What’s your New Year’s Resolution? If you’re planning on moving to another house or apartment in 2014, decluttering your home should be at the top of your list. How many times have you moved the same box of books, the drawer full of out-of-fashion sweaters, or those fancy dishes you’ll never use? Perhaps you’ve been lugging them around since college. Do you really want to move them one more time? Create positive zen before you even move into your new home.
“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.”
― Lin Yutang, The Importance Of Living
The blog, Becoming Minimalist, has a useful list of 10 Creative Ways to Declutter Your Home:
- Give yourself 5 solid minutes.
- Give away one item each day.
- Fill one trash bag.
- Try the Oprah Winfrey Closet Hanger Experiment.
- Make a list.
- Take the 12-12-12 Challenge.
- Change your perspective.
- Experiment with numbers.
- Use your imagination.
- The Four-Box Method.
Of course, once you’ve decluttered, you’ll want to find professional movers who will carefully and efficiently help you move your very essential items to your new home. Want to see other useful tips like these? Be sure to like Apache Moving and Storage on Facebook!
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