Life is definitely too short to be spent browsing through a pile of useless stuff whenever you need to find something in your home. If you haven’t already, it’s probably time to do some serious decluttering. It’s a great way to enter a new year with a fresh mind and a fresh home.
Below are the things you should absolutely get rid of if they still take up your valuable space.
- Socks without a match
- Plastic utensils from who knows when
- Old, torn workout gear
- CD and DVD collections
- Dull knives
- Baby stuff your kids have overgrown
- Old hair ties
- Dated reference books like computer books from 10 years ago
- Expired medication
- Plastic grocery bags
- Promotional t-shirts
- Old towels
- Extra buttons that come with clothes
- Containers without lids and lids without matching containers
- Old makeup and cosmetics
- Dead batteries
- Old bottles of nail polish
- Damaged dishes
- Leftovers and condiments from the fridge that nobody will eat
- Clothes that don’t fit
- Excess office supplies
- Novelty appliances
- Candles you’ll never light because of their smell
- Excess mugs
- Empty notebooks and journals
- Old phones and chargers
- Toiletries you brought from trips
- Apps you don’t use or apps that take too much of your time every day