Clutter help- Any tips will be most welcome

Gail
by Gail
Knowing do one thing, complete it, and move on. It does not seem to be doing the job for me. Any tips will be most welcome and THANKS

  7 answers
  • Sarah Barganier Sarah Barganier on Sep 06, 2017

    You need to prioritize your projects first. I would list "must", "needs", etc.

  • Linda Sikut Linda Sikut on Sep 06, 2017

    How about starting with the area that bothers you the most. Once you get that done, it will motivate you to continue on. I've been working on my room & closet, the upstairs bathroom, outside (during summer), my kitchen, living room and dining room. Last will be our extra bedrooms. I have found that sometimes I have to stop and move to a different room because I'm painting something and I have to let something else dry.


    Good Luck.

  • Alyssa Alyssa on Sep 06, 2017

    Linda's advice is good, but sometimes the worst area can be the most intimidating and thus the toughest to tackle in terms of mental energy. I sometimes have more luck starting with the easiest, emptiest space, clearing literally everything out and making three piles: keep, sell or donate, and throw away. Then I put back only the vital things. A good mantra is, "When in doubt, throw it out."

  • Cynthia H Cynthia H on Sep 06, 2017

    Sometimes the only way I make progress is to take everything out of the room except the furniture, and then add things back in until I get the look I want. My biggest problem is clutter. It is hard to clean around clutter, but, if you can streamline the look, you will find it easier to clean and maintain. All the leftover stuff needs to find a new home, which may mean moving them to a new home.

    • Sally Curley Sally Curley on Sep 06, 2017

      if you have not used it or worn it in the last 6 - 12 months call CCC and give it all away and take a tax write-off.

  • Julie M. Julie M. on Sep 06, 2017

    The flylady has alot of great tools for beginning your path to freedom. I am not a clutter person but I used her methods to get ready for a move from the mainland to Maui......http://www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/

  • Sharon Sharon on Sep 14, 2017

    Feng Shui is real helpful on helping people to let go of their clutter..... http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/9-clutter-clearing-tips-for-good-feng-shui.html