declutterWelcome back to our 3-part How To Get Rid of Clutter article series.  In this particular article, we’ll look at the easiest way to get rid of clutter in your house. (See if you can find the 3 suggestions you can use right after you’re done reading this article.)

The easiest way to get rid of clutter in your home is to decide what you want to keep and why. Obviously, things that have sentimental value or those that are collectible are kept. Clothes that you wear are kept. Other things, however, such as the kids toys that they no longer play with because they’re now teenagers, clothes that you haven’t worn in years and cannot wear even if you wanted to as well as knick knacks, old videos, music and books can be given to many different charities.

Electronic equipment also falls into this category. Do you really need that analog TV sitting on the floor of your bedroom when you just bought yourself a flat screen? Many charities will not take electronics, so it is best to advertise them for free on a site like Craig’s List or just to give them to a neighbour or friend who can use it.

I give all of my old electronic equipment to my neighbour and save him the trouble of having to go to the trash to get it. I have cut out the middleman with the trash when it comes to this person and now just bring it right to the source. If you know someone who collects all types of junk, you can make their day by giving them stuff you no longer want and save yourself the trouble of having to advertise to get rid of it.

Take your time when you are getting rid of clutter. If it seems daunting, give yourself an hour to work on the project and then stop until the next day. Even if you spend a half an hour a day working on what to keep and what to give away or toss, you will start making headway. You do not have to feel as though you need to get rid of clutter all in one day.

In our house, books and magazines comprise a great deal of clutter. Once every month, therefore, I go through the books that are keepers and those that I will never read again and send them to the Goodwill. We have four subscriptions to magazines that no one ever seems to read that I bring to the doctor’s office after removing the address and name label. Newspapers get bundled up and recycled. 

In the final article of this How To Get Rid of Clutter series, you’ll get glimpse of how all of this can come together and form a beautiful, clutter-free life. 

While working on this site, I came across this interesting site that you might want to look at if you want to find a professional organizer: http://clutterfreequeen.com/

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