The Great Decluttering Checklist

[ ] Start with your tops

[ ] Gather them all into one place on the oor.

[ ] Pick up each one and ask yourself if it brings you joy. If it does, keep it. If it doesn’t, thank it for its service and discard it.

[ ] Fold your tops tightly so they can be stored vertically —not stacked — in your drawers.

[ ] Use shoeb[ ] Use shoeboxes to separate items in your drawers.

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizingby Marie Kondo

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The Great Decluttering Checklist

[ ] Set Goals. Write down what you want your life to look like. Now write down a list of everything that’s getting in your way.

[ ] Stop buying stuff. Do a 30-day spending freeze on non-essential items.

[ ] Schedule downtime. Create a sacred time each week with no — as in zero — outside commitments. Commit to rest and play at home instead.

[ ] Declu[ ] Declutter your relationships. Make a list of the people you love and like and focus your limited time and energy on those relationships rather than casual or tozic ones.

[ ] Turn off screens and go to bed early enough to ensure a full eight hours of sleep.

Unstuffed: Decluttering Your Home, Mind, & Soulby Ruth Soukup

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The Great Decluttering Checklist

[ ] Admit that you own too many clothes.

[ ] Eliminate everything you no longer wear as quickly as possible.

[ ] Eliminate duplicates and embrace the idea of one being enough. Keep only your single favorite of each type of item.

[ ] [ ] Turn all the hangers in your closet backward until you wear it. At the end of the season, discard any item you haven’t worn.

[ ] Go on a 90-day clothes shopping freeze.

The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Ownby Joshua Becker

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The Great Decluttering Checklist

[ ] Leave your house. Then walk back in and imagine you are seeing the space for the rst time.

[ ] Imagine putting everything on the front lawn (or if you are feeling abitous, do it). What would you bring back in?

[ ] Purge something big — any unneeded or unloved furniture.

[ ] Now go shelf by shelf, drawer by drawer and pile by pile, sorting each one into trash, treasure and transfer piles.

[ ] [ ] Remove every decorate item and store it for a week. Return only those items you missed.

The Joy of Less: A Minimalist Living Guide to Declutter, Organize, and Simplifyby Francine Joy

Want to declutter but not sure where to start? Try these ve tips from each of the titles we tested during a month-long decluttering bootcamp.