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A Hoarders Guide to Purging

December 8, 2015 by Wrapped in Rust 2 Comments

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We may not be those people that have piles of stuff reaching the ceiling, but all of us have a little bit of hoarder inside. Whether it’s keeping junk mail “just in case” you’ll use the coupons or not wanting to throw away broken kitchen utensils, we can all improve on our level of hoarding.

A Hoarders Guide to Purging (1)

Furniture

There are numerous ways to deal with furniture when it comes to purging. First off, throw away any furniture that is broken, damaged, or unusable. If you keep telling yourself you’re going to fix it and haven’t in a while, then just throw it out. You’ll also want to move the rest of the viable furniture into corners or against walls; put them somewhere that doesn’t block walkways and take up a whole room.

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Nooks

Some people may think that a nook is just an unfortunate waste of space, but that’s not the case at all! Use nooks to neatly store books, create a cozy reading space, or for some other purpose. Nooks can also help you stay organized by having a space for things to belong instead of just laying around all over your home.

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Hidden Spaces

You want to make sure that 1) these hidden spaces are cleaned and 2) you don’t have random objects and items stored away in them. This could be under the bed, behind a dresser, or in the back of the closet. It’s easy to put something away and forget about it or just not clean in places you don’t see. However, don’t fall for this! Find those hidden spaces and purge, purge, purge!

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Clothes

It can be so easy to keep, store, and hoard clothing. You just put them away in a bin (or on the ground somewhere) and forget about them. However, make sure you don’t do this. Throw away any clothes with stains or rips in them, donate clothes that are in good condition but that you don’t wear anymore, and narrow your wardrobe down to what you generally use and wear.

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Closet Space

If you just CAN’T part with some of those articles of clothing and other objects, then at least get super organized in your closet. Use your closet space wisely and take advantage of every inch. Store things up top in bins, below in boxes, and behind the door in a shoe organizer.

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Junk Mail

Do. Not. Keep. Junk Mail. Don’t do it. If you have no history of using the coupons or calling the numbers, then just throw them out; you probably won’t start using them anytime soon. If you do, you’ll probably get some more tomorrow, so no need to worry.

Letterbox with mail

Papers

Papers on desks on chairs, on tables, and on counters are one of the most common things that people hoard and that make a house look messy. Create a filing system for all the papers you family may use (homework, bills, etc.) and then either file away the rest or throw them away.

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Digital Subscriptions

You may like having the twelve-foot stack of magazines on your coffee table, but it’s definitely something you should probably get rid of.  Keep the last few most recent issues of the magazine and then either donate, store away, or throw out the rest. To be even better, get digital subscriptions of your magazines since they take up zero space!

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Kids’ Things

If you don’t have any more kids around the house then get rid of those old kids’ things: get rid of the clothes, toys, bibs, crib, etc. You should throw them away if they’re old and ratty, or you can give them to a friend, family member, or charity.

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Filed Under: Clean, Home, Life Tips, Organize Tagged With: clean, hoard, organize, purge, throw away

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  1. bc says

    January 2, 2016 at 7:53 am

    Get a large dark plastic trash bag. Take the clothes that you haven’t worn in a year and place the bag over them (clothes still on hangers if they’re on hangers) and hang them back. Write the date on the bag. If you haven’t used the clothes in six months, don’t open the bag just get rid of it.

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  2. Ivy Baker says

    September 1, 2017 at 3:52 am

    This is some really good information about hoarding and how to get organized. My grandmother is a bit a hoarder. I liked what you said about how you should never block walkways with furniture. My grandmother has some really old chairs and sofas that she doesn’t need. So, it might be good to get rid of those.

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