DECLUTTER YOUR HOME AND YOUR LIFE
Making productive use of this period where staying at home seems the best thing to do, I’ve compiled a list of all the different things you can do to declutter your home and your life. Especially if you’re feeling anxious, I find decluttering really helps to clear the mind and help you feel a lot more relaxed… when the job is done!
Kitchen:
Under the sink
Cleaning Supplies
Cupboards
Cutlery Draw
Random Crap Draw
Fridge
Freezer
Tupperwares
Bathroom:
Throw out shampoo and conditioner bottles in the shower
Old toiletries you don’t use/have expired
Organise medicine
Wardrobe:
Clothes. Clear out anything that doesn’t fit, that has holes in, or stains on. Anything you’ve not worn in a year then it’s time to pass it on.
Shoes
Underwear and PJ’s
Swimwear
Accessories
Jewellery
Clothes hangers
Clear out handbags you’ve been using and throw receipts, rubbish, put away things that shouldn’t be in there. Essentially unpack your handbags.
Make up/Beauty:
Clear out anything past it’s use by date. Look on the bottom of make up pots or the back of tubes to see how long you should have it for. There will be a little illustration with a number inside like 12M or 18M which means you should keep it for that amount of time. Anything you’ve had for longer, get rid of.
Minimise hair products and brushes/combs etc.
Linen:
Clear out old bedding
Clear out old towels
Organise linen cupboard into piles of each item for easy access
Miscellaneous items:
Clear out and organise bedside table
Donate unwanted DVDS
Old Magazines
Organise Xmas Decorations
Donate books you no longer want
Clear out and organise draws under your TV or in your coffee table.
Put bulbs, batteries, adaptors, chargers, general items like that into labelled boxes.
Clear out empty candle jars or clean out and reuse them.
Electrical cables and mystery chargers if you have no idea what it’s for and haven’t needed it in a year then get rid.
Car:
Clear car out of rubbish, empty bottles, parking tickets etc
Clear the boot out, put in useful things such as reusable bag, umbrella, a blanket etc.
Computer:
Delete old files you don’t need
Create new files and organise the ones you keep
Clear out images and put the ones you keep into chronological or location order.
Clear out your google drive or your Dropbox or your iCloud.
Check what’s on memory cards/USB sticks and delete as appropriate
Empty Recycle Bin
Clear Desktop
Unsubscribe from Mailing Lists
Organise emails into folders
Transfer photos from your phone over to a hard drive or computer
Social Media and phone:
Cull your Facebook friends list
Go through phone contacts and delete old numbers, duplicates, ones you don’t need anymore
Delete photos you don’t need - a good way of doing this is starting with the “screenshots” album. I find a lot of that is full of crap I don’t need.
Delete apps you don’t use and organise others into folders
Clear all your alarms
Close down your apps
If you’re one of those people with 500 unread texts, go through and clear those notifications
Clear your notes page of notes you don’t need anymore
Organise all your passwords securely
Life Admin
Clear purse out - throw receipts you don’t need and loyalty cards you don’t use
Go through old notebooks/school files and declutter what you don’t need
Organise all your house/life admin and paperwork into a folder divided by each subject, e.g Car Insurance, Phone Bill, Utilities etc.
Clear out paperwork you don’t need anymore.
Go through your bank statements and see if there are any direct debits you’re paying that you don’t want anymore etc. Just being wise of what’s coming in and out of your account will help you feel much more organised.