10/17/2026
Tomorrow is my 35th birthday, and instead of asking for flowers, a new purse, jewelry, or something else you might typically expect for a birthday gift, I asked my husband for something a little different: the whole family to join in a top-to-bottom house clean. 🧹🤍
I do this regularly, but there’s something I especially love about when the whole family gets involved and we all work together to declutter, clean up, and reset our spaces.
Here’s how we do it 👇🏻
We start at the very top of our house and work our way all the way down to the basement (because I feel like that’s the natural flow of traffic in our home, especially when things need to make their way to lower levels!).
We go through EVERY room, opening every cabinet, drawer, closet, and storage space. We look for things we no longer need, pull out anything that belongs somewhere else, do a quick tidy, and give each space a little decluttering and refresh.
We’ve tackled three rooms so far, filled a trash bag AND a donation bag, and I’m already feeling so much better. 🙌🏻
We’ll be working on this throughout the rest of the weekend because, realistically, this is usually a MULTI-DAY project for us. I don’t try to squeeze the entire house into one day. We work through it a little at a time until we’ve made our way from the top floor to the basement.
And while I certainly wouldn’t turn down flowers or a little gift, having a home that feels lighter, more functional, and refreshed is a pretty wonderful birthday gift, too. 🫶🏻
When was the last time you gave your WHOLE house a reset instead of just cleaning what was right in front of you?
Maybe this is your sign to plan a little top-to-bottom refresh of your own! ✨