How to Declutter your Space
Clutter, some people can’t live without it and some can’t live with it. If you’re trying to declutter your place and finding it hard to do, then hopefully these tips will help. Also, I’ve included a video from YouTube that gives some great hints and tips to get you on your way to a ‘clutter-free’ life.
1. ‘Stuff’ accumulates over time, so it’s time to stop procrastinating and start decluttering. Quite often it is overwhelming and you just don’t know where to start. Well, start with one room in the house or one cupboard or one drawer, just start somewhere and couple this with the mindset ’it came in one piece at a time, it can go out one piece at a time’, and you’ll soon be on your way to a clutter free and organised space. If you do a little every day or every week, soon that great pile of clutter will be gone.
2. For each area that you need to declutter, group items into four piles, namely 1) donating 2) recycling or selling 3) disposing 4) keeping. One of the hardest things to do is to ‘let go’ of your clutter, a good rule of thumb is, if you haven’t used it in the last 12 months, then let it go. Another tip is to put the item in a box and keep it for a specified time eg a month or six months, then if you haven’t opened the box and used the item within that time frame, then out it goes.
3. Make a new rule for yourself, if you buy something you have to get rid of two things, then already you’ve made room. Decide on where you’re going to put your new purchase and put it there straight away, where it belongs. If you have ’stuff’ that doesn’t have a place, you should consider parting with it. The old saying “everything must have a place and everything must be in its place” is a great mantra to use.
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Another big cause of clutter is paper. How often do you receive mail, bills, letters and it just has a habit of building up in piles, all on its own… A quick tip to avoid mess is to plan to touch each piece of paper only once. This means, when you open and read your mail, you then file it or throw it away. Putting it back on the table to be put away later is not an option. It’ll also save you time, as you won’t be having to deal with the same papers over and over again.
These are a few simple tips to get you on your way to clutter free living, and start making your life beautiful, one space at a time.
