![]() Make yourself a sticker chart or other reward system (no, a piece or three of chocolate is not the best idea).I set a simple kitchen timer and resolve to stop when the buzzer sounds - it's a great lesson in setting boundaries. Start big otherwise you'll wear yourself out sorting your stamp collection and end up discouraged because you didn't make any significant dent in the mess. Decide to work for a specific number of minutes or deal with a predetermined number of things. How about your favorite shirt that you never wear anymore because one of the buttons is hanging by a thread? Sewing that button back on will instantly transform your top from potential trash to beloved treasure. Make sure that you'll earn a reasonable sum for the hours you invest. Craigslist and eBay are great places to exchange unwanted possessions for cash (which is almost always wanted) but be realistic about how much time you're willing to invest in the process of selling off your old comic collection, for instance. Be realistic about selling your former junk.Decluttering can be extremely stressful and in the midst of a clear-out session, it may be far, far too easy to accidentally throw away good stuff which you had temporarily stowed in a trash bag. Just one example: taking that vintage travel poster to be framed so you can display it proudly on your wall is the upside of decluttering. But it may also include reclaiming from the clutter pile those things you really love. This could be by selling, giving away, recycling, or trashing items you no longer need or like. Don't organize your clutter, clear it out.Fix that vision firmly in your mind, so you have a clear-cut objective to work toward. Ask yourself this: What did you originally want the room to be? Is that still a goal? Envision your junk room remodeled into the role you'd like it to play - craft room, extra bedroom, den, home office, or whatever you fancy. They just somehow take on that role over time. Junk rooms do not usually begin life as dedicated dumpsters. So why not take a different tack, by imagining the end result you really want - an uncluttered, comfortable (former) junk room? ![]() But buying boxes and baskets, no matter how pretty and convenient they look, is really just adding more stuff (aka "junk") to the equation. We're also assuming that, in years past, you've resolved to finally organize all your stuff. We're taking for granted the fact that you, like most Americans, have a junk drawer or even a whole junk room that is embarrassingly overcrowded with. ![]()
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