Use this checklist to help with removing clutter from your life. When choosing to keep or toss, consider this:
1 Year: If you haven’t used it in the past year, get rid of it.
Size: If it’s too small, too large, or just doesn’t fit right with your home or body, toss it.
Duplicates: If you have more than one, keep one and give the rest away.
Love & Joy: If it doesn’t bring you joy and you don’t absolutely love it, get rid of it.
Replacement Cost: If you can’t remember the last time you used it and it is cheap to replace, toss it.
Doesn’t Fit in Your Life. Life is constantly changing. If it doesn’t fit in your current life and is something you can easily replace, give it away or donate it.
Does It Make Life Easier? If not, there’s no reason to keep it.
Would You Buy It Today? If not, you probably don’t need it.
Kitchen – Start at the top of your upper cupboards and work your way down
– Extra & unused small appliances
– Expired coupons
– Old appliance manuals
– Items that don’t belong in the kitchen
– Empty vases, bowls, containers
– Expired cleaning supplies
– Unused cookbooks
– Scratched or dented cookware
– Dish towels with more holes than swiss cheese
– Worn out hot pads & oven mitts
– Outdated spices and pantry items
– Expired or freezer burned foods
– Gadgets that are never used
– Old or unused dishes, utensils, cutlery, glasses/mugs
– “Junk” drawers – sort and toss.
Living Room / Family Room
– “Junk” drawers – sort and toss.
– Extra ornaments, knick knacks
– Out of date books
– Broken furniture
– Dead/dieing plants
– Magazines
– Uninspiring décor
– Extra power cords
– Toys that never get played with
– Games with missing pieces
– Outdated technology
– Movies you no longer watch
Bath Room
– “Junk” drawers – sort and toss.
– Expired medications
– Towels and wash rags with holes
– Almost empty shampoo/conditioner bottles – consolidate and toss empties
– Old razors, toothbrushes, combs, brushes, etc.
– Expired makeup and dried nail polish
– Unused curling irons, straighteners, blow dryers
– Used lip balm
– Expired sunscreen
– Unused perfume and colognes
– Unused travel size soaps and shampoos
Bedroom
– “Junk” drawers – sort and toss
– Wire hangers
– Socks without mates or with holes
– Clothes that don’t fit or have holes or stains
– Old shoes you no longer wear
– Outdated décor
– Broken furniture
– Extra pillows
– Extra bed linens
Other
– “Junk” drawers – sort and toss
– Old calendars and planners
– Empty boxes
– Take out menus
– Old magazines and newspapers
– Extra cleaning rags
– Candles, night lights, etc. you don’t use
– Ear buds, alarm clocks, old cell phones
– Old paint
– Screws, nuts, bolts, nails, etc.
– Outdated or broken holiday décor
– Unused flower pots
– Anything you purchased and failed to return