It is that time of year when spring is slowly approaching. This means that it is time for spring cleaning. The great thing about this time of year is that you can get rid of old things have been cluttering your house for years. Spring gives everyone the opportunity to clean those storage closets, bedrooms, clothes closets, and garages.
Cleaning out your home can be a difficult task. It is hard to know where to start and what to keep or toss. Here are a few tips that should help no matter what room you are going to be cleaning.
• If the last time you saw it was a year ago, either toss it or donate it.
• If you do not have all the parts, and have no idea where the other ones are get rid of it. It is unlikely that you will find them.
• If you have toys from when your children were young, donate them to someone who will use them.
• If you have stacks of bills or personal information from more than seven years ago, shred them.
The main thing to remember is that you are doing this so that you can remove some of the clutter from your home. You do not just want to rearrange it.
February 26th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Hi John,
Great tips there, but being ruthless is quite difficult I find… I did a big decluttering session a few months ago but my flat now looks like it never happened, which is annoying and makes me feel like I need bigger storage, bigger room, bigger flat etc
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However, with the prospect of another spring-clean very soon, I have decided to be equally as ruthless, but since that wasn’t enough last time, I am also going to take up a small storage unit where I work (at Big Yellow) and store my out-of-season clothes and equipment. Then at last, I hope I will be able to breathe again in my own flat without having to see anymore of those vacuum storage bags wherever I look!
So if anybody else is in my situation, check us out, it’s liberating
Enjoy
Steph