50 List Writing Prompts on Decluttering Your Home

When a room feels difficult to tackle, deciding where to begin can take effort on its own.

Journaling helps me sort through what I want to do next. These list prompts give you a place to begin on paper. Choose one that fits the area you're thinking about, then use the list to decide on a manageable next step.

1. Things on my desk that need a home
2. Items on my kitchen counters I'd like to move
3. Cookware I use often and where I keep it
4. The clothes I'm wearing today and how I feel about them
5. Items in the entryway and how they arrived there
6. A place I'd like to make easier to use
7. Things that make tidying difficult for me
8. Items on the bedroom floor and where they could go
9. Ideally, when I get dressed in the morning I would...
10. I'd love it if my bathroom were...
11. When I walk into (or open up) my closet, I currently see & feel...
12. When I walk into (or open up) my closet, I want to see & feel...
13. When I walk through my front door, I currently see & feel...
14. When I walk through my front door, I want to see & feel...
15. When I open my fridge, I currently see & feel...
16. When I open my fridge, I want to see & feel...
17. What I'd love to spend more of my free time doing...
18. What I spend most of my free time doing...
19. How I feel about the way I spend my free time...
20. Things I am always saving up but never getting around to using
21. Things I stock up on and use regularly
22. Beauty products I no longer use
23. My hobbies are:
24. Purchases I'd approach differently next time
25. What I'd like a visitor to feel in my home
26. What would help me feel comfortable having someone visit?
27. A few belongings that matter most to me
28. Items I own that bring joy to me when I use them
29. Items I own that remind me of someone I'm fond of remembering
30. Items I own that remind me of something negative
31. Items that make ordinary tasks easier
32. Items that take more space than I want to give them
33. Items I own that really pull the room together
34. I need organizing solutions for:
35. Things that are challenging for me to manage on my own:
36. Places where everyday items gather
37. Place/s where I store physical copies of my important documents
38. Place/s where I store digital copies of my important documents
39. Things I have more of than I need, and why I keep buying them
40. A personal task I'd like to make room for
41. Things I often misplace and where I could keep them
42. Daily tasks I do that flow nicely:
43. Daily tasks I do that could flow better:
44. My favorite thing about my house is
45. A part of my home I'd like to change
46. Amount of time I currently spend cleaning every day:
47. An amount of cleaning time that fits my current days
48. Cleaning tasks that take me the longest
49. Cleaning tasks I can get done in 5 minutes
50. A routine that has helped me keep a space usable