Cut the Clutter

De-clutter your house!

Pick one room and clean up the clutter from that room this weekend. Don't cheat and just move it to another room - really get in there and do a good job.

Tips for de-cluttering:

Get a box and a bag.

The bag is for garbage, the box is for storage.

pick up one item at a time and decide once and for all one of three things:

1. If this thing is not where it is supposed to go, get up and PUT IT AWAY right now!

2. If there is no place the item should be and you feel the need to keep it, put it in the box - but be warned once the box is full (the box needs to close properly) everything else must be PUT AWAY or THROWN AWAY!

3. If there is no place for it, and there is no room left in the box THROW IT AWAY.

Once the room is done, seal the box with tape, mark the room and date in bold letters on the side and store the box. If the seal is not broken in 6 months donate the box unopened to a thrift store.

Each weekend or day off take on another room in your house and eventually eliminate all the clutter in your home.

happy cutbacks!