It does not matter how clean of a person you are, everyone at one point in their life has to deal with the clutter monster. The clutter monster is quiet. It is super sneaky, and for the most part you never even know that it has silently been building a home in your house. It could start in your bedroom, the kid’s rooms, or even the living room. It is slowly creeping into every house in America, and it has a huge affect on moving!
Clutter is the number one reason that most people hate moving!
You might have a lot of stuff in your house, maybe even tons of stuff. The thought of packing all this stuff may be a little overwhelming, it might even make you sick to your stomach. It is going to take forever to pack up all your stuff.
How long have you lived in your current house? It could have been a year, two years, ten years, or maybe even twenty years. The longer you live in a home, the more cluttered it becomes. It is a gradual process so you don’t always notice it right away, but over time, it can really get out of hand. Here are a few tips that can help you reduce the amount of clutter that you have in your house, and make it so much easier to move.
Do a room by room check.
The best way to manage your clutter is to do a room by room check. Start with the smallest room in your house like the bathroom. At this point you are only doing a quick look over. Look at everything in the room. Look in closets, cabinets, look everywhere.
Move on to the next biggest room in your house and repeat this whole process. Do this in every room of your house. When you are done you will have a good idea of how much clutter you need to get rid of.
Make a clutter list.
The next step in removing all of your clutter is to make an anti-clutter list. Get a notepad or maybe even a notebook, and start your list in the smallest room of the house. What can you get rid of? What can you live without? Designate one piece of paper or more for each room and list everything that you can get rid of. Involve the entire family, but be very careful. This can quickly lead to arguments. You may be more attached to an item than someone else in your house. Try to leave the emotions out of this task. It will save a lot of headaches and frustration later.
Now that you have made your list of clutter, it is time to get rid of the clutter and make moving easier. You can donate all of your clutter to a local charity, or you can have a huge cluttered yard sale and make some extra cash for the move. If you choose the yard sale route, remember one thing, you are trying to get rid of this stuff not get rich. Let it go for cheap and you will be thankful come moving day.