Decluttering tips for a New Year!

Hi guys!

 



It’s the start of a brand new year, and every year around New Years in our house we take our Christmas decorations down, clean the house and have a tidy up and clear out of stuff we don't want or need anymore. It's so theraputic, and I absolutely love having a good sort out and organising everything. I look through everything in my bedroom from clothes, accessories, jewellery, DVD's, Books to make-up and all the other random stuff cluttering up my bedroom, and decide what needs throwing out, what needs to stay and what things I can give to somebody or even sell on eBay, which I love doing!

Sometimes all of this decluttering can take all day, then other times it can take a matter of hours. But if you want to do it properly make sure you've got enough time to sit down and really have a go through everything and decide what you want to do with your possessions.

 

Here's some top tips that I use:

 

Clothes

I get the most satisfaction from clearing out my clothes, I have quite a few and sometimes I barely get rid of any clothes when i'm having a sort out, then there are other times when I put loads into charity bags! I've got three tips for clothes. Number One is if you haven't worn it in a 1 year then get rid of it, don't keep things for sentimental purposes or if they don't fit you anymore or if you just don't wear it. Secondly you can double up space in your wardrobe by hanging things like strap tops or vest on the same hangers. Also a third tip is put all your hangers in facing the same way in your wardrobe, and when you've worn the item then when you come to putting it back, but the hanger in the other way round to show you've worn it. Then after a year if there are any still facing the way you originally put them then get rid of it as you didn't wear it.

 

Makeup

Look through for products you don't use anymore, again the same rule applies if you haven't worn it for at least 6 months or even a year then get rid. Or if the product has gone off, bin it! If it's nearly all used up then either make an effort to use it up or you could bin it if you feel like you won't use the rest. Also if you have duplicates of the same product or products that are very similar in colour, then scale them down to the ones you absolutely love and use. Don't keep makeup products that are sentimental because they will go off eventually and look awful. Also make sure you've used all your products, there can be products you've bought and never even touched! So either make an effort to use them or give them to someone who would make use of them and appreciate them more.

 

DVDs, Books, Jewellery etc

It can be very easy to build up a lot of jewellery, but when looking through it all really ask yourself, "Do I wear this?" I have jewellery that I haven't worn in months and maybe years but I still keep it because it looks cute or I may wear it one day. The fact is you probably won't. So organise your jewellery and decide what items you can't bare to part with and you can sell others or give them to a loved one. If there are some things you aren't sure about, put them somewhere you'll see them often and make sure you make an effort to wear them. If after a month or so you found you haven't then you know it's time to part ways. It's the same with DVD's and books, they are easy to collect but if you haven't watched or read them in a long time, or have just gone off them then sell them or donate to someone else.

 

It's very easy to do good with your unwanted items.

You can either donate things like clothes and books to charity, so think of it as doing a good deed. But there's the other side of it that you could potentially make quite a bit of money for yourself (depending on how much and what you're getting rid of) by selling things on eBay or even doing something like a carboot sale!

 

So all that's left to say is, don't just sit there, get on with the decluttering! :)

I hope that was helpful!

 

Love

Amy

xxx