Reply #50: Make it a semi-long term project. [View All]

[madeline_con]

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By this, I mean, over the course of say 3 months, go ahead and either use the picture frames you bought cheap at a yard sale, or donate them to a trhift store or other charity.

Look for a curio cabinet or hutch for the stuff you just "have" to keep, and get it in, away from the dust.

Sell some stuff on ebay, if you think it will fetch a few bucks.

Go through your boxes of pics and documnets. Some docs may be so outdated, they're obsolete. Get a file cabinet or those cardboard filers and organize it. You may be able to scan and store some pics on CDs.

Go through your closets, medicine cabinet, and tool box. Get it organized, and throw old crap away. Sell duplicate tools to a pawn shop, or give them away. They're always in demand.

Donate old cell phones and glasses to the charities that refurbish them for elderly or needy people.

Go through pots and pans, dishes, etc. and do the same thing. Do you need five sauce pans the same size?

If you take small chunks at a time, it's way easier. This is what's working for me.