Tips for Decluttering Your Home After the Holidays

Have the holidays taken their toll on your home? Use these Tips for Decluttering Your Home After the Holidays to get organized and back on track.

Go ahead; you can finally breathe. The holidays are winding down and by now, life is getting back into the normal swing of things. Looking around your house, you may see that the holidays took a toll on your space, though, as well as your budget. It can be exhausting to think about, but for smoother sailing, it’s good to get things organized after the holiday hustle and bustle is over. Here are some helpful Tips for Decluttering Your Home After the Holidays.

Tips for Decluttering Your Home After the Holidays

First, I walk through the house with a trash bag and collect anything that should be discarded. With my husband and kids wrapping presents in secret around the house and then them removing presents from the packaging through out the house, I find quite a bit that can be tossed. I keep several of the larger boxes that Christmas presents arrived in and use them to create donation boxes as we’re decluttering.

Gift Wrap

Do you still have gift bags and bows sitting out? Here are some Tips for Organizing your Gift Wrap so you can get it put away as well as make it easier to use in the future. I do a search for all the scissors and tape dispensers around the house and decided which go back in desks and which are included with the gift wrap. It’s okay to let some of those gift bags and bows that have been used for 5+ years and are little raggedy go! Just add them to that big trash bag instead of letting them take up space in your gift wrap closet.

One In, One Out

I try to do a one in, one out rule. So for every item we brought into our home over Christmas, I try to find at least one thing that we can donate. Use these Tips for Clearing Out Clutter to help get rid of stuff you no longer use and make room for the things you acquired this year.

When It’s Hard

I am pretty good about getting rid of clutter, but my husband and boys are packrats. Do you have a hard time parting with some stuff? Here are some Tips to Help You Let Go of Clutter. One thing that works for my husband and kids is to think about how the item they are donating will help someone else. I am inspired to declutter when I remember that the more things I have, the more work I have to do keeping them clean and organized!

Declutter in Manageable Increments

Do you want to more seriously declutter, but aren’t sure where to start? Check this out for tips on How to Clear Clutter in 6 Easy Steps. Completely overwhelmed? Read How to Manage Your Home without Losing Your Mind by Dana White. Dana has some brilliant strategies for decluttering in manageable increments without making your house messier in the process. One of her tips that I have found helpful is to start in the public places. The places where decluttering will have an immediate, positive impact. It is counter-intuitive because most people want to start on a messy closet. But starting with the closets usually ends up in creating a bigger mess and leave you feeling overwhelmed. However, the win of decluttering the foyer or clearing off the dining room table, spurs you on to continue decluttering other areas.

Clothing and Closets

Did you receive new clothing or clutter your room with discarded clothing while trying to find the perfect outfit for the holiday party? Here are some tips to Organize Clothing Clutter and restore order to your closet and bedroom. After you have done this for yourself, coach your kids through the process of decluttering their clothes.

Don’t forget the Cars

After all the running around over the holidays, your car could probably use a bit of help. Grab a grocery bag and remove any trash. Load everything that doesn’t belong in the car inside in a laundry basket. Have everyone claim their items and immediately put them where they belong. Check out these Tips for Keeping your Car Clutter-Free.

More After Holiday Tips

After you have decluttered, take a look at this January Cleaning Checklist to help restore order to your home after the holidays.

These tips for How to Have a Clutter Free Home may help you keep the clutter at bay in the future.

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