the warm up, the drift zone, papers and pixels, and the hard things My goal of 500 items in 20 days, or 25 items a day if you want it simple The reframe that changed everything for me the week I found out we had to move I have been told you are not supposed…

More episodes of Wannabe Clutter Free | Declutter, Simplify, Find Freedom

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Wannabe Clutter Free | Declutter, Simplify, Find Freedom podcast page.