Summer is in full swing, and it’s the perfect time to clear out some clutter. This month’s July declutter calendar is designed to fit into your laid-back summer days with non-strenuous tasks that won’t leave you feeling tired or overheated.
This month’s decluttering calendar is a little different. We’re not hopping here and there around the house. Instead, we’re going to focus on a few deeper decluttering and organizing areas. But that doesn’t mean a lot of WORK… it’s more sorting and starting to get a handle on some areas that most of us tend to ignore.
This approach lets you chip away at clutter at your own pace, keeping things simple and manageable. With the handy July declutter challenge printable by your side, these daily tasks can help you create a more organized home and feel a sense of accomplishment while keeping your cool during the deep summer days of July.
If you have just a bit more time, you may also want to check out some of my other declutter tips for even more July decluttering inspiration.

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How to Use Your July Declutter Calendar
Grab your printable declutter calendar and place it somewhere visible… on the fridge, in your planner, or taped inside a cupboard door. Each day, set a timer for about 10 minutes and focus on the task listed. When the timer goes off, pause and enjoy what you accomplished.
If a day gets busy or you miss a task, just skip it and pick up fresh the next day. The idea is steady, gentle progress, not sticking to a rigid timeline.
Weekly Themes Overview
This month is divided into four themed weeks that touch on different clutter areas, and each week’s focus is light enough to tackle comfortably in July’s heat.
- Week 1: Reading, Movies, Puzzles and Games – Lighten your leisure collection
- Week 2: Paperwork – Tackle some of those paper stacks without stress
- Week 3: Craft and Hobby Supplies – Refresh and organize your creative spaces
- Week 4: Photos – Begin bringing order to your printed and digital memories
As I mentioned earlier, this month’s tasks are a little different than usual. Although I always recommend limiting your decluttering sessions to about 10 minutes, you may find yourself changing that up this month.
For example, you may really want to dive into sorting paperwork or photos. If you’re like me, it would take a lot longer than a few 10-minute sessions to really go through those piles. You can keep it simple this month and just do a ‘light’ organizing version according to the declutter calendar, meaning you should likely see improvement but NOT finish the entire job.
Or, you could work a little longer on your chosen area. This could mean longer sessions each day, or you could extend the ‘week’ to give yourself more time while skipping lower priority decluttering tasks.
Whichever way you choose to declutter this month is fine! And if you don’t want to work on any of these areas, you could always work through the generic 30-day declutter challenge calendar.
10-Minute Daily Decluttering Tasks for July

Below, you’ll find the complete July declutter list with each day’s task laid out in an easy-to-follow list. These daily tasks are meant to be simple, so you can work for about 10 minutes and still enjoy the summer days while staying as cool as possible.
No time to read the entire post? Just want the printable? Click here to grab the free printable July decluttering calendar and checklist.
Week 1: Reading, Movies, Puzzles and Games
Your entertainment collections deserve a little summer refresh. Letting go of what you no longer enjoy keeps your leisure time fun and clutter-free.
Day 1: Recycle outdated magazines
Day 2: Choose at least 10 books to donate or pass along
Day 3: Declutter DVDs and CDs; keep favorites, donate the rest
Day 4: Gather puzzles and board games; toss any with missing or broken pieces
TIP: Another option for puzzles with missing pieces: Donate to an elementary school. Many teachers use the pieces as part of art projects for their students.
Day 5: Organize game pieces in labeled bags or containers to prevent future messes
Day 6: Arrange bookshelves and media storage for easy access (Remember: less stuff on the shelves = easier to dust and clean!)
Day 7: Make a summer reading or game rotation list to keep things fresh and fun
Recommended Resource: The Simple Summer Planner — This printable planner encourages you to transform your approach to summer. Embrace the beauty of simplicity with guided journal prompts, a decision matrix for prioritizing, and plenty of practical planning pages for managing summer activities – including a summer reading log!
Week 2: Paperwork Light Sweep
Paper clutter NEVER seems to end. This week’s tasks help you tame some of the stacks without stress.
What ISN’T covered here is deep decluttering of filing cabinets and other ‘already stored’ papers. If you have time, you could clear out that clutter first. But for this month’s purposes, we’re going to concentrate on taking care of the stacks that are interfering with everyday life.
Day 8: Collect all paper stacks and loose papers from your main living spaces; place them in a box, bin, or even an empty laundry basket
Day 9 & 10: Starting at the top, sort bills and important documents from junk mail and flyers
Day 11: Shred or recycle what you don’t need
Day 12: Organize current bills and ‘action needed’ papers in labeled folders for easy access
Related: Paper Organizing Tools + Recommendations
Day 13: File the rest of the papers, either in a file cabinet, file box, or binders
Related: The Best 3 Ring Binder to Organize Each Area of Your Life
Day 14: Set up an incoming paper maintenance spot (preferably something like a slim file box) – and reminders to regularly deal with the contents – to keep clutter from creeping back
Related: How to Create a School Memory Box {Easily Organize Papers and Memorabilia}
Week 3: Craft and Hobby Supplies
Summer is ideal for creative projects, but supplies can easily become a cluttered mess. This week gives your creative zones a light, refreshing reset.
Day 15: Toss dried-up glue, markers, pens, paint, etc.
Day 16: Sort hobby tools you never use or no longer like; donate
Day 17: Sort hobby supplies you won’t use or don’t love; donate
Day 18: Group similar items together: paints, papers, yarn, or whatever fits your hobbies
Day 19: Organize storage containers or bins for easy access when inspiration strikes (If you can’t get to your stuff, you’re most likely never going to use it!)
Day 20: Clear off one work surface to keep your creative space inviting
Day 21: Write a short list of projects you’ve started and actually WANT to finish; choose one that you have the supplies for and prepare your workspace to enjoy your creative time
Week 4: Tidy and Treasure Your Photos
I don’t really have a great plan for decluttering photos. I’m a terrible photographer, so I don’t have that many. But here is what I would do if I were starting the project today:
Day 22: Start with physical photos, most recent first (If you have a large number of photo boxes or albums and piles, just close your eyes and pick one.)
Day 23: Toss duplicates and bad photos (Remember when we always had duplicates developed from film? What were we thinking?!)
Day 24: Let go of photos that are COMPLETELY meaningless to you or your friends or family
Day 25: Use a photo-safe marker to record dates and who is in the photos (You can also write on a photo-safe peel-and-stick label, then place it on the back of the photo.)
Day 26: Digitize your physical photos – do a few at a time yourself using a phone scanner app or pay a service to digitize large groups of physical photos
Day 27: Keep and display or organize and store only the MOST meaningful physical photos
TIP: Having a digital backup relieves some of the fear of letting go of the ‘nice but not THAT meaningful’ physical photos.
Day 28: For existing digital photos, delete bad images, then organize into folders by year or event
Day 29: Tag digital photos with places, people’s names, or whatever will help you sort and find them later
Day 30: Back up your photos to cloud storage AND an external drive for peace of mind (FYI: Amazon Prime offers unlimited still-photo storage, and external hard drives are fairly easy to use and affordable.)
Day 31: Rest or do a 10-minute hot spot declutter anywhere in the house
Depending on how many photos you have, it could take you a week – or a year – to actually finish the job. Use this task list as a guide, work through a single box or album at a time, and you really can do this!
Ready to get started? Download your free printable declutter calendar…
To make this process simple, grab your free printable version of the July decluttering checklist and calendar. It’ll help keep you on track and motivated with daily reminders of your tasks.
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Start Your July Declutter Challenge…
The July declutter calendar offers a quiet path toward a lighter, more organized home that fits with your simple summer rhythm. These daily tasks can help you stay connected to the things you love while keeping clutter in check.
Use this calendar as a tool in your home organization challenge. The daily structure eliminates decision fatigue, so you can spend your energy actually decluttering rather than wondering where to start.
You’ve got this!
If you’re ready to take the next step, grab your July declutter challenge printable and start to declutter and organize one simple task at a time…
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