6 Mindful Habits for a Minimalist Home

Whether you hope to be more mindful or to have a more minimalist home, these 6 easy and memorable habits can help you create your desired outcome.

Dear Spirited Earthling,

Mindfulness refers to a mental state of being fully present and engaged in the moment, for what it is and not what it could be. Attention is given to your thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and the environment around you.

Minimalism is a lifestyle and design philosophy characterized by simplicity, intentionality, and a focus on what is truly essential. It involves consciously reducing unnecessary clutter, possessions, and distractions from one's life. The goal of minimalism is to create more space, both physically and mentally, by letting go of excess and valuing quality over quantity. Minimalists aim to live with intention, ensuring that the things they own and the activities they engage in align with their core values and contribute positively to their lives.

While mindfulness encourages being fully present in the moment and cultivating awareness of your thoughts and surroundings, minimalism is about simplifying your physical and mental environment by decluttering and focusing on what truly matters to you. The intentional mindset behind these concepts compliments each of them. Living mindfully naturally encourages a more minimalist approach to life, and these 6 mindful habits help achieve a minimalist home with ease.

“Minimalism is a lifestyle that helps people question what things add value to their lives.” ~ The Minimalists

6 Mindful Habits for a Minimalist Home

Mindful Habit 1: Give Everything a Home

There is a place for everything, and everything has a place.

Marie Kondo speaks of this concept. When each person in the household knows where things go, cleaning up and keeping things tidy is a shared and easy habit. Have a designated place for the keys. Have a specific place for blankets and extra pillows so that the living room doesn’t look like a blanket fort exploded every day.

Mindful Habit 2: Sort Through Mail as You Receive It

Sorting through the mail as you receive it is a sure way to avoid a paper pile-up.

Have a filing system that has a space for letters from the bank (updated information), insurances (medical, car, etc.), the government (local registration), and bills.

Have a junk mail pile and at the end of each week, unsubscribe or ask for a digital version. Immediately recycle (or throw away) papers that aren’t important, so they don’t take up space in your home.

Mindful Habit 3: Wash Dishes and Load the Dishwasher Immediately

One of the quickest things to pile up in a home is dirty dishes. Instead of putting the dishes in the sink, put them straight into the dishwasher. If you don’t have a dishwasher, wash the dishes instead of placing them in the sink to pile up and become a much bigger task later on. Each household member can get into this habit, and it can become part of your household or family gap plan.

Mindful Habit 4: Wipe Down Counter Tops Each Night

Wiping down countertops gives you a chance to put away appliances in the kitchen. You can habit stack this, for example after you’ve brushed your teeth, wipe down the bathroom sink and pack away products and items that aren’t in their ‘homes’ yet. Packing away appliances and products after use (instead of at the end of the day) becomes easier when they have a home and a habit form as you do it more often.

Mindful Habit 5: Say No to Things You Don’t Want in Your Home

Your home is a sacred space, so don’t let it become a dumping ground for other people’s unwanted things.

• Think about donating what doesn’t the household and only accept things if you love the items and will definitely use them.

• Share wish lists for gift-giving occasions with family and friends to keep your wants clear and minimise receiving unwanted gifts.

• Another idea is to ask for experiences over material gifts.

• Think about purchases before making them to be sure you need and want the items in your home. Being selective about what you accept into your home is a boundary set for your well-being.

Mindful Habit 6: Regularly Declutter

Clutter is automatically reduced when everything has a home. It also becomes more obvious because the items don’t have a home or shouldn’t be in your home. Rather than scrolling through social media, find an area that could be wiped down and decluttered. Take one shelf, one draw, or one cabinet at a time. Regularly decluttering keeps your body moving, off your phone, and your home clean and clutter-free.

These 6 mindful habits for a minimalist home can help you thrive and flourish. Forming the habits together as a household makes it easier for the habits to stick.

Spirited Earthling is more than just a blog – it's a gathering place for kindred spirits drawn by an interest in self-discovery, the appeal of self-care, and a desire for a deeper connection to the world. Written and created for curious minds and spiritual hearts seeking meaning in everyday life, this blog aims to help you curate your wholesome personal growth with free weekly ideas and affordable resources for sale.

As you navigate your personal growth journey using the words and ideas shared here, consider sharing this blog with someone looking for inspiration or motivation on their own journey. We are all spirited earthlings, and can lift each other together with mindful, connected living.

Thank you for being part of this community.

Best wishes, warmest regards

Jordan

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Affirmation: I love and respect my space and my home.

Exercise: Start forming the first mindful habit and add each new habit sustainably.

Journal Prompt: What kind of feeling or environment do I want my home to have?

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