5 Questions to Ask When Decluttering Your Home

Knowing where to start when decluttering your home can be overwhelming. If you are at a loss as to where you should begin, try these 5 Questions to Ask When Decluttering Your Home. Keep it simple and remember not to overthink the process. Happy cleaning!

1. How will less clutter help me in the future?

Perhaps the most important of the 5 Questions to Ask When Decluttering Your Home is “How will less clutter help me?” Why do you want to declutter your home? Are you feeling stressed and overwhelmed? Perhaps you can’t find anything or need a fresh start. Whatever your reasons, concentrate on them while you clean. Remember the purpose behind the hard work.

2. When was the last time I used this item?

There are things in my home that I haven’t used or even opened since we received them as gifts for our wedding six years ago. Those items take up precious storage space in our small home. When decluttering it’s important to remember when you last used each item. If it’s been more than a year, is it even worth keeping? Would you even notice if it was gone?

3. Will I ever wear this again?

Decluttering your closet at least once a year is a good habit, and while you are cleaning it’s vital to be honest with yourself. Will you ever wear it again? Don’t try to be someone you are not. So, you’re not the girl who wears short skirts anymore. That’s ok! Maybe you went through a flannel phase and need to detox. Or perhaps you once wore pant suits to the office but are now in yoga pants chasing toddlers.. Also ok! Just be honest with yourself and save the closet space.

4. Does this have to be stored here?

A big part of decluttering is discovering things that are simply stored in the wrong place. Do childhood mementos go in the linen cabinet? Craft supplies in the bathroom? Suitcases in the office closet? Use your time decluttering to relocate items to their proper place. You may find when things are rearranged you have more space!

5. Seriously, do I need to keep this?

The final of my 5 Questions to Ask When Decluttering Your Home is “Seriously, do I need to keep this?” No, seriously. Again, be honest with yourself. Are you ever actually going to golf? If the answer is no then sell or donate those clubs. Will you genuinely ever make time to scrapbook? If not then find someone who could use the supplies you’ve accrued but never used. Be brutally honest as you declutter and you will thank yourself in the future.

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