Are you that person that can't seem to throw that one thing away because you think you might use it some day. In the many homes that I have helped organize, I find they have a hard time figuring out where things should go or if they will need it some day.
My rule of thumb is if you have not used it in 8 months you probably won't use it again. If you can't part from it just yet then get a box label it with the days date and 6 months from that date, if you don't go in that box in the six months then donate it. Don't open the box just donate it. This goes with everything you own, say you have a bunch of Christmas decorations and you don't use it one year you are most likely not going to use it again. Because each year you buy something new.
What about all those clothes in your closest. I bet you don't wear 1/2 of the stuff in your closet. You can pretend you are about to move into a small house "tiny home" you only need a few of everything. Organize your closet with clothes you wear all the time on one side and the other side not so much, if you didn't use it in the 8 months donate it. Some one else might wear it more.
I bet you have toys in every room. If you have 1 kid or 5 kids. If they are old enough give them 2 large bins. Tell them to put what they want to keep and put in the bins. Any thing else donate it. If they want to buy something new then they need to donate one old. Same with Christmas time. If the playroom is a room just for toys then give each child a section with shelving or cubbies, where they are responsible for to keep clean. These are just some ideas. I would love to help you if you are in my area. Contact me.
My rule of thumb is if you have not used it in 8 months you probably won't use it again. If you can't part from it just yet then get a box label it with the days date and 6 months from that date, if you don't go in that box in the six months then donate it. Don't open the box just donate it. This goes with everything you own, say you have a bunch of Christmas decorations and you don't use it one year you are most likely not going to use it again. Because each year you buy something new.
What about all those clothes in your closest. I bet you don't wear 1/2 of the stuff in your closet. You can pretend you are about to move into a small house "tiny home" you only need a few of everything. Organize your closet with clothes you wear all the time on one side and the other side not so much, if you didn't use it in the 8 months donate it. Some one else might wear it more.
I bet you have toys in every room. If you have 1 kid or 5 kids. If they are old enough give them 2 large bins. Tell them to put what they want to keep and put in the bins. Any thing else donate it. If they want to buy something new then they need to donate one old. Same with Christmas time. If the playroom is a room just for toys then give each child a section with shelving or cubbies, where they are responsible for to keep clean. These are just some ideas. I would love to help you if you are in my area. Contact me.
Great advice! I'm putting stuff in boxes today. :)
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