One More Thing ...

In my drafts, I have a really good post about decluttering.  Of course you're see it eventually, but writing it got me thinking.  Most posts about tidying and decluttering assume that you've got a decent block of time to dedicate to the task you're hoping to tackle.  But when you're a super busy person, there isn't always a load of time to spare.  So you end up doing nothing at all.

Around this time, I tend to declutter.  Ministers move every so often and we've always moved around the same time.  As a result, my internal voice is telling me that now is the time to tidy.  As it's quite busy at the moment, I've been picking one thing I can do each day.  It might seem a small thing on it's own, but each time I do one small thing, it adds up to a much bigger thing.  And gets the job done.  

Here are some ideas:

• Go though your underwear drawer, take everything out, fold and tidy it and chuck out anything that's tatty or you don't wear.

• Shred outdated / unwanted paperwork.

• Recycle junk mail.

• Tidy the airing cupboard by taking the bath towels, bedding and tea towels out, fold it and put it back neatly.  Throw out anything you don't use or is manky.

• Clean the oven.  Including the inside.

• Wash down the front of the kitchen units.

• Do a stocktake of the kitchen cupboards and freezer so you know what's in it.  (Curse yourself for not labelling the bags properly.  Or is that just me?)

• Clean out your handbag.  (Could also be turned into a blog post!)

• File important documents and receipts.

• Donate unwanted or unread books to charity.  (Unwanted books?!  Is there really such a thing?!)

• Tidy a wardrobe.  Give away any items you no longer wear.  

• Clean the light switches, including the bit around them.

• Clean all the door handles, including the bit around them.

• Clear out storage and empty drawers and put away the contents neatly.  (Including the top of the wardrobe Mrs Tubbs!)

• Throw away expired beauty products.

• Clean beauty tools.

• Declutter rooms.

• Donate, recycle and throw away unwanted items from the room decluttering.  

• Clean and tidy your email inbox.

• Organise files and folders.  

• Back things up.

• Clean out your wardrobe.

• Organise the wardrobe contents.

What's the one more thing that would make a difference to you?  (And why Columbo?  Well, "Just one more thing ..." was his catchphrase!) 

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