• I have three kids, and I'm constantly stumbling over their toys. • Since becoming a mom, decluttering has been difficult, but I'm more intentional about it. • Decluttering has made me more thoughtful about my family's consumption.

For what feels like the millionth time, I stumbled over my 4-year-old's light-up snowflake wand, an impulse buy from last year's "Disney on Ice" show.

I hate this wand. It's big, bulky, and it's always on the floor. Plus, I can't figure out how to open the back panel to replace the batteries. So, not only does it block my path, but whenever one of my kids pushes the button, I have to explain to a disappointed little face why it won't light up.

So I made the decision: the snowflake wand was that day's decluttering prey.

Every day, I choose one thing to d

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