When clutter starts to pile up, disposing of it can feel like an overwhelming task. But if your Altamonte Springs rental home continues to accumulate clutter, it’s crucial to deal with the problem right away. The longer you wait, the more clutter is likely to pile up, making decluttering much harder!
In place of trying to declutter your entire house or apartment all at once, consider portioning out your decluttering into smaller chunks. Even though you have just 10 minutes per day, you can start to clear away unnecessary clutter one by one. In this manner, you can declutter your way into getting the tidy and organized home you desire.
Room by Room
One effective approach to decluttering a rental home is to focus on one room at a time. For example, most professional organizers suggest choosing one room in your house to totally eliminate clutter. Another option is to create separate bins or boxes for items you need to put away, donate, or throw out. From there, go through and put each piece of clutter in one of the bins.
Anything not in its proper place should go in the “put away” bin while tossing out broken items. After that, empty each bin by either putting the items away, throwing them out or donating them to a local thrift shop. Like this, you can immediately clear off counters, floors, and tabletops and see visible improvement straightaway.
Keep it Short and Sweet
Another suitable strategy for decluttering is to take just a few minutes at a time decluttering one single space, such as a drawer or cabinet. Using this approach, you first give yourself a time limit, such as 10 minutes. Then, you go through the drawer or cabinet, pulling everything out. Throw away broken or expired items, or donate things you haven’t used in the past year.
It is definitely a practical way to go through your pantry, and your medicine cabinet at least once a year and remove any expired or unused items. It is necessary to properly dispose of expired medications, as these cannot simply be dumped in the garbage. Countertops are another trouble spot that can be immediately cleared of clutter in just a few minutes.
When you have cleared the space, organize and replace the items you are storing there. This is an excellent opportunity to create a system for that spice cabinet or group items in your pantry for easier access. Closets may be a significant task that takes more than 10 minutes, but they will also work on the same systematic approach. Just be sure to have plenty of boxes or bins handy to collect anything you know you no longer want and put away clothing items as you go.
A Place for Everything
Sustaining your rental home free of clutter is easy if everything you own has a proper place. Sometimes when we gather things, we collect items that don’t seem to belong anywhere in the house. However, to keep clutter under control, it’s important to find a permanent home for your things and return items to their proper place after using them.
If you notice that you have too many things for the available space, it could be best to downsize or simplify. Consider donating unused items to a charity or thrift store. Or, if weather permits, you could sell some of your additional things online or hold a garage sale. If you can’t bear to let go of something, place them well in clearly labeled plastic tubs or bins. In this way, you can keep your valuables – and your house – clean and organized regularly.
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