Add these 3 things to your life in 2025, says organising expert
With 2025 upon us already, many are looking to the new year as a time to streamline and reorganise important aspects of their lives. While tidying up has become synonymous with reducing and removing, the opposite can be true, too – adding specific habits can really enrich your day while still simplifying your routine, whether by working towards important goals or putting a luxurious touch on more quotidian items. Here are decluttering guru Shira Gill's top three picks for thoughtfully and methodically cultivating an increased feeling of abundance.
Meet the expert: Shira Gill is a globally recognised home-organising expert and bestselling author with a minimalist philosophy. Her book, LifeStyled: Your Guide to a More Organised & Intentional Life (Octopus Publishing, £25), is out on 16 Jan.
1. A new micro daily habit that takes 15 minutes or less
Take something you wish you were doing more of – like stretching, writing, reading, meditating, or a walk in nature – and make it micro and repeatable. If you do want to set a resolution for the new year, instead of going for the big, intimidating goal, set instead just a "15-minute win" for your day. Fifteen minutes is nothing – think about how easy that is to waste – but if you walked every day for 15 minutes, that compounds to being healthier overall. If you write for 15 minutes every day, you're a writer. It's about the power of less.
2. A functional upgrade for items you engage with every day
In terms of your physical environment, upgrade to a more beautiful version of an everyday item, like towels, sheets, dish soap, or other things that are easily neglected. For example, you spend a third of your life in bed, so if your sheets are old and scratchy, getting a more luxurious version will have a big impact.
I like to invest in a beautiful hand and dish soap because I hate doing the washing up, so that elevates this little chore.
3. Automated quality time with someone you love
Date night with my husband or seeing my best friends can really get lost in the shuffle, so I've set up a few automated events with the people I care about the most, like Tuesday night with my girlfriends, where we just get takeaway dinner and go to someone's house. That makes it really easy and we don't have to do the text shuffle back and forth – it's "baked" into your plans in the same way a dentist appointment every six months is.
Or simply don't over-schedule so that your diary isn't too crammed and you don't always feel rushed. That also leaves room for open space and blocks of time, either to rest or to foster more creativity.
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