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Daily WellnessMar 7, 2025
6 Ways You Can Spring Clean Your Life
There’s something about spring that makes you want to throw open the windows and invite fresh, clean energy into your life. In addition to the usual decluttering and reorganizing, consider shifting your daily rituals to align with the Earth. This season we’re focusing on sustainable swaps, connecting with nature, fun DIYs, and renewing our minds, bodies, and spirits with the power of plants.
Keep reading to get our tips for spring cleaning your life from top to bottom.
Make an Eco-Friendly Swap
If spring has you in a decluttering state of mind, take stock of the items you use every day and see if anything can be easily replaced with an eco-friendly option. When cleaning the linen closet, instead of restocking your dryer sheets, replace them altogether with wool dryer balls. The kitchen is also ripe with opportunities for sustainable replacements. Ziplock bags are a thing of the past when you invest in a few easy-to-wash silicone bags or fabric sandwich bags. Your pantry staples can also be refilled by bringing glass jars to bulk filling stations at the grocery store.
Mix Up Your Own Cleaner
A good spring cleaning session typically involves some elbow grease, too! If you’re looking to get away from harsh cleaners and chemicals, don’t underestimate the simple power of boiling water. High-temperature handheld steamers are a great way to clean bathrooms and kitchens, and even loosen grime off ovens and microwaves. And when it comes to wiping things down, you can get your home all sparkly and clean with our DIY Tea Tree All-Purpose Cleaner and DIY Tub & Tile Cleaner. Both of these cleaners are super easy to make and will leave your space looking and feeling fresh.
Learn a New Sustainable Skill
Getting back to the Earth can also mean learning traditional craftsmanship, like mending clothing, natural dying, gardening, canning foods, seed saving, and upcycling. These days it seems many people are fed up with cheap, poorly made items, and are instead trying to preserve the items they already have. And with 92 million tons of textile waste produced every year, learning the art of repair is a good thing!1 For example, instead of tossing out a ripped or thread-bare clothing item, try your hand at the Japanese art of sashiko. This form of embroidery is both artistic and functional, helping to reinforce fabrics with decorative stitching. Similarly, visible mending is a trend of repairing clothing with the use of decorative stitching, patches, and bright embroidery thread.
Declutter Digital Spaces
Like it or not, digital spaces seem to be an inseparable part of our lives now. If an overfull desktop or limited storage on your phone has you feeling scrambled, it’s time to get organized. Digital decluttering can involve backing up important files on an external hard drive, getting your precious photos printed, and sending anything old or unused to the trash bin. Don’t forget to scroll through your social media accounts with a critical eye and unfollow any accounts that aren’t contributing to your life in a positive way.
Invigorate Your Mind
In the spring, there’s a sense that everything is waking up from a sleepy winter. It’s a great time to find new inspiration and invigorate your mind. Focus on activities that can change your perspective – like taking a long walk in nature, spending quality time with a friend, taking a creative class at your community center, or reading outside of your go-to genres. You might be surprised at how energized and revitalized these activities can make you feel.
Reset Daily Rituals
Spring is also a great time to rethink your weekly menu. As the season changes, more fresh, vibrant local produce should be available and your neighborhood farmers market might start back up, too. After a winter of hearty, rich meals, some lighter and brighter flavors can be a refreshing change of pace. When it comes to herbal support, you might consider options that provide cleansing and detoxification support or breathing and seasonal support. And of course, nothing says spring like the ever-humble Dandelion! This Dandelion-Aloe shot is a great way to start the day and support your body’s cleansing and detoxification process.*
References
- [1] Igini, M. (2024, May 30). 10 concerning Fast Fashion Waste Statistics. Earth.Org. https://earth.org/statistics-about-fast-fashion-waste/