When It Doubt, Throw It Out. Declutter Day

Uncludeclutter helptter Your Life Rule #1:

When it doubt, throw it out.

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This is the simplest – yet the hardest. We’ve all experienced it. We finally throw out that widget that we haven’t used in literally years. The very next day someone needs it.

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And that’s the horror story we recall every time we reach for an article and begin to pitch it. My counter-argument to this: suck it up and get over it.

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If you haven’t used it in a year – or more – the odds are that it’s just not that important in your life. If you find yourself tripping over it more than using it, then it’s probably serving no useful purpose.

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And if you just discovered it in a box in your garage with other “stuff” you haven’t unpacked from your move five years ago . . . guess what? Odds are you can live without it quite nicely! After all, you have been up until now, haven’t you?

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This not only applies to books, newspaper articles and magazines, but seriously consider this when encountering that old electric sandwich maker and even that newer, but seldom used George Foreman grill.

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Unclutter Your Life Rule #2:

Store Objects In The Most Efficient Spaces.

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Perhaps you don’t use an object because it’s not stored in a spot that’s easy to access. It’s easier to show you what I mean than to take the time to explain it. We all do this quite naturally when it comes to the “efficiency” of our kitchens.

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And I do this most when it comes to my morning coffee. My coffee pot is placed on the counter that is immediately below my coffee cups. My coffee beans are not stored too far from that, and my coffee grinder sits on the same shelf as my beans.

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If I were to place my coffee grinder on the opposite side of the kitchen that set up wouldn’t serve me well. Two events would likely occur. First the coffee grinder would never get back to its proper home across the kitchen. Or I’d give up grinding coffee and switch to using grounds (No, I would never give up drinking coffee!)

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As you can plainly see “efficient storage” means nothing less than placing the objects you do intend to use in the most accessible places. Did that George Forman grill land under the sink because you never used it? Or you just didn’t know where else to store it?

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If you really want to give it another chance, try storing it where it’ll be handy for you to use.

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Another useful tip along these lines is to store similar items together. For example, if you have several flower vases, store these together. The next time you reach for a vase, you only have to visit one location to find all of them. There will be no going to the first place, only to realize that the perfect vase is hiding under the stairs in the basement.

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