Don't rent storage

How do you declutter a house without renting storage?
Have a plan, a vision for the room or home.

• Remove things to end destination as you progress on the decluttering process.

• Trash first is an easy way to let things go.

• Large furniture, rent/borrow a truck, and some sturdy friends. Take it out and away.

• Clothing, bag it and donate or trash it.

• Smaller stuff, box for donation, trash it or deliver it.

• The process is the same, sort and box/bag items, and get rid of the items as you go.

• Hoarding situation, rent a dumpster and have at it.

• Retain only the things that fit your current lifestyle. Let the rest go. Do not keep maybe things. 

Consider the cost of storage. The items that you hold in a paid storage facility should be irreplaceable; chances are, they will fit in a couple of boxes. (Keep backup information on flash drives in a safe place or the cloud. Not in a storage facility.)
If your house or room were to catch on fire, right now, what three things would you take with you? Hum, don’t need storage for that, do you? We can bump the number to ten; the same premise applies.

Aversions for Cleaning

Why do some people develop psychological aversions towards cleaning?

They need an attitude adjustment.

They

• Haven’t been taught pride in cleaning things the right way
• Haven’t been shown that they are responsible for their personal space’s appearance
• Haven’t been taught the right way to clean
• Haven’t been trained how to clean efficiently
• Don’t like the labor involved in cleaning
• Don’t have the proper tools
• Are allergic to the chemicals involved
• Have had a bad experience cleaning something
• Were trained to clean by someone that did not make it a positive experience

When you teach someone the efficient way to clean effectively and praise them for a job well done, they might not like doing the task; however, pride in themselves for completing the cleaning job well is priceless.

Always positively teach someone. Do not berate, holler, or shame the person you are preparing for the way that they complete the job. Give positive reinforcement when teaching someone to clean.

Many adults do not know the correct cleaning methods for specific tasks. They did not learn how to clean in the past, or they had an ineffective or detrimental teacher.

If you need to look up how to clean something correctly, YouTube has some fantastic videos.

As for me, I now dance with my mop. Beats having my back hurt from using a bad technique.

Environmentally responsible things to do when decluttering

Environmentally responsible things to do when decluttering

• Practice Swedish Death Cleaning

• Only keep things that work for you in the present

• Recycle things that can go in recycle bin

• Freecycle

• Sell items online

• Gift items

• Donate to charity

• Donate to fundraisers for causes that you support

• Have a yard sale

• Sell to a reseller

What else do you do?