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Camilla Sharman

The 'snowball method' can take the stress out of keeping your home tidy — here's how this winter decluttering hack works

A person decluttering clothes in a cardboard box.

With the festive season approaching and homes filling with decorations, gifts and guests, there’s little space for clutter that starts to become an avalanche of mess. But when there are plans to make, presents to buy, and food to prepare, you have little time to worry about decluttering your home, and my favorite One In, One Out decluttering method goes out the window.

That’s where the snowball decluttering method comes in. Rather than seeing decluttering as one big event, it’s about a gradual start that builds. The idea is to achieve small wins, rather than blitz your home in one swoop.

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