Staying on the topic of whether or not you should throw things away, do you ever just look around your house and have the epiphany that you just have a LOT of stuff? This always happens when I’m spending a Sunday afternoon cleaning the house, and I realize that I have tons of stuff that is just taking up room in my house - everything from clothes and shoes that I don’t wear anymore to books and DVDs that I haven’t read or watched in a long time.

But I am always hesitant to throw away perfectly good things. The tip below is a great one for deciding what to keep and what not to keep when going through all your “stuff”:

Sort through home and office clutter with “SOS” in mind–does it have the potential to hold Sentiment Or a Sale? If it is a keepsake, group similar items together in a storage bin to be put away for long-term storage. If the item has monetary value and is still in good condition, snap a photo of it and post it on web-pages such as Ebay, Half.com, Craig’s List, and Amazon.
-Emily Jansen of Organize4Hire, www.organize4hire.com

And I have to admit that I am a bit of an Ebay and Craig’s List addict. I can’t get enough! Honestly, so many of the clothes in my closet are from Ebay and almost all of the furniture in my house came from Craig’s List.

I bet that if I spent half as much time selling my things online as I do buying things online, I would probably have less clutter and some extra cash (a win-win if you ask me).

Now, if you are bound and determined to purge - an admirable goal - here’s one last tip from Kathryn. It sure sounds like the way to get it done.

Throw out 10 things every day. Medicine cabinets, kitchen junk drawers, and nightstand tables are the best place to start. If you can clear out a small drawer, you will feel more confident about starting a bigger project like the garage or attic.
- Kathryn Warden, The Art of Order, LLC