I don’t know why I am obsessed with list posts recently. Probably the organised part of me tapping in like I said in the last post.
Also in the last post we saw 100 ways to organise things. But organising also involves decluttering. Just keeping a bunch of unwanted things in a drawer doesn’t count to organisation.
Removing all those clutter, extras, additions would honestly free up a lot of space in your home. So I found this statistics about clutter which would actually shock you (because it did shock me)
Geez… That’s way too much, isn’t it? And actually decluttering your house proves that we have a lot of unwanted things in our home. Let’s make more room in our home sweet home!!
100 things to throw away
Old paper works you don’t need to file anymore
Expired coupons
Old magazines
Furniture manuals
Unnecessary receipts
Old invitations
Free calendars you aren’t going to use
Received cards that don’t have emotional values
Old school agendas
Manuals of things you don’t have anymore
Old notebook that you won’t need
Books you aren’t going to read
Travel brochures from already finished trips
Extra photo prints
Wrapping papers that are too small
Stickers that don’t stick
Freezer bags if you always use containers
Excessive rubber bands
Cracked containers
Cookie cutters if you haven’t used them in past 2 months
Tongs that don’t meet in the middle
Rusty bake ware
Pots, pans and dishes you never use
Lunch box with broken zippers
Fancy gadgets that you don’t
Old recipe books
Extra salt and pepper shakers
Chopsticks if you don’t use them regularly
Excess glass jars
Expired food
Knives that aren’t used anymore
Takeaway menus that you don’t use
Excessive cooler bags
Festive themed plates, cups etc. Do you really want something that’s used just once a year to hold that much space?
Mugs that leak
Pans that burn your food
Cutting boards that have irremovable stains
Hangers from dry cleaner
Name cards in from old meetings that are still in your pockets
Clothes that don’t fit
Clothes you have grown tired of
Promotional outfits that are outrageously big
Excess Pyjamas
Single earrings
Excess ties
Unused caps
Underwear that’s losing it’s stretch
Novelty hats
Belts that don’t fit
That dress you thought would be pretty but isn’t. You aren’t going to wear it again so throw away.
Excess gloves, just have a pair that goes well with all your outfits and get rid of the others
Broken jewelry
Rusty jewelry
Sock that have lost it’s pair
Shoes that don’t fit
Excessive workout clothes
Stockings with runs
Clothes with irremovable stains
Damaged handbags
Extra buttons
Underwear that don’t fit well
Uncomfortable jeans
Perfume you don’t like
Anything you haven’t worn in the past one year
Empty the trashcan
Empty lotion bottles
Hairdryer attachments you never use
Unused hair curling irons
Toiletries that are old and/or expired
Dried up nail polish
Make up that you planned to use but never did
Excess tape measures and scales
Old toothbrushes, if you are up to cleaning miniature things with that, then have one, throw the others away
Bath toys that have become broken/holey (They aren’t saint like, you know)
Old toiletry bags
Games kids have outgrown
Games that miss pieces
Scrap wood
Scrap fabric
Screws, nuts, bolts and nails that you won’t use
Dried flowers
Old unused batteries
Office supplies that you won’t use anymore
Glue bottles that have dried up
Organisers you never use
Used up pens
Craft supplies that you won’t use or haven’t used for the past 6 months
Old gift bows that have developed knots
Holiday decors that aren’t used anymore
Broken festive decors
Old glasses and glass cases
Extra key chains
Scratched CD
Electronics you no longer use
Old cords
Alarm clocks, use your phone instead
Broken headphones
Broken cellphone covers
Air freshener that you don’t use
Expires medicines
What else do you think needs to be removed from the house? Tell me in the comments below!!
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By ‘throw away’ I hope you mean recycle and repurpose! Lol this is a very extensive list!! When I did a deep clean and declutter, I ended up with three piles; keep, donate, and trash to turn into treasure. Not only was it a fun project that let my creative mind wander, after doing a little research I saved a ton of money by remaking things I planned to throw out into things I could use or give to those who would be able to use them to the fullest extent… I feel like it may be a house cleaning weekend now.. hahaha very creative post!
Yes those that could be repurposed and recycled could be done so. This list was something I wrote on as I deep cleaned my house. Thanks!
Awesome post! That’s what I’ve been doing for the past few weeks and ill use this list to ensure I’ve decluttered my place!
Glad it is useful!
Great post! Thank you for sharing this list! It is very useful as I’m going to declutter my room soon and I will use this list for that!
Thank you! Happy to know this list is useful 🙂
Great tips! I know that I have a drawer full of manuals that really should be addressed… I feel like each time that we buy something new, the manual goes in there and then we never think about it again lol I guarantee that there are at least a few there that we don’t need anymore!
Exactly! Somehow decluttering and sorting them out makes us feel better
I’m so bad at not throwing things away so this list has given me some good ideas for how to clear out a little!
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Glad it is helpful!
Broken things definitely need to be thrown out! As for the rest, I love to donate the often extensive results of my organizing, cleaning, and decluttering to the Buy Nothing free market that just started up in my town. The community of people and crafters find such creative ways to upcycle, recycle, or give new life to something. 🙂
Wow Buy Nothing Free Market sounds amazing!
It is nice to have one in our small town. It is run by an amazing woman too. 🙂