Declutter Your Home in 5 Easy Steps

Stuff. Junk. Clutter. No matter what you call it, odds are you have it – a lot of it. Many reasons exist for removing the clutter from your home, from wanting to simplify your lifestyle to needing to downsize your living space. Doing so is easier said than done, though. Follow these five easy steps and declutter your life in no time:

1. Choose a charity and a junk removal company. The former will receive any items you decide to donate, and the later will pick up most remaining items. Ensure the charity has the proper status, so you can use the donation as a deduction come tax time. There are many junk removal Calgary companies to choose from, and many provide no-obligation quotes, allowing you to choose the company with the right services and the best price.

2. Confirm what items your chosen charity and junk removal company will take. Most charities list on their website what items they can and cannot take. Same with junk removal companies. For example, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, a rubbish removal Calgary company, accepts a wide variety of home items, including working and nonworking appliances (air conditioners, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, drying cabinets, freezers, refrigerators, stoves, water heaters, trash compactors and microwaves), plus mattresses, furniture, carpet, TVs, computer equipment (desktop and laptop, monitors, printers and accessories), yard waste and general rubbish. The company also takes any type of tire a two-person team can lift, including bike, truck and construction-equipment tires. It is not licensed to take hazardous materials, though, such as paint and other chemicals. You must call your city waste services department to find out how to dispose of those.

3. Designate an area in your home to gather together all donations and junk items. The garage makes the most sense, but another easily accessible room will work as well. The charity, if it provides pickup services, and the junk removal Calgary company will need a clear pathway for removal of all items.

4. Go through your home room by room. Pull items you no longer need or want. When determining need, consider whether or not you have used the item in the past year. If not, consider donating or junking it, depending on what the item is. Of course, items that you might not use every year but will use again when the occasion arises, such as skiing equipment, etc., do not fall under the one-year suggestion. Take all items for donation and junking to the designated area in your home.

5. Schedule appointments with the charity and rubbish removal Calgary company. Many charities also accept walk-in donations, if the items you have to donate are not significant in size or number. On the day of your appointments, make yourself available at the appointed time and send the items off with no regrets. You will appreciate having less clutter in your home.

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About the Author:
Mary Brown recently began blogging about her experiences as a new step-mom. She contends that it’s the role modeling that frightens her the most. In a recent effort to role model the importance of recycling, Brown relied on the services of the leading Roswell junk removal service, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. When possible, the team recycles, and donates items to charity.