How Brands Like Grove Collaborative and Blueland are Keeping Spaces Clean (and Green)
Never being able to find anything or having a mess everywhere can really get on your nerves, but it could be piling up in more places than you might think.
You would be hard-pressed to find a person with a spotless, completely organized home, but there can come a point where your clutter is affecting your mental health and your spiritual wellbeing.
Decluttering a space. Where do you start?
Feeling overwhelmed by your cluttered surroundings has been shown to increase stress levels, increase depression, and even hinder having a healthy social life. So how do you make like Marie Kondo, and get rid of the things that make your home feel like less of a sanctuary and more like a place of chaos?
Here are a few expert-recommended tips that can make both your home (and your mind) feel lighter:
Work in sections
You don’t have to declutter everything in one day, and the mere thought of it may bring up negative feelings. Instead, start with one room—just one. Draw out a map of problem areas and tackle them one at a time. It helps to set small goals and give yourself a timeline, but each step will feel like progress.
Keep sorting boxes on hand
As you go through your chosen area, keep at least three boxes near you. Designate one of the boxes of things you use, label another box for donation or the trash, and mark the final box as things you want to keep but can happily live in storage until you need them. Once you have everything sorted, proceeding with the next steps will be easier.
Everyone could use help
If you start to feel overwhelmed when you reach trickier areas of your home, why not ask someone you respect to come and help? Sometimes, deciding what needs to go can be hard, but a trusted professional can help you make hard decisions.
Make decluttering a regular activity
This may sound difficult, but once you get started with your decluttering process, you’ll want to keep going. You don’t need to frustrate yourself with a strict routine, but thinking about decluttering daily is a good idea.
Whether it’s simply throwing out junk mail or tackling one space once a week, developing regular decluttering times, even a few minutes at a time, can make you feel better about your space.
Don’t let your clutter take over your mind and weigh down your spirit! With slow, calculated efforts, you’ll notice how your efforts can improve your mood. You’ll feel accomplished, and you shake off the negative effects it might be having on your mental health.
Keep visualizing how you want your space to look, and work a little each day to make it the sanctuary you envision.
Ecommerce brands making clean homes even cleaner
There’s nothing better than a clean home. But with attention placed on less waste, less plastic, and better-for-you cleaning supplies, brands like Grove Collaborative and Blueland are making a space for themselves online and in cabinets nationwide.
Grove Collaborative, a marketplace featuring over 150 sustainable brands for home and lifestyle, offers customers a choice of high-quality brands (like Mrs. Meyer’s) that are effective in cleaning routines while remaining sustainable, environmentally friendly, and safe to use in spaces with children and pets. Read more about how this DTC brand is transitioning into retail stores like Target.
Adding to the ease of use, Grove Collaborative offers monthly shipments, allowing customers to replenish supplies from the comfort of their homes on a monthly basis. Brands that offer subscriptions will continue providing that convenience to customers while building brand loyalty.
Another brand to keep an eye on, Blueland, is one that’s taking cleaning homes to the next level by making products that are as eco-friendly as they are effective, affordable, and convenient for customers.
Customers purchase a Forever Bottle (which is reusable) and then replenish liquids like hand soap, laundry soap, and house cleaner with refillable tablets — easy ways to keep waste out of landfills while using safe, family-friendly ingredients.