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September 18, 2025 18 mins

I’ve been pursuing minimalism and simplicity for over a decade, and today I’m sharing the 13 apps that have been the most important in keeping me organized and my home (and life!) clutter-free!

Resources Mentioned:

1. Apple Notes - here’s a video about how I use Apple Notes to scan and organize my kids’ artwork

2. AnyList - in my weekly newsletter I share my favorite recipe of the week, all of which I keep in AnyList!

3. Google Calendar - I do a hybrid of paper planner and Google Calendar, as recommended by Chelsi Jo Moore from Systemize Your Life

4. ChatGPT

5. Opal

6. Apple Photos/Google Photos - I do the daily delete (recommended by Ms. Freddy)

7. Meistertask

8. Kindle/Libby

9. 1Password

10. Timer on the Clock app

11. Reminders

12. Apple Podcasts - some of my favorites podcasts include Systemize Your Life, It's About Time, and Wannabe Clutter Free, and my decluttering playlists

13. Spotify - here’s my secular and Christian-based decluttering playlists!

BONUS: News Feed Eradicator for Google Chrome

 

Related Episodes: Episode 28: Are You Constantly Shuffling Around Piles of Papers? Steal my No-Fail Paper Processing Routine

Episode 186: Simple Steps to Get Your Digital Life Organized - with Shawn Lemon from The Digital Organizer

Episode 94: 5 Productivity Hacks to Help You Stay on Top of Your Day with Michelle Byrd from The Busy Vibrant Mom

 

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I help moms declutter their homes, heads, and hearts.

Contact - > info@simplebyemmy.com 

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Learn -> https://www.simplebyemmy.com/resources

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