Welcome to the 30-Day Organize-athon!
In today’s 5 minutes we’re going to express-declutter your living area.
Take a deep breath, and imagine inhaling a sense of clarity, freedom and order. Then get started!
Day 1: Declutter Your Living and/or Entertainment Area
Step 1: Grab a large garbage bag.
Step 2: Quickly make your way around your living and/or entertainment area, tossing these items into the bag as you go:
- Magazines other than the current month’s
- Newspapers other than today’s
- Knick-knacks – unless you really love them
- Tatty coasters
- DVDs no-one watches any more
- CDs no-one listens to any more
- Games no-one plays any more
- Remotes and technology no-one uses any more (including old game consoles)
- Food
- Books you’ve read and won’t re-read, or will never read
- Videos, cassettes, computer floppies, camera film – any storage device for which you no longer have hardware
- Framed photos – unless they’re genuinely special to you
- Tatty cardigans, socks and other apparel strewn around the furniture
- ‘Displayed’ items on shelves that collect dust but hold no meaning for you
- Dead potted plants
- Threadbare or stained cushions, throws, rugs, etc
- Anything else that isn’t loved and/or used regularly.
Step 3: Put your bag by the door or take it straight out to the car. (Take it to the tip as soon as you can.)
Step 4: If there’s something genuinely valuable in there, and you’d lose sleep over tossing it, then you can put it into a separate charity store bag. But if it’s junk, just let it go. If it doubt, don’t over-analyze – toss it.
And you’re done!
Got an Extra 5 Minutes?
- Return items that don’t belong in the living area to the proper place – the kids’ bedrooms, the office, the kitchen, etc.
- Straighten the coffee table and wipe it down.
- Neaten remotes, DVDs, and anything else that lives in the living room.
- Fluff up the cushions.
Now doesn’t that feel more like a ‘living’ room?
The 30-Day Organize-athon Mantra
Move fast. Don’t overthink. Let it go!
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And I’ll see you back here tomorrow!
what a great way to start the morning….decluttering here I come!
Family room done. Off to living room too.
Starting in about an hour!
Done!
I surely did, two days ago, along with a detailed dusting and vacuuming, so I’m ahead on this one!
Done! Looks better already!
Wow! That was great, feel a little organised already. Thanks
Well…..5 mins turned into 1 hour and 5 mins:) Once I started I was motivated to go through all the old videos and (would you believe?) audio cassettes. My goodness, what a lot of old rubbish!! A great start if I may say so myself 🙂
done!!!
Living room done! thank you!
Done! That was easy. First part took me 1 minute. So I also did the extra 5 minutes! It feels really good!
Living area – DONE!
task 1 complete!
Well that was relatively painless. It was my tidiest room already though.
Done!! am in Australia so It’s after 8pm here, but did it today as part of my “start the weekend with a tidy house” philosophy!!
Can’t wait for tomorrow’s challenge!!
A little later for you because I live in the Netherlands, but I’m also done!
All done. Great motivation.
Done!!
Off to do lounge & dining room right now!! ♥♥
I love the idea of the organize-athon and I am emailing it to all my friends and family!