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Are you tired of being ruled by your clutter? If so, here are 5 ways to zero in on what you currently have...and what you should get rid of.

1. Use the 80/20 rule. Most people only use 20% of what they own on a regular basis. A good portion of the other 80% is comprised of things we used in the past or things we feel we might use in the future. This basically means that approximately 80% of your possessions just sit around every day, doing nothing more than gathering dust.

If you're tired of clutter, begin to pinpoint which group each of your items belongs in. If it falls into the 20% that you use regularly, then the only thing left to do is to find a place for that item. If it falls into the remaining 80%, it's a good candidate for your donation or rummage sale box...or the trash can if it has seen better days.

2. Give it the one-hour test. If there was an emergency situation, and you had no choice but to gather up everything that was important to you--in one hour or less--what would you take? What would you leave behind? This should give you an excellent indication of the items that are truly important to you, and those items that aren't very important to you at all.

3. Use the reward system. If your clutter is beginning to overtake your home, your office and/or your life, it's time to lighten your load. I can practically guarantee that if you were offered a large sum of money to declutter your surroundings by a minimum of 50%, that you'd do so in a flash. Why? Because a large sum of money is a pretty enticing reward. Try establishing some realistic, but enticing rewards, for your decluttering efforts that you can cash in on as you reach your decluttering goals.

4. Keep a log. Get yourself a notebook, and keep a log of every item you use for the next 2 weeks. If it doesn't make it to the list, it's important to question 'why not?'.

The answer may be that it's a seasonal item, and right now it's not the right season to be using that item. The answer may be that it's an evening gown, and you wear it once or twice a year for special occasions.

However, if the answer is that you may pick up on your crocheting hobby in a few years, or that a dress may come back in style someday, or that you haven't found a good use for that gadget yet, but an idea may come to you, then that item should most likely be donated, sold, or dumped.

5. Hide it for 6 months. If the thought of getting rid of something you hardly ever use is just too overwhelming, try this. Get a large box and store anything you hardly use in this box. Then, put the box in your garage, attic or other out-of-the-way place. Go to your calendar and find the date that is exactly 6 months from today. On that date, mark the words 6 MONTH BOX.

When 6 months go by, and you see this notation on your calendar, if you haven't touched that box once in the past 6 months, take it--unopened--to your local charity. Don't open it and look inside, as you may change your mind. If you haven't needed it in the past 6 months, you surely don't need it.

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All people have clutter to some degree. You may have a little. You may have a ton. MOST people are somewhere right in the middle.

For anyone who has clutter, have no doubt in your mind that CLUTTER GROWS. Small clutter challenges soon turn into large clutter issues.

Plus, clutter is sneaky...it doesn't only show up in the pile of shoes you may have in your closet, the overload of toys in the toy room, the boxes of stuff in the basement, or the stuffed-to-the-max drawers and closets in your home. Clutter can actually invade your life in FOUR forms...

1. Physical Clutter
2. Paper Clutter
3. Digital Clutter
4. Emotional Clutter

Once clutter is here, it begins to wreak all sorts of havoc...

There is only one way to get rid of clutter...and that is by using a proven- effective clutter-removing system. Only then will you be able to face clutter head-on and have the clutter-free life you deserve.

Want to say goodbye to your clutter? I have just the thing you need for a glorious, clutter-free life. For more details, visit:

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P.S. SPRING 2021 SPECIAL! When you claim your very own copy of GOODBYE CLUTTER... before FRIDAY, MARCH 12th...you'll also get $144 in COMPLIMENTARY BONUSES (ALL written by me!)

___ 1. Find today's task on my March Monthly Organizing Checklist! The March 7 TO DO will help you keep your cell phone decluttered. Visit GetOrganizedNow.com to access my March Monthly Organizing Checklist.

___ 2. Weed out your craft collection. If you're a crafter, like me, you likely have a large amount of crafting supplies. As any crafter knows, some supplies were purchased with good intentions, but never used. See if you can gather a bag of these, and bring them to your local donation center. They're not doing you any good if you're not using them, and could be being used by someone else.

___ 3. Vote in my new web poll. When it comes to items you own in your home, are you an 'Everything In' or 'Everything Out' personality? Visit: GetOrganizedNow.com to access the poll and vote.

"In addition to asking myself if something was a benefit or a burden for me to keep or if it was superfluous, I also questioned if it enriched my life now. If the answer was no, I ditched it."
(Lisa J. Shultz)

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