Categorizing things in this way, gave me a plan and a structure to work inside of that really helped me make sense of my hoard, and feel productive, which fueled me to keep going. Not only that, but it allowed me to work my way through things quickly!
If you can’t commit such a large chunk of time to sorting through your own things, you can still make a change! Start by prepping a place for each of these categories: Put Away Now, Put Away Later, Sell Now, Sell Later, File/Scan, Shred, Trash.
- Keep a small basket nearby for your Put Away items – small so that you don’t get overwhelmed. As soon as it’s full, it’s a perfect time to stop and put the items away!
- Put your Sell Now and Sell Later boxes in the garage so they’re ready to go but out of the way.
- Keep your file/scan folder handy, and your shredder plugged in and ready to go!
This is an awesome post! I have been waiting for more videos on FB and just stumbled on these posts in the blog instead 🙂 Thank you for sharing your steps! We have a lot of stuff that we totally don’t need. I have always been one to just hide it in the closets and warn guests when they say your home is so clean and organized…”thank you but trust me when I say don’t open the closets.” But, even with it all hidden in the closets I am starting to be stressed out about it. My husband has even given me permission to hire a monthly housekeeper, but I am too embarrassed about our closets. So this post and the fact that I really want to stop cleaning my house all day on Saturday after working two jobs all week…..I am thinking I will use your process and start tackling my closets. Will come in handy when we place our house for sell sometime next year too. Thanks again!!!! Can’t wait for more posts.