Household Hint: De-Clutter your Life and Home
One of the things I love about Spring is the ability to get rid of those unwanted items you've got spread around the house. Hording things is a problem on a normal level, but if you're hording for the sake of owning things, and refuse to throw or give stuff away, then you've got one serious problem.
The best way to ensure you don't have a problem is take this one simple rule to heart -- de-clutter your life and home every six months. In other words, if you haven't used it in the last six months, and you don't see yourself using in the next six months, it's time to get rid of it once and for all.
Spring is the perfect time to plan that yard sale to turn those unwanted items into cash, or simply donate them to a worthy cause in your area: church bizarre, Goodwill, Salvation Army, Purple Heart Association, and get that tax write off for the end of the year. Either way, you'll be thanking me in the long run for helping you find room in your home. Remember your parents and grandparents weren't hording stuff, and neither should you.
Here is a nice list to follow:
Outside of each room, place a Rubbermaid
container, label the container with which room it came from, and begin tour the house, room by room and decide what needs to go or stay.
Old clothes that haven't been worn in the last two years, get rid of them.
Old shoes that haven't been worn, get rid of them, someone else could use them for sure.
Children's toys that have been outgrown should be cleaned before giving away or selling.
What about baby clothes, cribs, etc. If you aren't planning to have any more kids, its time to get rid of the old stuff and make room for the adult stuff, like books, technology, and such.
Old books, if you're like me you never want to part with any of your books, but guess what, there are used book stores out there that will either give you credit toward new purchases in their store, or cash on the dollar for those old books. Or you could just donate them to the library for that tax write off or sell them at a yard sale. Doesn't matter what you do with them, just please don't throw them away in the trash. My heart will break if you do that.
Old appliances you'll never use again, clean them and sell them at a yard sale or online shopping area.
How about old craft stuff that you had planned to use and create wonderful things with, but just never seem to find the time anymore. What about donating those items to the local nursing home? They're always looking for craft items. I once donated 25 boxes of craft materials, and you'd thought I gave them a million dollar check donation the way they reacted. It was very rewarding to see how one simple gesture transformed the day room a week later; everyone was busy making something with the items I had brought over. Very rewarding and gratifying for me. So check it out.
Trust me when I say that once you start de-cluttering your home, your life will change dramatically. You'll feel free and less stressed once it's all gone. So get started and find your freedom now.
One of the things I love about Spring is the ability to get rid of those unwanted items you've got spread around the house. Hording things is a problem on a normal level, but if you're hording for the sake of owning things, and refuse to throw or give stuff away, then you've got one serious problem.
The best way to ensure you don't have a problem is take this one simple rule to heart -- de-clutter your life and home every six months. In other words, if you haven't used it in the last six months, and you don't see yourself using in the next six months, it's time to get rid of it once and for all.
Spring is the perfect time to plan that yard sale to turn those unwanted items into cash, or simply donate them to a worthy cause in your area: church bizarre, Goodwill, Salvation Army, Purple Heart Association, and get that tax write off for the end of the year. Either way, you'll be thanking me in the long run for helping you find room in your home. Remember your parents and grandparents weren't hording stuff, and neither should you.Here is a nice list to follow:
Outside of each room, place a Rubbermaid
container, label the container with which room it came from, and begin tour the house, room by room and decide what needs to go or stay.
Old clothes that haven't been worn in the last two years, get rid of them.
Old shoes that haven't been worn, get rid of them, someone else could use them for sure.
Children's toys that have been outgrown should be cleaned before giving away or selling.
What about baby clothes, cribs, etc. If you aren't planning to have any more kids, its time to get rid of the old stuff and make room for the adult stuff, like books, technology, and such.
Old books, if you're like me you never want to part with any of your books, but guess what, there are used book stores out there that will either give you credit toward new purchases in their store, or cash on the dollar for those old books. Or you could just donate them to the library for that tax write off or sell them at a yard sale. Doesn't matter what you do with them, just please don't throw them away in the trash. My heart will break if you do that.
Old appliances you'll never use again, clean them and sell them at a yard sale or online shopping area.
How about old craft stuff that you had planned to use and create wonderful things with, but just never seem to find the time anymore. What about donating those items to the local nursing home? They're always looking for craft items. I once donated 25 boxes of craft materials, and you'd thought I gave them a million dollar check donation the way they reacted. It was very rewarding to see how one simple gesture transformed the day room a week later; everyone was busy making something with the items I had brought over. Very rewarding and gratifying for me. So check it out.
Trust me when I say that once you start de-cluttering your home, your life will change dramatically. You'll feel free and less stressed once it's all gone. So get started and find your freedom now.
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