There are plenty of professionals out there who have carved careers out of re-heeling defunct timepieces. We don’t know how they do it, but dead batteries possess a near-unique ability to just turn up in random drawers. You wouldn’t give someone a sudoku book with half the sudokus filled in, and that should include your future children. The old hoop n’ stick struggles to find a place in today’s tech-savvy childhood, while completed or part-completed puzzle books are definitely single use. Yes, toys can work as hand-me-downs, but only some toys.
If it’s past its prime by any margin, remove and replace. Do not buy into the myth that medicine expiration dates don’t matter. We sincerely hope you’re not drawn to your medicine cabinet too often, but the situation-specific nature of medications means they can sit there on the top shelf for years, and years, and years.
Electronics date quickly, and at least some of them will hail from the digital stone age, applicable only to ancient equipment that long since gave up the ghost.
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Old electronics In most modern houses, there somewhere sits a giant box of matted wires, which once charged this or connected that or claimed to give Bluetooth capabilities to the other.
But you will never find yourself needing a business card for a position you no longer hold at a company you no longer work for. Start with the movies you don’t like.Ĭlothes go in and out of fashion old video games have replay value and you might one day find a use for that spare bedside table. If you can digitise them, go for it if not, one of your many streaming services will probably provide. You don’t see it, but it’s taking up space you might usefully repurpose. Have you ever even been to the darkest recesses of your cupboards? A no man’s land filled with dusty bottles of unknown origin, and the canned food you’ll live on come the zombie apocalypse, long-lived kitchens invariably contain at least one item a good decade past its expiration date. And if you have ‘spare’ old ones, bin them while you’re at it. Dental and medical organisations almost universally urge switching it up every three to four months. OK, so this isn’t really decluttering, but we would bet our life savings you don’t change toothbrushes as often as you should. There is, however, a limit, and once a sock has spent a few months in the odd pile, it’s stopped earning its keep. Socks end up in different washes, and if you find sock two right after discarding sock one, the annoyance may be enough to stop you sleeping. If you bought something erroneously, just cut your losses – don’t let it clog up your wardrobe in a stubborn refusal to admit your mistake.ĭo not throw these away too quickly. You can’t reclaim a garment you’ve grown out of, however many memories it might contain, and a gift can be the wrong size regardless of who gave it to you. There’s no commodity more fit for the charity shop than clothes that don’t fit you. They will be discarded at some point – save yourself the bother and do it now. By the time they’re unusably tattered, you’ve probably been through a lot together, but there’s not really any way to repurpose them. Just remember that even collections can become cluttered, and too much of a good thing is still too much.Īs you’re decluttering, I also suggest that you take a look at categories even if you’ve already recently gone through them.People can be strangely sentimental about their shoes. That said, if you’re the type of person who loves makeup tutorials and practicing new techniques, the right number for you might be closer to 25.
The right number of makeup brushes for me might be around 7. The “right” number of items in a category will be different for everyone.įor example: I love to wear makeup, but my collection is pretty minimal. I encourage you to think critically about how many of each item you have. I know how easy it is to let the excess pile up (and bog you down in the process), so my goal is that you can use this to jump-start your decluttering journey. Quick Tips As You Go Through Your Declutter ListĪs you go through this declutter list, I want you to ask yourself if you have more than you need for each category (or more than can be stored effectively).
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