Decluttering for the Fall Challenge

 Simplify your  life by ridding it of unneeded clutter, and donate to charity at the same time. Following are some suggestions:

·         Set something aside every day.

·          Get a big box or bag. Set it somewhere out of sight .

·          Get the kids involved.  Ask them to go through their toys and decide on what they really love and what they would like to donate to good will.

·         Don't multitask. Doing so is usually counter-productive as it causes you to feel stressed out which limits your efficiency. Remember we're trying to simplify life, by decluttering!

Some good places to start are the kitchen and your closets. Go through the kitchen, and, if an appliance doesn't work or it is just taking up space (like that bread maker that you got as a gift and haven’t used for 5 years), get rid of it. Go through your closet, and, if you are keeping something that maybe someday you might wear again, get rid of it!  Go through the kids' closet. If they have out grown something and you are waiting for maybe some one to grow into it, get rid of it. Go through the coat closet and take out all of those old coats that you either don't like or they don't fit. 

By the end of the Fall Challenge you will have  things to take to charity, and your house will be decluttered and simplified.