"Spring" Cleaning, Part II

Here is Part II of “Spring” Cleaning.  De-cluttering at its best!  There are so many people out there that could use what you have that you don’t need, so it’s time to give back and donate unused/unwanted items that aren’t trashy.  When you go through each room in your house, you really need to have the mindset of a “minimalist”.  You can easily narrow things down by categories.  Here are some examples you could use:

• What do you use EVERY DAY? (Keep in the front or in a reachable area.)
• What do you use EVERY WEEK? EVERY MONTH? (Keep towards the middle and back, or in hard to reach areas.)
• What do you only use on SPECIAL OCCASIONS? (Store these things.)
• Is this item a KEEPSAKE? (Store these things.)
• Can you live without it? (If no, fit it into one of the categories above.  If yes, get rid of it.)

*Excellent Bathroom Organization from www.designsponge.com*

"Spring" Cleaning, Part I

I just call it “de-cluttering” because it should probably be done more than once a year… especially in my house. I am going to split this post into 2 parts because there are a lot of (hopefully) helpful tips.  The first part includes the basics to get you thinking and to start the motivation. The second part I’ll post tomorrow and it separates the task by room and section of the house.

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*This is not my pantry, but, MAN, do I wish it was! Awesome organization!*
Photo from Google Images (stagetecture.com)

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