How to declutter before a move!
You’ve decided to make a move! You’re selling the house and are determined to leave half of it behind, as in not bring all the junk with you. Now comes in the overwhelm, “how do I get this done, where do I put the stuff, how do I sort through it all.” No worries we are here to bring some ease to the process of decluttering and help you move into your new space free of all the stuff.
Need a little direction when it comes to sorting through your stuff?
You’ll feel free once you’ve gone through this process of decluttering especially before you move. Forgetting about all the things we accumulate while living in a home is natural, it’s not easy to just get rid of something that has added value to your life. On the other hand stuff can bog us down emotionally and can make it hard to settle into a new space.
How to declutter before a move!
When clients call us, The Happy Nest, they are generally overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. We have a real simple way to approach the big job that we always use to make the process easier. Here is our strategy on how to declutter before a move, just to make the process easier for you.
Step 1. Start Early:
Decluttering takes time, start well in advance of the move. The whole process will be more enjoyable.
HAPPY TIP: If you know you are moving (or selling) start decluttering right now! Do not delay. It may seem like you have time but we know how time slips away.
Step 2. Daily Audit:
Make several trips around the house and pick items up that are unwanted and put in the correct box to take away.
HAPPY TIP: Set up “decluttering: like your would a new habit. Stack the decluttering with something you are already doing like doing the dishes, or the laundry.
Step 3. Have a donate box:
Always keep a donate box close somewhere where you can fill. Sort unwanted items and donate them, you’ll feel better about letting them go.
HAPPY TIP : When letting things go it’s important to let them go intentionally and give thanks for what the item brought to you (this is a Marie Kondo tactic and we like it!).
Step 4. Take Away:
Get the donate, giveaway and garbage out of the house to make room. Not to mention when the boxes lay around the items are sure to find their way out of the box and back into the home (not what we want!).
HAPPY TIP : Plan a drop off route so that you are being efficient with your time and your gas $.
Step 5. Collect and Sort:
Find a space where you can sort like with like to make packing and labeling easier. Any place in the house where there isn’t a lot of traffic is best.
HAPPY TIP : Make piles of the like items so that when you go to pack there will be so much more ease and you can label which room the items will go to in your new home.
Moving and making room in your life for your move is what we do best at The Happy Nest, we hope our process helps you out.
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