Nothing brings more joy and happiness to a home than a clean, clutter-free space.
1. Set Achievable Realistic Goals
First and foremost decide what your goals are. What’s most important, which rooms need to be tackled first. Assess what’s working in your space and what’s not working.
2. Your Basement and Garage are NOT Storage Units
Simply removing things from one room and tosing them in the closet is not going to solve the problem. Don’t delude yourself into thinking that out of sight, out of mind, won’t declutter your home.
3. Thoughtfully Decide What Things Bring You Joy
Only keep items that bring you happiness. Ask yourself if it’s something special or necessary. Seasonal favorites such as Christmas ornaments, or summer furniture need to be stowed away so that they don’t take up space in your home.
4. Start Small
Sometimes visualizing the project seems overwhelming. Focus on simple small things that no longer hold value or just take up space. Start with the kitchen drawer, or the bathroom cabinet.
Don’t get stressed about tackling the basement or garage. Baby steps lead to taking bigger steps and in no time your home will be clutter free.
5. Set Realistic Timelines for Completing Tasks
Start with simple tasks that won’t take too much time. Understand that we all lead busy lives. It’s okay to reset the clock on your timelines. Understand it’s about staying focused and giving yourself as much time as you need to accomplish the task at hand. Save big projects for the weekend so that you can complete the task in a few days.
Follow any one of these Decluttering Methods to create a more serene space:
The Swedish Death Cleaning Method
The Ski Slope Decluttering Method
The Peter Walsh Decluttering Method
The One A Day 365 Decluttering Plan
Do The Flylady Declutter Boogie
The Becker Room-By-Room Declutter Method
The Box & Banish Declutter Method
The Five-A-Day Declutter Method
The Drawer Rotation Declutter Method
The Reverse Hanger Decluttering Method
The 20/20 & 5 Sec Decluttering Rules
Decluttering is a lifestyle change. Don’t try and redo your home in one interaction. Think about the cleansing process as a new normal for your space. Remember self storage is a low cost solution to create more space in your life.
Need to create more space in your home?
Give our friendly and professional staff at Montgomery NY Self Storage a call anytime (845) 457-6229. Let’s store it together. The phone is always on.
About Montgomery Self Storage
Montgomery Self Storage is your friendly, local neighborhood, mom and pop, self storage center. Making people’s lives easier for 15 years.
Enjoy peace of mind knowing that your unit is monitored by a closed-circuit video surveillance system. The facility is routinely checked for pests and all units are well-lit and super-clean.
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Montgomery Self Storage
9 Factory Street, Montgomery, NY 12549
Phone: (845) 457-6229
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