The Power to Throw Things Away

I am the first to admit I am a pack rat. I come from a long line of pack rats. Being a pack rat is a mentality. I have a goal to have an organized house. I need to find the power to throw things away. I need the motivation of having an organized house. These two go hand in hand. It is hard to have an organized house in one packed full of junk.

Throw away that junk mail - We all have it. That mail that piles up on our desk. It may pile up on that stand next to the front door. What good is it? Coupons, you may get to use, if you remember where they are. Make it a point to go straight to the garbage can with your mail and throw away what you don't need. Be ruthless. That ad for the free craft book, you are thinking about, just throw it out. You will get another one. Throw out the envelopes or extra advertisements that come in mail that you do need. Get rid of the junk before it becomes clutter. A less cluttered house is a step closer to an organized house.

Throw away those old magazines - Will you really read that magazine you bought six months ago for one article? How long has it been sitting on your end table. It is time to throw it away. An organized house does not have old magazines hanging around.

Throw away those old spices and tea bags - This is a hard one. These things cost us money. We hate to throw away money. Look at it this way. Your time and your space is money also. Those spices that you have never used or used once years ago, are taking up space. They are taking your time when you have to sift through them to find what you need. The tea bags and other things in your cupboard are the same way. Will you ever really use them anyways? Or are they just taking up space? This gets you closer to that organized house you are looking for.

Throw away those collections - I am not talking about your coin collection. I am talking about that bottle cap collection, sea shell collection, and twist tie collection. Those type of things. The collections that don't bring you pleasure any more. The things that you just dread to clean or organize. If you can't bear to throw them away, at least pack them away and put them up. Remember we are on the quest for a clutter free organized house.

Throw away those old clothes - Go through your closet. You can throw all those clothes you never wear in a bag and take them off to the goodwill. Here is another place you need to be ruthless. How many pair of jeans do you really need? How many clothes in a size you don't fit in any more do you need to keep? Getting rid of outdated, non-fitting clothes will really help you to accomplish your organized house.

Clutter defeats many of us on our journey to an organized house. It's never easy getting rid of things. Especially if we have some form of emotional attachment. Thinking of your goal will help you to throw things out that you don't need. Start with the basics and work your way up. Soon you will be living in a clutter free organized house.