5/14/2024 0 Comments Declutter your thoughtsOne of my top decluttering tips is to take a picture instead and then send the item on its merry way to the donation pile to be enjoyed by someone else! 6. Shoving your childhood possessions or belongings of relatives who have passed away into a box and not opening it for another decade or two isn’t doing those items any justice. If you’re holding onto something from your childhood that you wouldn’t necessarily want your own kids to use when they are older, but just want it for the sake of having it, consider donating it. Am I holding onto this for sentimental reasons? No? Then it goes! For example, if you’re keeping the sweater that your sweet Aunt Ruth bought you for Christmas 5 years ago purely out of guilt, but you hate the thing and would never wear it, I give you permission to donate it. Do yourself a favor and just be rid of it already, you’ll feel so much more free! 4. And you’ll likely feel guilty for the money you wasted on it every time you lay your eyes on it. Move on! Keeping it around for that reason is only depriving yourself of having a clutter-free home. Newsflash: you already wasted your money upon purchasing the item □. Is the thought of wasting money keeping me from getting rid of this item? If it broke and you wouldn’t buy a replacement for it, donate or toss it! 3. If you wouldn’t spend your hard earned money on purchasing that item again, it obviously isn’t something that means much to you or brings great value or use to your life. Is this something that I would buy right now if I saw it in a store? Even seasonal items such as a snow blower, sweaters, or gardening tools should be used within the time frame of a year, so there’s really no excuse to keep these things around if you haven’t used them in the past season they apply to. Unless it’s an exception like a baby swing or something of that nature that you’re planning on using for another child in the near future, there’s no reason to keep hanging onto something that you clearly don’t need. ![]() ![]() If not, have I used this item in the past year? If your answer is no, then this item should automatically go. Is this item something I’m currently using? I can guarantee that running through this list will help provide you with some clarity as to why you may be keeping items that you can truly get rid of! 12 Questions to Help You Declutter: 1. If you are having a difficult time deciding what to keep or toss, apply this list of questions to each item and see what your thought process is as you go through them. This is a no-nonsense approach to decluttering and will really help you to determine what you should keep and what you should toss. I’ve complied a list of 12 questions to help you declutter that I’ve found to be extremely useful in my own decluttering missions. I know from experience that this can be a tough process to go through if you aren’t armed with the tools you need to help you get to your end goal – a clutter-free and simplified home! Because of this, it’s important to be a bit ruthless when you are in the process of decluttering. ![]() Whether it’s out of shame from spending too much money on it, or the guilt of receiving it as a gift, there is always going to be a reason to not get rid of something. We all have excuses as to why we keep certain items in our home long after they have served their purpose.
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