Don’t know if anyone still follows this 7 year old thread but-
I strongly recommend Marie Kondo’s book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The gist is you declutter by category of item instead of by room: first do all of the dishes, then do all your clothing items, then books, etc. For instance, to declutter your closet, take out all the clothes and sort into two piles: clothes that make you happy and clothes that don’t.
I’ve also found that goodwill will accept lots of different kinds of items not just clothes.
And remember, it’s not about becoming angry about all the useless garbage you have in your house, but about choosing to keep what makes you happy and being surrounded by lovely things that you appreciate.
Don’t know if anyone still follows this 7 year old thread but-
I strongly recommend Marie Kondo’s book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The gist is you declutter by category of item instead of by room: first do all of the dishes, then do all your clothing items, then books, etc. For instance, to declutter your closet, take out all the clothes and sort into two piles: clothes that make you happy and clothes that don’t.
I’ve also found that goodwill will accept lots of different kinds of items not just clothes.
And remember, it’s not about becoming angry about all the useless garbage you have in your house, but about choosing to keep what makes you happy and being surrounded by lovely things that you appreciate.