CLEAN IT OUT ! DE-CLUTTER YOUR LIFE! YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID !

DOE'S YOUR LIFE FEEL CLUTTERED? CAN YOU NOT FIND ANYTHING IN YOUR CLOSETS OR GARAGE? CAN YOU BARELY CLOSE YOUR DRAWERS? IF YOU ANSWERED YES, DON'T FEEL LIKE YOUR BY YOURSELF!
IF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND HAVE TRIED EVERY METHOD KNOWN TO MAN TO CLEAN UP THE CLUTTER IN YOUR LIFE, BUT IT NEVER SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE MADE A DENT, I HAVE A FEW TRIED AND TRUE SUGGESTIONS.
I'VE TRIED EM ALL, GOING THROUGH THE DRAWERS, CLOSET, ATTIC, GARAGE, BUT I ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE AS MUCH AS I DID WHEN I STARTED.
JUST LOOKING THROUGH IT & WISHING IT GONE, DOE'S NOT WORK!
1. PICK ONE ROOM TO DE-CLUTTER, THIS WAY YOUR NOT OVERWHELMED BY THE WHOLE MESS.
2. GO GET SOME BOXES, BRING THEM HOME & LABEL THEM, DONATE & THROW AWAY.
NOW HERES THE HARD PART, PULL EVERYTHING, YES EVERYTHING OUT OF THE CLOSET AND PILE IT UP IN THE FLOOR.
3. NOW, START SORTING. CLOTHES - GO THROUGH LOOK AT EVERY TAG FOR SIZES, DON'T KEEP IT WITH THE INTENTION OF SOMEDAY BEING A SIZE 2 AGAIN, WE BOTH KNOW THAT'S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN. IF  YOU HAVEN'T WORN IT IN 5 YEARS, CHANCES ARE YOUR NOT GOING TO NOW, DONATE IT !
4. SHOES - SAME AS FOR CLOTHES, IF YOU HAVEN'T WORN EM IN YEARS, YOUR NOT GOING TO NOW. IF THEY ARE IN  GOOD SHAPE, DONATE EM,IF NOT THROW EM AWAY.
5. PURSES - YOU DON'T NEED 12 PURSES, KEEP 1 PER SEASON, IF THEY ARE NICE, DESIGNER BAGS LIST EM ON EBAY, GIVE EM TO YOUR SISTER OR FRIENDS, BUT GET RID OF EM.
6. CONTINUE ON THROUGH ALL OF THE OTHER JUNK IN YOUR CLOSET, UNTIL YOU HAVE A PILE TO KEEP. PUT IT BACK IN AN ORGANIZED WAY, LONG SLEEVES, SHORT SLEEVES, ETC. SO THAT EVERYTHING HAS IT'S PLACE.
7. DO YOUR DRAWERS, DRESSER TOPS EVERYTHING IN THE SAME WAY, YOU SHOULD NOW HAVE MORE BOXES TO TAKE OUT THAN YOU DO STUFF TO PUT BACK.
8. ATTICS, GARAGES, FAMILY ROOMS AND KITCHENS ARE A LITTLE MORE LABOR INTENSIVE, BUT WELL WORTH IT. DO THE SAME THING, EMPTY IT OUT & BASICALLY START OVER.
9. IF YOU HAVE 8 PICTURES OF YOUR LITTLE GIRL WHEN SHE WAS 3 DISPLAYED, DON'T YOU THINK 2 WOULD SUFFICE ? TAKE THOSE OTHER FRAMES, REMOVE THE OTHER 5 PICS AND STORE THEM SOMEWHERE SAFE, THEN REPLACE THEM WITH PICS OF HER AS SHE HAS GROWN OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS.
10. IF YOUR LIKE ME AND HAVE SHELVES ON TOP OF SHELVES OF NICKNACKS, ONLY KEEP WHAT REALLY MEANS SOMETHING TO YOU, NOT THE MENAGERIE OF THINGS YOU LOVED 10 YEARS AGO, BUT COULD CARE LESS ABOUT TODAY.
11. ALL OF MY KIDS PLAYED BALL FROM TBALL THROUGH COLLEGE, I KEPT EVERY TROPHY, RIBBON, UNIFORM SHIRT, TEAM PIC, YOU NAME IT. WITH 3 BOYS, NEEDLESS TO SAY IT BECAME A BIT MUCH. IF YOUR KIDS ARE GROWN, IT'S TIME TO PUT AWAY SOME OF THIS STUFF, I BOUGHT LARGE BINS AND PUT ALL THE MEMORABILIA IN THEM AND STORED THEM SAFELY IN THE ATTIC, NOW THIS ONLY WORKS IF YOUR KIDS ARE GROWN AND GONE,IF THEY ARE STILL PLAYING AND SMALL, KEEP THEIR ACHIEVMENTS DISPLAYED SO THEY AND THEIR FRIENDS CAN ADMIRE THEM.
12. IF YOU TACKLE A ROOM A WEEK YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT HOW MUCH YOU BETTER YOU WILL FEEL EVERYTIME YOU HAUL OUT THOSE BOXES. IF YOU DECIDE TO HAVE A GARAGE SALE, ALL THE BETTER, BUT WHEN IT'S OVER, DO NOT PUT THIS STUFF BACK IN YOUR GARAGE FOR ANOTHER GARAGE SALE, IF IT DIDNT SELL THE 1ST TIME IT'S NOT GONNA SELL THE 2ND, SO DONATE IT ! IF YOU DON'T YOUR GONNA START YOUR CYCLE ALL OVER.
13. THEIR ARE MANY CHARITIES THAT WILL COME AND PICK UP ANY AND ALL OF YOUR DONATIONS TO MAKE IT EASIER ON YOU. IT TAKES 1 PHONE CALL AND YOU WILL BE HELPING OUT SOMEONE WHO NEEDS YOUR STUFF A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN YOU !
CHECK YOUR LOCAL PHONE BOOK FOR CHARITIES,IF YOU HAVE A LOT, CALL MORE THAN ONE, SPREAD THE WEALTH. DON'T FORGET ANIMAL SHELTERS ALSO TAKE DONATIONS FOR THEIR THRIFT STORES, SO IF YOUR AN ANIMAL LOVER CHECK WITH THEM.
IT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH BETTER YOU FEEL WHEN YOU DE-CLUTTER YOUR LIFE, CLEANING IS EASIER SINCE THERE'S NOT AS MUCH TO DUST AND MOVE, FINDING SOMETHING TO WEAR IS EASIER, SEEING THE THINGS THAT MEAN THE MOST TO YOU ON DISPLAY IS EASIER, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GET RID OF SOME OF THE TREES TO SEE THE BEAUTY OF THE FOREST.