Summertime…and the decluttering is easy (30 things to declutter in 30 days)

Summer’s here and we have a slower pace.  Summer is typically when we have a little more time, our schedules are a little more flexible.  Hot spots have gathered clutter all year long and now is the time to declutter.  Not only is this a great start,  your summer decluttering efforts will be a gateway to fall. Then it’s on to more serious organizing with back to school and holidays coming up. There are definitely easy items to declutter.  Take advantage of summer to declutter 30 things in 30 days.

1. Out of date magazines and catalogs
2.  Extra notepads and stationary
3. Expired coupons
4. Pens and pencils that overflow in your pencil cup
5. Extra gift wrap and gift bags
6. Broken sunglasses
7. Expired sunscreen
8. Cosmetics and skincare products that are unused or over a year old
9. Unused hair care products or blow dryers
10. Nail polish that is not your color
11. Boxes
12. Empty jars or storage containers
13. Shopping bags and paper bags
14. Pools toys that won’t inflate
15. Broken outdoor chairs
16. Worn out or stained towels
17. Tee- shirts you haven’t worn
18. Old electronics
19. Old cell phones
20. Kids’ old backpacks
21. Broken toys
22. Faded, thin flip flops
23. Books you won’t read again
24. Expired condiments like ketchup, mustard, relish and mayo
25. Crunched up paper goods
26. Extra plastic drinking cups
27. Unsubscribe with Unroll.me
28. Delete old photos you won’t use in photo books
29. Smart phone apps you haven’t used
30. Any one item each day that is easy for you to declutter

Your decluttering may include recycling, donating, selling or sharing these things.  Make it easy to declutter by choosing what’s easiest for you to accomplish. There’s no one way to declutter, however it’s best to start small.  If you commit to one item a day, you will accomplish so much in 30 days. Get started today and share your success here!

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