Toys
This one is a no-brainer. If you are a parent I don’t need to explain to you why you want to downsize your toy collection before December.
A bonus benefit of donating toys now is that you give families time to shop for gifts. One November I dropped a client’s stuffed animals at the Ellicott City Salvation Army and the volunteer was delighted, commenting that stuffies are a popular item in November because families are starting to shop for Christmas gifts.
If you choose to involve your kids in the decluttering process, set a reasonable goal - don’t pick a battle over downsizing ⅔ of their Squishmallow collection. Give a clear, manageable instruction like “pick 3 toys you are ready to pass on.”
2. Kitchen Tupperware
Planning to cook some big meals? You’re gonna need some leftover containers! Give those babies some love and match everybody up with their lid. Stick the un-matched lids and bottoms in a cardboard box. Wait a week to see if the matches emerge, then trash or recycle the matchless remains.
Store the matched sets with lids on so they look pretty and you save yourself the annoyance of hunting down a lid when it comes time to spoon mashed potatoes and gravy into their fridge vessels.
3. Guest Room
Hosting overnight guests but panicking because you use your guest room to stash everything you don’t feel like dealing with in the moment? Grab some garbage bags and start making some decisions. Motivate yourself by thinking how satisfying it will be to have human loved ones using this room, instead of stuff.
Feeling stuck? Contact me and we will knock that project out!
