Plenty of us have projects and hobbies that we’ve taken an interest in, bought all the ‘stuff’ for and never started. If you’re never going to assemble, cut and paste, weld, construct or paint that *insert project here*, then maybe it’s time you handed it over to...
Never been a knitter? Then take a day off decluttering and tackle something else that’s been on your To Do list, because this post is aimed solely at the people who have a surplus of wool that’s been sitting round for a really long time. Today is a great opportunity...
We often store old technology because we don’t want to just throw it away. And rightly so. Many resources have gone into making that laptop that only lasted three years or the screen that is too small now. Today’s the day to round up your bunch of old timers and get...
Do you have any old mobile phones? Are they all in one place or rolling around in random drawers without their chargers and without any hope of ever being useful to you again? Clean them up and clear them out, but don’t ever throw mobile phones in landfill. They are...
Here is a quick one for pet owners. Round up all the odd leads, bags of dry or canned food your pet turned their nose up at, bags of litter they no longer use and toys they refused to recognise as fun. These are perfect to donate to animal shelters and offer comfort...
Babies and children seem to have their own gravity that attracts stuff to them at a rate unmatched by even the most dedicated hoarder. These items are often very age specific, causing them to become obsolete in the blink of an eye. If you don’t keep on top of it all...
This post is for parents and grandparents whose kids and grandkids have outgrown cots, prams, high chairs, pushchairs or kids car seats. Everyone else can take tackle an area of clutter you’ve been avoiding. These items are big and can take up a heap of unused real...
Look around your home. Is your love of books exhibited all around you? On every shelf? In piles in the hallway? Maybe it’s time to share the literary love. We can find ourselves with an emotional attachment to books that can make them precious to us - you may have to...
These days with a lot of movies being streamed and songs being downloaded on demand, there’s way less clutter in the entertainment zones. Electronic files take up no physical space and for many people, there is no pile of clutter to even eliminate (so hit another pile...
Desk clutter, at home or in the office, can be a source of stress and result in a loss of productivity. Depending on your level of clutter, you may have the headspace for a deep clean or just sort one of pile of papers at a time. Some people excel at this and have a...