When you decide it’s time to downsize, move or just clean up some of the rubbish you have accumulated in your house, unit and/ or garage, property, it can seem like an overwhelming job.
One idea is to break it down into more manageable time periods. For instance, choose a room to start on, get a timer and set for 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes. It doesn’t matter the length of time, just do it as fast as you can, and do not get out more stuff than you can put away in that length of time.
If you do this once or twice a day every day, you will find that it has become a much more manageable task.
Start at the entry to the room, then work your way around the room clockwise. Do not miss a spot. Whatever happens to be next, just do it.
You will need 3 boxes or bags. These are for “Give away”, “Put away” and “Throw away”. Then sort through your items and distribute into each box. Deal with everything you come across.
You can always add more boxes, such as “Sell”, “Recycle” the choice is yours.
When the time is up, then you have to put away all the boxes. Take the throw away box and put in your rubbish bin, or start a pile ready for when you need a skip bin.
Take the box for Give away / donate and put in your car for when you are out to drop off at donation bin. Put away box items are to be put away. A place for everything and everything in its place.
