Ask Erin | Your Decluttering Checklist

by ERIN SHARPLIN LOVE  |  [email protected]

As a professional organizer, there are some items that I always recommend decluttering. These are items that should take zero thought and should not incur any guilt or sadness. To make the process even easier, I have created an actual checklist for you to use and reuse at your convenience.  Don’t we all love a checklist?  

You will also notice that I am also including some reasons, in case you need a little extra coercion.

Things to Declutter Now:
• Expired Sunscreen (Causes Sunburn)
• Wire Hangers
• Owner Manuals (Can Get Online)
• Stained Food Storage Containers
• Takeout Menus (All Online Now) 
• Dead Plants
• Old Phonebooks
• Broken Crayons
• Old Receipts (That Are Not For Tax Purposes)
• Random Cords
• Old Candles
• Extra Button Packets
• Free Samples
• Old Paint
• Old Magazines
• Old Calendars
• Stretched Out Hair Ties
• Socks With Holes
• Cellphone Boxes
• Wrapping Paper Scraps
• Catalogs
• Unidentifiable Frozen Items
• Store Rewards Cards (All On Apps)
• Unknown Keys
• Cardboard Shoe Boxes
• Vases From Flower Delivery