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Amy Scheren Founder of Simple Everyday Home, where I teach you how to declutter your house without having to thank your socks for their faithful service. (Scandalous, right?! Please don't call the decluttering police on me - they've been here three times this week already.)

I've been decluttering lately—and apparently also running a scented candle adoption center. Who knew!?!!

I’ve found candles in drawers, cabinets, closets, behind books, under towels... Basically, if there’s a flat surface in my house, there’s been a candle squatting on it like it pays taxes.

Some of them were stashed away “for later.” Some were sitting out like decor, looking pretty but never living their purpose. And I had to ask myself: Whyyyyy? 😭

Why do we buy things we love and then never use them?

Why do we save the candle that smells like heaven in a jar—but burn the cheap one that smells like someone mopped with fruit punch?

It’s clutter. But it’s clutter we kinda like, so we tell ourselves it’s fine.

But let’s be honest: a candle you never light is just a Toasted Vanilla Chai guilt stick. It takes up space, collects dust, and stares at you with judgment every time you reach for the leave-in conditioner.

So I’m starting a new habit. I'm burning the candles, y'all. Every freaking day.

Not for guests. Not for a “special occasion.” Not to cover up the smell of wet dog.

I'm lighting up just because I’m home. Just because I like it. Just because I can—and because my house deserves to smell like Sugared Snickerdoodle instead of microwaved broccoli.

Sometimes, the best way to declutter something is to use it.

So if you’ve got stuff hanging around that you’re “saving”—the cherry-almond hand lotion, the cotton candy bath bomb, the notepad with flowers that look like they were hand-painted by Claude Monet himself—maybe today’s the day.

Use the soap. Scribble the list. Mess up the journal. Slather the lotion. Break out the fancy salt. Wear the red lipstick. Drink the imported coffee.

And for goodness sake, go light the dang candle.

Cheering you on,
Amy

P.S. I just have to know—what secret stash have you been “saving” for the zombie apocalypse? Reply and tell me. I promise not to judge (unless it's fruitcake-scented candles—then we seriously need to talk).

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