December declutter
As soon as December begins, you can feel it. Not just in your schedule, but in your inner world. Things piling up, thoughts lingering, plans that suddenly feel a bit too much. Slowly, a layer of noise appears: in your home, in your mind, in your body. That’s why this newsletter is centred around one movement: de-clutter & let go.
Creating space. In your schedule, your home, and your head.
Clearing the calendar, clearing the mind
December fills up quickly—invites, dinners, obligations, and “before the end of the year” moments. It’s easy to say yes to everything and quietly put yourself last.
Small ways to create breathing room:
- Cancel one appointment that doesn’t truly need to happen
- Plan one empty evening per week and treat it as an appointment with yourself
- Give yourself 24 hours before saying yes to new plans
- Choose consciously: what gives energy, what drains it?
A home with room to exhale
December also makes your home fuller than you think. Over the year we collect small piles, “I’ll get to it later” bowls, things that should’ve been cleared out long ago. Add the cosy December decorations on top, and suddenly shelves, tables, and corners feel more crowded than comfortable.
Space around you creates calm within you. You don’t need to become a minimalist; starting small is enough: one table, one drawer, one corner. Set a five-minute timer. Tidy, don’t perfect. Your environment speaks directly to your nervous system. When space opens outside of you, it often opens inside as well.
Clearing your mind and body
Inner clutter can’t be seen, but often weighs the most. It’s everything you carry without realising:
- Thoughts that keep circling
- Mental post-its without a place
- Emotions you didn’t give time
- Things you wanted to say but swallowed
- Obligations you agreed to but didn’t feel
- Tension you only notice when you pause
- The “what if” train
- Unfinished plans
Inner clutter forms a layer that drains you without a visible cause.
Small ways to lighten that layer:
1. Write down everything that’s floating around. Tasks, thoughts, ideas, doubts, not to solve them, but to free your mind
2. stop micro–double booking; don’t say “I’ll see” when you know it doesn’t fit
3. Finish one tiny thing each day that has been lingering for weeks
4. Take two screen-free moments a day
5. Make a “not this month” list with one habit, one task, and one thought you won’t carry forward
6. Schedule ten minutes of nothing
7. Slow down one action, like showering, getting dressed, or making tea
8. Clear a tiny piece of digital clutter
9. Stop the “what if” train and return to what is actually happening no
Nature's finest cleaners; Reishi and Lion's Mane
Mushrooms deserve a place here, of course. They are nature’s best cleaners; they break down what no longer serves and make space for new life. Exactly what this newsletter invites you to do.
When you want to create space inside and out, Reishi and Lion’s Mane are powerful allies.
- Reishi is your best friend when your system needs to soften. It supports your stress response, making it easier to let go.
- Lion’s Mane lifts the fog from your mind. More clarity, more overview, more mental space—like someone opened a window in your thoughts.
Together, they create calm in your body and clarity in your mind.
An inner December gift from Foodsporen
This month, each newsletter invites you to give yourself one small inner gift. Not something material, but a moment that creates space.
This week: write down one thing you do not want to carry with you anymore this month.
And a touch of fungi wisdom to close: “Where you make space, something new can take root.”
Nothing in nature grows out of chaos. Mycelium, the silent architect beneath our feet, first breaks down what no longer serves before something new can arise.
Space is not a luxury. Space is nourishment.
Mush love🍄,
Team Foodsporen