You made a resolution to declutter your home and this year you're determined to follow through. Thrift Core's Thrifter's Decluttering Guide will help you clear out stressful clutter so you can:
1) end the daily search for your keys (admit it!) and other necessities 2) stop spending money on duplicates (only to find the damn scissors afterward!) 3) feel clear-minded and creative.
1) end the daily search for your keys (admit it!) and other necessities 2) stop spending money on duplicates (only to find the damn scissors afterward!) 3) feel clear-minded and creative.
Decluttering 101
- You'll need boxes and trash bags. You know the drill, label these boxes “donate”, “keep”, and “toss”. If you haven't used something in a year, donate or toss it. Be ruthless.
- Call up local charities and arrange a pick up for your donations or immediately store the donate box in your car so you can drop it off at the thrift store the next time you go thrifting.
- If you can't easily put away all of your keeps, start to edit them by category. Assign a home for each item and put them away.
[I filled these boxes and more with clutter and got them out of the house! My cool robots remain,though!]
Getting Started
When you feel overwhelmed and can't seem to get started with your decluttering, try the following:
When you feel overwhelmed and can't seem to get started with your decluttering, try the following:
- Take note of where clutter forms in your house and make a plan for eliminating it.
- Invite a friend over to help you. They don't have emotional attachments to your items.
- Remember the last time you moved. Imagine an easier move with fewer boxes.
- Imagine the home you want to live in. Everything is easy to find and is perfectly accessible.
Staying Organized
- Assign a little time daily to cleaning, organizing, and decluttering.
- Assign each item a "home". Keep it there.
- Get into the habit of putting things away as soon as you're done with them.
- Establish routines that will keep your organized.
- Use grocery lists and to-do lists to keep on track and organized
Decluttering is easier said than done. What do you do with sentimental items? How do you get started in this overwhelming process? I'll cover the decluttering process step-by-step for the rest of the week. I hope you follow along and finally get your clutter under control!
What are Your Decluttering Tips?
Share your tips, articles, and suggestions in the comments. We need all the help we can get!
This is a nice reminder of what I need to do this week!
ReplyDelete"Get into the habit of putting things away as soon as you're done with them."
ReplyDeleteI'm making good progress with everything in the house except for clothes. eeks!
Great tips. I'm hoping to do a thorough de-clutter session this month so this helps motivate me. And I'm glad you're keeping those robots, although they look so tough that I doubt they'd let you throw them out without a fight.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment on the blog. I'm glad you liked my inspiration tip! :)
ReplyDeleteYou have some great tips on your blog!!
XO Senja
Katie: I've been putting everything away when I'm done with it...except for clothes! When I find out exactly how to conquer that one I'll update with the cure!
ReplyDeletei looooove lists. i guess i'm just a crazy virgo like that :D
ReplyDeletei've been making extensive meal plans and sticking to them religiously. this past weekend i made a chore list and got SO MUCH DONE... there's just something so satisfying about ticking off those little boxes :D
I love this post! Great tips and I'm definitely printing this to help me out :) I have a rather large closet that is full of boxes and things I need to go through...maybe I can clear it all out and make a wee craft room out it :D
ReplyDeleteMy decluttering tip is to hire someone! Stopping by via Happiness Project.
ReplyDeletewhen I look at something--I think use, put it away or toss it--helps to think ahead, where will I put this? will I use it? will it make me crazy? should I just get rid of it now?
ReplyDeleteDixie Mom: I'm always tempted to do just that.
ReplyDeleteDesiree: I've been trying hard to stick to my lists religiously. The hardest part for me is sticking to a meal plan, kudos to you for that accomplishment!
Laura: I've gotten into the same habit. It's so important to look at what we use daily to cull clutter.
I now keep a box out and will occasionally add vintage items to put in my shop. It's full now, time to tag the items and send 'em off!
In an attempt to maintain a little 'ongoing' decluttering, I always have an empty box somewhere that I can drop in items to donate as I come across them -- when the box is full, off it goes.
ReplyDeleteI read on another blog the quote "Love it or lose it."
ReplyDeleteNot bad advice!
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"imagine moving with fewer boxes," I do that all the time when I'm sorting through my stuff, and it works great! I also let my friends go through my donation bags before dropping anything off; everyone likes free stuff.
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard to remember to put stuff on their proper places as soon as you're done with them, and then the pile grows. I need to do all of this asap!
ReplyDeleteJacqueline: I do the same thing, friends get dibs on my "donation" boxes when possible. I gave a few boxes of art supplies to my artist buddies. I'm so glad they'll be used again!
ReplyDeleteLove the tips; they're good ones. I'll admit to being a bit of a pack rat, but when I clean - things go!
ReplyDeleteMy tip for those that have a child (or maybe even for yourself), use *one smallish* box that is a 'storage' box. Put into it anything that you just can't bear to part with: things like be a child's treasure that's just taking up space in their room, but it will break their heart to get rid of. Keep for a bit (time range is up to you), then go through and get rid of things.
And still, be ruthless. The box is just an intermediary step to only be used for certain items. It's a great way to take the sting out of getting rid of what we might consider a special item. Especially for kids - ask me how I know. ;)
A lot of good hints there. I usually just don't buy much.
ReplyDeleteMan, I really need to start the Decluttering. I've been donating like mad, but the amount of the things does not decrease because we constantly bring new stock in from the thrifts. In general I've come to accept that there will always be some clutter (we have not moved in 12 years) - just need to learn to organize it better. I think disconnecting the sentimentality and just listing more items is gonna be part of it...
ReplyDeleteI really need to do this...especially with my clothes. I have GOT to find time!
ReplyDeleteI crochet, so i keep the label with a lil piece of the yarn to save the name of the color in case i want it again, and I store the labels in a lil box
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like the little collection of things on my blog! I am definitely a big fan of yours now, you're saying the exact things I need to hear. I'd like to think my life is full of "organized" clutter, but it's true there's a LOT I could part with. I'm following you now, and am looking forward to your posts!
ReplyDeletegreat tips! i need to do this ASAP!
ReplyDeleteI am giving away 100 things in my home this year to friends, strangers, and blogger followers of mine
ReplyDeleteGreat trips! I find a lot of stuff in my house that I really love but don't have a space or use for. I have a space where I collect these things and every week or two I take a moment to review the pile. I decide if some of the items may find a loving home with a friend or family member and the other stuff goes to the thrift shop.
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