Isn’t it time you had a Declutter Day?
Having a declutter day is an ideal way to get started on reducing clutter in your home. What exactly is a declutter day? It is a day that you set aside to reduce clutter in your home. So let’s get started with getting organized to have a successful declutter day.
Firstly, you will need to get everyone in the family involved. If you are going to have a successful declutter day, the more you can get family members to take ownership of their possessions and clutter, the better off you will be.
Allocate a room to be organized. For each of the kids, it will be their own room that they will be responsible for reducing clutter.
Secondly, you will need to get some boxes for throwing items away. If you work in an office, you can always find spare boxes lying around which you can bring home for your declutter day. Or you can always collect boxes at your local supermarket.
if you think you are going to be throwing away a lot of junk, you may want to hire a skip bin, so that you can throw things straight away. Otherwise, you may find yourself creating extra piles of clutter in your living room whilst you are waiting to get rid of all that clutter.
The key to having a successful decluttering day is to set realistic goals. You are not going to be able to declutter your whole house in one day. So set yourself some realistic goals. Maybe you might decide that you can realistically organize 1 or 2 rooms for the day.
If you clear away 1 room and your husband or partner clears away another room, that’s 2 rooms that you can declutter for the day. And if the kids clear their own rooms, that will be the kids’ rooms organized and declutter free. That’s great progress for a day’s work.
Now that you have collected your boxes or skip bin, the main task ahead is to throw away any clutter. Clutter comes in many forms. If you have more than 1 item that achieves the same purpose, throw those extra items away. There is no point having 3 kitchen blenders if you only use 1 blender regularly.
Another category of items that you should be throwing away are old items. If you have been using the same non stick pan for years and years, and it is really not serving its purpose anymore, throw it away. No point keeping it if it is old and dysfunctional.
You should also throw away broken items. If you were planning to fix up your old TV or old computer and never got around to it, chances are likely that you will never get around to fixing it. Best to do yourself a favor and throw it away. Unfortunately, these days we live in a throw away society and sometimes it is cheaper to buy a new item than to try and have it repaired.
Once you have had your declutter day or two, you will be well on your way to having a neat and organized home.
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