Now that the kids are back at school, take fifteen minutes to make a dramatic change in one small area of your house by clearing some clutter.
First, pick one drawer or shelf in your house to clean out – don’t try to do more than this now.
Next, grab five boxes and label them as follows, so that you have somewhere to put each item you find.
1. Give Away. 2. Sell. 3. Store. 4. Throw away. 5. Keep
Make decisions quickly – remember you only have 15 minutes to do this. Once the drawer or shelf is empty, wipe it down and replace the ‘Keep’ items. Put the ‘Throw-aways’ in the bin and the ‘Store’ items away in their box. Have the ‘Give Away’ and ‘Sell’ items ready to take with you in the car next time you go out, so they don’t hang around the house.