Cleaning Your Houses

Here are some fast and easy way to de-clutter you house:

1. Identify an area. Start in a small area such as one bookshelf or closet, or even one drawer. Choose a spot where you do not have emotional attachments and do not try to undertake your whole house at once.
2. Know what you have. You should know first what you have and pull it all out because it is not worth the effort to try organizing or de-cluttering that area if you do not know what you have in there. You also need to inform your family members and friends that this might get a bit ugly or messy.
3. Determine how many stuff you need. “Want” and “need” are two different things. You need to figure out how many things that you need. For example, there are only 52 weeks in one year and you only do laundry an average of once a week, so you only need at least seven pairs of socks. But you also need to have extra socks if you missed laundry.
4. Sort everything. You need to move fast and sort everything into three categories: keep, toss, maybe. And keep in mind that you need to get rid of anything broken or stained. You need to admit it, if you were going to fix the edge, clean the stain, or sew the hole, you should have done it by now.
5. Replace. Place the good stuff back in the closet or drawer (save the organizing for another day – today we’re just purging). It is already looks better, doesn’t it?
6. Send away. Get the rejects from the “toss” pile and place it in a plastic bag. Put them in the trunk of the car and deliver it to a dump or goodwill. Then get your “maybe” pile and tie them up. Place it in an unreachable yet safe place and if you do not miss something from that pile in one month, add the bag in the trunk and you can donate that as well.

There, you’ve done it! You can now relax, put your feet up, turn on the TV and watch your favorite movie or TV show, and have a chocolate. You deserve it.