If you're one of the many people who use the start of a new year to take on a house-wide clean out, you may be wondering which categories you should think about tackling first.
Below, professional organizers share the eight types of items that they always make an effort to say goodbye to when a new year arrives to cut the clutter immediately.
As you put away holiday decor, think about whether there are items you no longer wish to hold onto come next winter.
«I only want to pack away things I really like,» Rene Williams, a professional organizer and the founder of Rule Your Roost, says.
She explains how it makes decorating the year after much easier. Consider packing up such items in a box and dropping them off at your local thrift store so that someone else can make use of these pieces.
If you're still dealing with holiday gift bags and tissue paper, go through your collection and determine what you'd like to hold onto and what can go. Alli Bodnar, the founder of Alli B Organizing, recommends taking the time to recycle any boxes or gift bags that are in poor condition or donating the ones that are in good shape.
Next up, give your holiday string lights a once over before tucking them away in your storage bin.
Carrie Kaufmann, the founder of Carrie's Essential Services, recommends looking for broken bulbs, frayed wires, or non-functional strings. «You could trash them but look for community recycling programs that will accept these lights,» she says.
Last but not least, note that it's certainly acceptable to part with gifts you received during the holiday season that do not appeal to your interests.
«I genuinely enjoy donating things because I know someone else will find the item(s) and put them to good use and
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