The first thing you want to do is come up with a game plan. Pick the first area of your home or office that you want to declutter and start from there. You can make a list of all the rooms in your home and prioritize them and work your way down the list, but the key is to work on one room at a time.

Once you chosen a room it is now time to get rid of clutter! You will want to label 3 or 4 piles where you can sort things. You will want a throw away pile, a donate to charity pile and a storage pile. Your 4th pile can be a things to keep pile, but you will either keep those in the room or put them in storage so it may not be necessary to have this pile. Unless you plan to gut the entire room and go through every single item. You can either write the name of each pile on a piece of paper or spread them far enough apart so that you remember which one is which. You clearly do not want to get these items mixed up.

Now you will go through each section of the room and decide do you want to throw it away, donate, keep, or put in storage. This is where you have to detach yourself from the clutter in your home. You may think “But I might need this later!”. The truth is, if you haven’t used it within the last 6-9 months you do not need it. Now, there are obviously exceptions to the rule. Perhaps they are sentimental items or seasonal things, but the idea is when you say you want to declutter my house, you want to get rid of all the unnecessary items that are taking up space. So go through the room and think hard about whether you really need each item. For the items that are seasonal or you are just not sure if it is something you are ready to part with yet, you can buy some plastic storage boxes and put those items away.

Once you’ve gone through the first room you will feel GREAT! Set yourself a deadline for each room you start so that you do not drag it out. Once you’ve completed one room, move on to the next and your house will soon be clutter free. If you want some help, maybe recruit some friends and have a declutter my home party. They help you go through your rooms and then you help them go through theirs. One day you work on your room, the next day you work on theirs. This way you all have support to help you truly decide if something is worth keeping or getting rid of.

1. Start with a Big Clean Up

If your bathroom is in need of a good clean then there is nothing you can do but to tackle it right away.  Before you start cleaning, remove all the clothes and junk from your floors and countertops so you don’t trip over things. Play some great upbeat music, put on your rubber gloves to protect your hands and give it all the elbow grease you’ve got (with a little help from the best bathroom cleaning products you can find).

2. Make it look Good

Once your bathroom is clean and you have removed all the clothes and junk from the floors and counter, you may very well be surprised at how good it looks again. It will help encourage you and others to keep things neat if you update some of the accessories to help keep it organized. Take a look at all the attractive bathroom sets around to see if there is one that will fit your bathroom decor and will help keep all your soap, toothbrushes, q-tips, and other knick knacks together. A chrome bathroom set looks good with chrome faucets for example or a blue and white set with blue and white towels. This is sure to beat a whole heap of items lying around that do not match.

3. Establish a Daily Routine

It may seem overkill to say clean your bathroom daily but there is method in the madness if you want your new good looking bathroom to stay that way. If bathroom sinks are given a quick wipe over every day and toilets given a daily swish with a bit of toilet cleaner and a brush, then you will rarely have a bathroom that looks like it needs cleaning. If you add to that, giving your shower a quick scrub for a minute or two every other day and the bath tub a quick clean when you get out of it, you should never have to do a horrific cleaning session again. It has to be worth a few minutes a day to keep your bathroom under control.