You may have read about the 21-day anxiety challenge on this website a week ago about how super mommy Liz Nieman worked out for herself a 30-day activity list that helps get rid of anxiety and depression. Well, here’s another great piece of advice from Liz about how cluttering around the house can actually be traumatic.
As we see it, a cluttered house oozes negative energy. Moreover, the very sight of clutter is overwhelming and feels as if it may take you weeks to restore your home back to order. No one likes a cluttered house but invariably lack of time, irresponsible children or family members may leave your house in such a mess that you might just get depressed about it. So what do you do?
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The only way to declutter your home is to get back on track, stop wringing your hands each time you look at it, wipe those tears of frustration away and make up your mind to do something about it. Take the declutter challenge that requires you to perform activities one day at a time till your house is clutter free by the end of 30 days. As fast as your house was cluttered, that fast it will also be de-cluttered. So without further ado, here is the 30 day declutter challenge.
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Empty out your junk from one drawer Purge your closet of the clothes and items you don’t wear Lost every household has this problem where we store junk in our drawers and in spite of clothes that don’t fit us anymore; we just allow them to remain in the closet. Get rid of them now.
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Go through your movie collection
Clean out your television stand
This is common for many homes where you may find old DVDs that are damaged and you may not need anymore. With the thousands of movie titles available on torrent and free movie websites, you should chuck out the common titles and keep those that are too valuable and nostalgic to you. Take a look at your TV stand. It is sure to be an untidy bunch of tangled wires. Get rid of the cables not need and use cable fasteners to keep cables neatly. Make sure it is dust free too.
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Go through your mail pile
Clean off your kitchen table
Clean out your useless mail and your kitchen table of all useless junk.
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Purge two kitchen cabinets
Discard old books
Kitchen cabinets are usually piled with items that may even be expired goods. Clean out your kitchen thoroughly including the bookshelves in your rooms. If there are books that are not worth keeping or redundant, then get rid of them.
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Clean out your wallet
Clean out your purse
You may be surprised to find transport tickets, sales receipts and a lot of useless paraphernalia.
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Clean out your makeup drawer
Empty out almost empty containers in the shower
Your makeup drawers may contain a lot of expired goods, empty perfume bottles and canisters that you don’t need. Throw out the empty containers lying on your shower shelves.
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Clean out your bathroom cabinet
Get rid of old shoes
Clean 2 more kitchen cabinets
Clean out all your cabinets of the remaining clutter that may have been left over from earlier days. Get rid of shoes that aren’t worn by you or family members.
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Start organizing your linen closet
Clean your medicine cabinet
Dump old and stale items from your freezer
Your linen closet may be full of old junk you don’t need. So is your medicine cabinet that may be filled with expired tablets, empty medicine bottles and the like. Your freezer could do with a good cleaning after you dump all the stale stuff.
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Clear out your kitchen counters
Empty out some more junk from drawers
Clean out your fridge
Start clearing your kitchen counters of whatever remaining junk you may have over there till it is clean. Empty out the remaining junk from drawers and also get your fridge organized.
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Clean 2 more kitchen cabinets
Get rid of unused accessories like jewellery and hats
Clean out junk from your car
You are now bearing the final steps of the de-clutter challenge where your kitchen will soon be absolutely free from clutter. Empty out two more kitchen cabinets. Get rid of junk jewellery and accessories that you don’t wear. Clean out your entire car.
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Get rid of kids unused toys
Donate unused board games and electronic games
Organize and discard cleaning supplies
Kid’s toys can be cumbersome clutter especially when they are broken and just junk. Get rid of them. Donate unused board games or the ones your kids have outgrown.
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Organize and discard all cleaning supplies
Clean out 2 more kitchen cabinets
Now organize your newly organized home all sparkly and clean
Now that you have come to the end of the de clutter challenge, get rid of cleaning supplies you don’t need or are finished. Your home is free from clutter now organize it to restore it to look sparkling clean.
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During your declutter challenge, support form family is vital in helping you organize your home. Discuss things with kids and ask them to keep their things properly in their closets or cupboards.
You can also get Liz 30 day Declutter workbook to help you organize yourself during the 30 day de-clutter challenge.
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