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What
NOT To Do When Decluttering Your Home
Instead of giving a lot of organizing and decluttering tips and
strategies, today we will provide strategies on what NOT to do when trying to
harness chaos in your home. These five missteps are the most common in everyone’s
line of work — and most likely to derail even the best efforts to conquer
clutter.
1.
Organize First; Buy Second.
Do not go out and buy a ton of storage pieces and supplies
before you sort through your home. Clean out first, assess what containers you
REALLY need, and then buy a few bins to start. You can always add later, but
you don't want a bunch of empty containers cluttering up your home while you
figure out where you might use them.
2.
Don't Bite Off More Than You Can Chew.
Do not set aside an ENTIRE day to organize your WHOLE house.
Very few people have the energy and/or focus to spend 8 hours organizing.
You'll likely become frustrated and less efficient as the day progresses. It's
much better to spend a few hours — 2 or 3 — on one project or space. This way
you'll feel motivated to do more, not burned out by the process.
3. Complete
Each Task — Completely.
Once you have decided where something is going to go — take it
there. Never keep bags for charity or boxes for friends in your home to deliver
later. Do it now. Finish the process. Take the bags and boxes out to the trash
or recycling immediately. You've done so much work getting this stuff ready to
take out, complete the deal!
4.
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day.
Do not think that once you've organized your space, that you
are done. Realize that while you have created a new, efficient, and logical
system for processing and managing incoming and outgoing items, you are not
done. There is no autopilot. You should expect regular upkeep, but just be glad
that the new system is far more efficient than the old one.
5.
Good Enough is Enough.
Very few people have closets and drawers that resemble those in
magazines. No matter
how well we reorganize a space, it may not look
like an ad for a home store. You will
ultimately be disappointed if perfection is your goal. The goal is to set up a
space that works well for your needs. That is success.
I hope this information is useful.
Should you need assistance with any of your real estate needs,
please contact Supreme Manor Real Estate Services 773-881-9224. Feel free to visit us on our website or any
of our social media sites.
Have a Supreme Day!
Sheila M. Wilkinson-Sanders
Managing Broker/Owner - CPA, GRI, CNC
Supreme Manor Real Estate Services
1840 West 95th Street
Chicago, IL 60643
(773) 785-0127 Direct
(773) 797-9640 (fax)
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