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Monday, April 25, 2011

Clutter Busting 101

 If you are like me, Spring Cleaning is nowhere near being done yet! Here is a great little 5 step plan I found in my April All You Magazine. Follow these steps to "end clutter forever!"

#1 START by tackling a particular room armed with a trash bag, a giveaway box, a box for items you want to sell and a box for things that belong in another room of your home. Make quick, unemotional decisions: if it's broken, obsolete or redundant, get rid of it.

#2 SORT through all the items that will stay in the room, matching like with like. Cluster books together with other books, DVD's with DVD's and outerwear with outerwear. Don't comingle dissimilar things-it makes it hard to find what you need and creates visual chaos.

#3TAKE INVENTORY of what you're holding on to, then determine how the items should be stored and what types of furniture and containers you'll need. For example, "To keep these stacks of sweaters and T-shirts separate, I can use shelf dividers. Now that I've counted my CDS, I know I need a CD organizer with eight shelves."

#4FIND SOLUTIONS that work with your personal habits. For example, if you're a no-fuss type, just grouping things together might be enough, so store pictures in photo boxes marked by year. If you are more detail focused, use photo albums.

#5DON'T STOP until every object or type of object has a place where it lives all the time-be it a tray on your desk for your cell phone or a hook for your car keys. Then, commit to returning each item to its home after every use. Soon, putting items away will become a habit.

Today's spring cleaning assignment: vacuum stairs, paint second coat of paint on downstairs bathroom door trim and frame. What will you tackle today??

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