Clutter!

Ugh, clutter!!! Do have piles of stuff (bills, magazines, etc), broken toys, overstuffed closet full of things you will never wear again? If so, your mind is probably just as cluttered! Take 15min a day to work through your piles; by the end of a week no clutter! As for your mind, jot your thoughts down and reflect on them before going to bed. If you would rather do it at the beginning of your day, go for it. Below are steps to take to declutter:

• If you can, purchase small, medium and large bins for storage.
• Also think about purchasing a shredder if you don't already have one.
• Start with one room at a time, if that seems to daunting, start with your junk drawer
• Break it down into sections: trash, recycling, charity, sentimental value, monetary value, and undecided items.
• If an item is going into the sentimental box, ask yourself what you plan to do with it? Will you give it to your children or a friend? Is it really worth keeping? 
• If an item possibly has monetary value, have it appraised. It might not have any value. If it does decide if you want to pass it down to your child or sell it for extra cash.
• Probably the biggest box, the undecided box; what to do? Make a deadline. If you do nothing with the items in 3-4months time, consider tossing or donating them to charity.
• Try to keep up with it daily. Dedicate 5-10minutes per day.
• Go by the seasons to set up big declutter session. That equals 4 times/year!!! Put it on your calendar's now! 

Get into the habit of decluttering. It makes for less stress. Coming home to a clean and clutter-free space will help keep you calm and relaxed.