Start Your Spring Cleaning by Reducing Clutter

Posted in Real Insights | May 1, 2008

Did you know that downsizing your possessions can be extremely energizing – whether you are moving to a smaller place or staying put? Start in one corner of each room and work clockwise. Sort into 4 bins labelled Give Away, Throw Away, Sell and Keep. The Canadian Diabetes Association will pick up your donations. To reduce paper (the worst clutter culprit), invest in a shredder, especially for outdated financial paper.  Go to http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca to learn how long to keep tax-related papers. Sort all your photos and keep just a few from each trip or event. Give the rest away to family and friends. If you want to bring in a pro, you might find a professional organizer at http://www.organizersincanada.com. Maybe this is the year to bring new meaning to “spring cleaning!”