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HOME HELP – DECLUTTER YOUR SPACE AND FREE YOUR IMAGINATION

Guide To Decluttering Your Home and Better Home Management

Everybody keeps a bit of junk in their homes. But there are some who have more than the others. Regardless of how much stuff you have, you can still benefit from decluttering your life and your home. People have a tendency to feel as if their life is out of control whenever the surround themselves with far more things that what they can actually manage. It creates a mess that will cause stress. If you don’t take care of the clutter inside your house, then you’re not taking good care of yourself, too.

Home Management Ideas

Why Declutter?

Clutter is anything that doesn’t add value to your life but you still keep around your home. When can this be a problem? Clutter could zap your energy and even waste your time searching for things that you can’t find. For hoarders, a house that is filled with clutter can lead to fire hazards and other health problems.

Decluttering can help relieve stress by giving you a sense of accomplishment and control. It can also get rid of the junk and help free up a bit of space in your house that was not there before. Some individuals may just have to purge before they move to a new home. Regardless of the reason why you are decluttering, you need to know how to do it properly.

Set Goals

You need to make a plan before you start anything. It doesn’t matter how many rooms or how much clutter you have to deal with, you need to begin with specific objectives. It will help you create a plan that would reduce the likelihood of becoming frustrated as you go.

Create A Sorting System

When you go through the spaces and rooms in your home, you should come up with a system for sorting the things you find. You can develop your own way or use some of the most popular organization ideas like the three box method, wherein you are forced to decide on each item so you don’t wind up with a much bigger mess than the one you had to begin with. You’ll then have three storage bins or boxes labeled as keep, get rid of, and put in storage.

Eliminate The Clutter

When it comes to disposing the items, you have a few options you can choose from. You can recycle the paper, plastics, and glass. You can also donate or freecycle. Household items that are in good condition as well as shoes and clothes can be donated to different local charities. You can also organize a garage sale if you wish to make some money off your clutter.

The 80/20 Rule  

When it comes to your clothes, you might be surprised that you only use 20% of the clothes you own 80% of the time. This rule also holds true for other things like books, toys, video games, and so on. Your main goal is to eliminate the thing that you don’t use 80% of the time.

Get Over Sunk Costs

Sunk costs are the costs that were already incurred and can’t be recovered. When going through your belongings, most items must be considered as sunk costs. Because you can’t get your money back that you’ve spent on a certain item, you must only think about the value that it could add to your life later on. By understanding sunk costs, you will be able to make more rational decisions when it comes to choosing which ones to keep and get rid of.

Find Out If It Works

Get rid of any treasure that you find stored away in your home. In case you’d like to repair it then do so but don’t just allow it to sit in your house only to collect dust.

When Was The Last Time You Used It?

In case you haven’t used an item in the past six months, then you may have to get rid of it. If you found a certain item that you’ve been looking for a long time or if you didn’t know that you still had it then you should get rid of it.

Do You Love It?

This may seem pretty obvious but there are instances when homeowners keep things that they don’t like. If you find an item that you’re not completely crazy about and you have not used it more than 6 months then you can add it to your “get rid of it” box.

Start Small

Before you take on a major decluttering project, you should start small first. It will give you a sense of accomplishment once you are done.

Need help? Call Brunswick Organizing Solutions Today for a free Consultation.

Your home should be your sanctuary, not a source of stress. The professional organizers of Brunswick Organizing Solutions will work with you to bring that sense of peace back to your home and allow you to gain control by helping you:

• Learn how to let go of unnecessary items
• Create a more Simplified and Orderly Life
• Help with chronic disorganization
• See the Rewards of Minimizing all the ‘stuff’ in our lives
• Appreciate the More of Less

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