Then do a room a day for the next couple of weeks until you explore every shelf and cabinet in the apartment.Īfter each room, take the bags to the trash and your local donation center to make room for your moving boxes. Start with the smallest room for instant gratification, like the bathroom or laundry room. If it’s been more than a year, then it’s time for the donation pile.ĭon’t overwhelm yourself, and make a plan to go room by room. If you’re panicking about whether you should keep or donate something, ask yourself the last time you used it. Set up three boxes for the piles and place the items in the corresponding box as you go through each room.
Start with three piles: keep, toss and donate.
Set it aside before you start so you’re not running around looking for your deodorant while the movers are doing their thing. Think phone chargers, bathroom essentials, a few kitchen things and others. Make one box of your must-have essentialsīefore you start packing and throwing things around, make one box your ‘essential’ box and add the things you need during and immediately after the move. Here’s a quick checklist of what to remember when decluttering and staying on task. The fewer boxes you have, the less expensive your move is, so plan to declutter as you pack. You should also think about things that you haven’t used in the last year, any duplicates or if certain things are past their prime.
Start thinking about the space you have in your new apartment and how everything fits in there. If you declutter before moving, you can get a better sense of your belongings and how many boxes you will need. “If you hug it, does it bring you joy?” Marie Kondo, the queen of decluttering, has said.
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